Cancer vaccine compositions and methods for using same to prevent and/or treat cancer

ABSTRACT

The present invention is based, in part, on cancer vaccine compositions that comprise PTEN- and p53-deficient cancer cells with activated TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway, and methods for using same to prevent and/or treat cancer.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/876,416, filed on 19 Jul. 2019; the entire contents of said application are incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference.

STATEMENT OF RIGHTS

This invention was made with government support under grant number P50 CA168504, CA233810, CA187918, and R35 CA210057 awarded by The National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) is a pluripotent cytokine that plays critical roles in regulating embryo development, cell metabolism, tumor progression, and immune system homeostasis (David and Massagué (2018) Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell. Biol. 19:419-435). TGFβ, upon binding to its receptors located on the cell membrane, regulates the expressions of its downstream genes in manners that can depend on Smads or be independent of Smads. TGFβ regulates cancer development and progression in a stage- and cell context-dependent manner (Morikawa et al. (2016) Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Biol. 8:a021873; Prunier et al. (2019) Trends Cancer 5:66-78; Seoane and Gomis (2017) Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Biol. 9: a022277). TGFβ suppresses tumorigenesis through the induction of cell growth arrest and apoptosis in pre-malignant cells. Silencing TGFβ signaling pathway promotes tumor formation in different mouse models (Cammareri et al. (2016) Nat. Commun. 7:12493; Yu et al. (2014) Oncogene 33:1538-1547; Cohen et al. (2009) Cancer Res. 69:3415-3424). Loss-of-function mutations in the TGFβ signaling pathway are also commonly found in various human cancers (Levy and Hill (2006) Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 17:41-58). However, in the late stage of cancer, TGFβ promotes tumor metastasis and drug resistance. On one hand, due to accumulation of oncogenic mutations, the cancer cell itself overcomes growth arrest and apoptosis induced by TGFβ. TGFβ induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the cancer cell, increases the sternness of the cancer cell, increases angiogenesis, and promotes drug resistance (Ahmadi et al. (2018) J. Cell Physiol. 234:12173-12187). On the other hand, TGFβ promotes CD4+ regulatory T cell (Treg), myleloid cell derived suppressor cell (MDSC), and M2 macrophage differentiation and thereby suppresses the host's anti-tumor immunity, which supports cancer growth and metastasis (Dahmani and Delisle (2018) Cancers (Basel) 10:194).

Since the TGFβ signaling pathway can act as both a tumor suppressor and a cancer promoter, the ability to harness TGFβ signaling pathway for desired therapeutic purposes remains a matter of significant debate. Thus, there is a great need in the art to identify anti-cancer therapies based on a better understanding of the role of TGFβ signaling pathway in cancer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that PTEN- and p53-deficient tumor cells bearing activated TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling (e.g., treated with at least one TGFβ superfamily protein) failed to form tumors in immunocompetent hosts in a T cell-dependent manner. Administration of these tumor cells also provides protection to hosts from recurrent and metastatic tumor lesions. The cancer vaccine generated with these tumor cells advantageously overcomes recalcitrant obstacles in the field, such as lack of tumor specific antigen presentation, tumor heterogeneity and low immune infiltration, by eliciting a broad-spectrum immune response. It was demonstrated that these effects are mediated, at least in part, by activation of a Smad/p63 transcriptional complex in tumor cells, which regulates expression of multiple pathways that promote immune response and ultimately activation of cytotoxic T cells and immunological memory.

In one aspect, provided herein is a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are: (1) PTEN-deficient; (2) p53-deficient; and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway.

In another aspect, provided herein is a method of preventing occurrence of a cancer, delaying onset of a cancer, preventing reoccurrence of a cancer, and/or treating a cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are: (1) PTEN-deficient; (2) p53-deficient; and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway, optionally wherein the subject is afflicted with a cancer. In one embodiment, the cancer cells are derived from a cancer that is the same type as the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine. In another embodiment, the cancer cells are derived from a cancer that is a different type from the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine. In still another embodiment, the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine is characterized by loss of PTEN, p53, and/or p110, optionally wherein the cancer further expresses Myc. In yet another embodiment, the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine has functional PTEN and/or p53, optionally wherein the cancer has a Kras activating mutation G12D. In another embodiment, the cancer vaccine is syngeneic or xenogeneic to the subject. In still another embodiment, the cancer vaccine is autologous, matched allogeneic, mismatched allogeneic, or congenic to the subject. In yet another embodiment, the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine is selected from the group consisting of breast, ovarian or brain cancer, e.g., a breast tumor, an ovarian tumor, or a brain tumor.

Numerous embodiments are further provided that can be applied to any aspect of the present invention described herein. For example, in one embodiment, the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by contacting the cancer cells with at least one TGFβ superfamily protein. In another embodiment, the at least one TGFβ superfamily protein is selected from the group consisting of LAP, TGFβ1, TGFβ2, TGFβ3, TGFβ5, Activin A, Activin AB, Activin AC, Activin B, Activin C, C17ORF99, INHBA, INHBB, Inhibin, Inhibin A, Inhibin B, BMP-1/PCP, BMP-2, BMP-2/BMP-6 Heterodimer, BMP-2/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-2a, BMP-3, BMP-3b/GDF-10, BMP-4, BMP-4/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-5, BMP-6, BMP-7, BMP-8, BMP-8a, BMP-8b, BMP-9, BMP-10, BMP-15/GDF-9B, Decapentaplegic/DPP, Artemin, GDNF, Neurturin, Persephin, Lefty A, Lefty B, MIS/AMH, Nodal, and SCUBE3. In still another embodiment, the at least one TGFβ superfamily protein is selected from the group consisting of TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3. In yet another embodiment, the cancer cells are contacted with the TGFβ superfamily protein in vitro, in vivo, and/or ex vivo. For example, the cancer cells may be contacted with the TGFβ superfamily protein in vitro or ex vivo. In another embodiment, the cancer cells are administered to a subject, and the TGFβ superfamily protein is administered to the subject to thereby contact the cancer cells in vivo. In still another embodiment, the TGFβ superfamily protein is administered before, after, or concurrently with administration of the cancer cells. In yet another embodiment, the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by increasing the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1, and/or decreasing the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 2 in the cancer cells. For example, the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 may be increased by contacting the cancer cells with a nucleic acid molecule encoding at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 or fragment thereof, a polypeptide of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 or fragment thereof, or a small molecule that binds to at least one biomarker listed in Table 1. In another embodiment, the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by increasing nuclear localization of Smad2. In still another embodiment, the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by increasing association of p63 and Smad2 in the nucleus of the cancer cells. In yet another embodiment, the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 2 is decreased by contacting the cancer cells with a small molecule inhibitor, CRISPR guide RNA (gRNA), RNA interfering agent, antisense oligonucleotide, peptide or peptidomimetic inhibitor, aptamer, antibody, and/or intrabody.

In yet another embodiment, the cancer cells are derived from a solid or hematological cancer. In another embodiment, the cancer cells are derived from a cancer cell line. In still another embodiment, the cancer cells are derived from primary cancer cells. In yet another embodiment, the cancer cells are breast cancer cells. In another embodiment, the cancer cells are derived from a triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

In still another embodiment, activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT) transition in the cancer cells. In yet another embodiment, activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway upregulates the expression levels of ICOSL, PYCARD, SFN, PERP, RIPK3, CASP9, and/or SESN1 in the cancer cells. In another embodiment, activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway downregulates the expression levels of KSR1, KSR1, EIF4EBP1, ITGA5, EMILIN1, CD200, and/or CSF1 in the cancer cells. In still another embodiment, the cancer cells are capable of activating co-cultured dendritic cells (DCs) in in vitro. In yet another embodiment, the cancer cells are capable of upregulating CD40, CD80, CD86, CD103, CD8, HLA-DR, MHC-II, and/or IL1-β in the co-cultured dendritic cells in vitro. In another embodiment, the cancer cells are capable of activating co-cultured T cells in the presence of DCs in vitro. In still another embodiment, the cancer cells are capable of increasing secretion of TNFα and/or IFNγ by the co-cultured T cells in the presence of DCs in vitro. In yet another embodiment, the cancer cells do not form a tumor in an immune-competent subject. In another embodiment, the cancer vaccine triggers cytotoxic T cell-mediated antitumor immunity. In still another embodiment, the cancer vaccine increases CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells in blood and/or tumor microenvironment. In yet another embodiment, the cancer vaccine increases TNFα- and INFγ-secreting CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in blood and/or tumor microenvironment. In another embodiment, the cancer vaccine upregulates expression of Icos, Klrc1, Il2rb, Pik3cd, H2-D1, Cc18, Ifng, Icosl, Il2ra, Cxcr3, Ccr7, Cxcl10, Cd74, H2-Ab1, Hspa1b, Cd45, Lifr, and/or Tnf in tumor tissues. In still another embodiment, the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells. In yet another embodiment, the cancer vaccine upregulates CD80, CD103, and/or MHC-II in tumor-associated DCs. In another embodiment, the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells. In still another embodiment, the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells at the primary site of immunization. In yet another embodiment, the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells in a tissue that is distal to the site of immunization. In another embodiment, the cancer vaccine induces a tumor-specific memory T cell response. In still another embodiment, the cancer vaccine increases the percentages of CD4+ central memory (T_(CM)) T cells and/or CD4+ effector memory (T_(EM)) T cells in a spleen and/or lymph nodes. In yet another embodiment, cancer vaccine increases the percentage of splenic CD8+ T_(CM) cells. In another embodiment, cancer vaccine increases the percentage of CD8+ T_(EM) cells in a spleen and/or lymph nodes. In still another embodiment, the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD4+ T cells and/or CD8+ T cells. In yet another embodiment, the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD4+ T_(CM) cells and/or CD4+ T_(EM) cells. In another embodiment, the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD8+ T_(CM) cells and/or CD8+ T_(EM) cells. In still another embodiment, the cancer cells are non-replicative. In yet another embodiment, the cancer cells are non-replicative due to irradiation. In another embodiment, the irradiation is at a sub-lethal dose.

In still another embodiment, the cancer vaccine is administered to a subject in combination with an immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy, optionally wherein the immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy is administered before, after, or concurrently with the cancer vaccine. In yet another embodiment, the immunotherapy is cell-based. In another embodiment, the immunotherapy comprises a cancer vaccine and/or virus. In still another embodiment, the immunotherapy inhibits an immune checkpoint. In yet another embodiment, the immune checkpoint is selected from the group consisting of CTLA-4, PD-1, VISTA, B7-H2, B7-H3, PD-L1, B7-H4, B7-H6, ICOS, HVEM, PD-L2, CD160, gp49B, PIR-B, KIR family receptors, TIM-1, TIM-3, TIM-4, LAG-3, GITR, 4-IBB, OX-40, BTLA, SIRPalpha (CD47), CD48, 2B4 (CD244), B7.1, B7.2, ILT-2, ILT-4, TIGIT, HHLA2, butyrophilins, and A2aR. In another embodiment, the immune checkpoint is PD1, PD-L1, or CD47. In still another embodiment, the cancer therapy is selected from the group consisting of radiation, a radiosensitizer, and a chemotherapy.

In still another aspect, provided herein is a method of assessing the efficacy of the cancer vaccine for treating a subject afflicted with a cancer, comprising: a) detecting in a subject sample at a first point in time the number of proliferating cells in the cancer and/or the volume or size of a tumor comprising the cancer cells; b) repeating step a) during at least one subsequent point in time after administration of the cancer vaccine; and c) comparing the number of proliferating cells in the cancer and/or the volume or size of a tumor comprising the cancer cells detected in steps a) and b), wherein the absence of, or a significant decrease in number of proliferating cells in the cancer and/or the volume or size of a tumor comprising the cancer cells in the subsequent sample as compared to the number and/or the volume or size in the sample at the first point in time, indicates that the cancer vaccine treats cancer in the subject. In one embodiment, between the first point in time and the subsequent point in time, the subject has undergone treatment, completed treatment, and/or is in remission for the cancer. In another embodiment, the first and/or at least one subsequent sample is selected from the group consisting of ex vivo and in vivo samples. In still another embodiment, the first and/or at least one subsequent sample is a portion of a single sample or pooled samples obtained from the subject. In yet another embodiment, the sample comprises cells, serum, peripheral lymphoid organs, and/or intratumoral tissue obtained from the subject. In another embodiment, the method described herein further comprises determining responsiveness to the agent by measuring at least one criteria selected from the group consisting of clinical benefit rate, survival until mortality, pathological complete response, semi-quantitative measures of pathologic response, clinical complete remission, clinical partial remission, clinical stable disease, recurrence-free survival, metastasis free survival, disease free survival, circulating tumor cell decrease, circulating marker response, and RECIST criteria. In still another embodiment, the cancer vaccine is administered in a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation. In yet another embodiment, the step of administering occurs in vivo, ex vivo, or in vitro.

As described above, certain embodiments are applicable to any aspect of the present invention described herein. For example, in one embodiment, the cancer vaccine prevents recurrent and metastatic tumor lesions. In another embodiment, the cancer vaccine is administered to the subject intratumorally or subcutaneously. In still another embodiment, the subject is an animal model of the cancer, optionally wherein the animal model is a mouse model. In yet another embodiment, the subject is a mammal, optionally wherein the mammal is in remission for a cancer. In another embodiment, the mammal is a mouse or a human. For example, the mammal is a human.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A-FIG. 1C show that TGFβ-treated PP (PP_(T)) tumor cells do not form tumors in immune competent mice. FIG. 1A shows the workflows for investigating the roles of TGFβ in a mouse model of TNBC derived from concurrent ablation of p53 (encoded by Trp53 in mice) and Pten (termed PP). FIG. 1B shows expression levels of EMT markers detected in PP and TGFβ-treated PP (PP_(T)) cells by real-time PCR. Data are shown as mean±s.e.m. * indicates P<0.05, *** indicates P<0.001, **** indicates P<0.0001; n=4 for each group. FIG. 1C shows in vivo growth of PP and PP_(T) cells (n=10 per group). PP and TGFβ-treated PP (PP_(T)) tumor cells were injected into syngeneic FVB wild type mice.

FIG. 2A-FIG. 2B show that PP_(T) tumor cells formed tumors in immune-compromised mice with a longer latency. The growth rates of PP and PP_(T) tumors in nude (FIG. 2A) and SCID (FIG. 2B) mice; n=10 per group.

FIG. 3A-FIG. 3I show that PP_(T) tumor cells-induced antitumor immunity was T cell-dependent. FIG. 3A shows growth of PP and PP_(T) cells in FVB wild type mice (n=10 per group). FIG. 3B shows growth of PP_(T) tumor cells in FVB wild type mice treated with anti-CD3 or anti-IgG (n=10 per group). FIG. 3C shows a schematic diagram of the work flow for analyzing local and systemic antitumor immune response in syngeneic mice. Splenic, peripheral blood, and tumor infiltrating CD45+CD3+CD4+ T cells (FIGS. 3D-3F) and CD45+CD3+CD8+ T cells (FIGS. 3G-3I) were detected by flow cytometry. The proportions of TNFα- and IFN-γ-secreting CD4+(FIGS. 3E and 3F) and CD8+(FIGS. 3H and 3I) T cells in the spleen, blood, and tumor microenvironment are shown. Data are shown as mean±s.e.m. * indicates P<0.05, ** indicates P<0.01, *** indicates P<0.001, **** indicates P<0.0001; n=5 for each group.

FIG. 4A-FIG. 4I show that antitumor immunity induced by activated TGFβ in tumor cells was provoked via enhanced activation of DC and T cells. A customized mouse transcriptome profiling was performed to compare gene expression profiles between PP and PP_(T) 6-day-old tumor tissues (FIGS. 4A-4C). Gene ontology (GO) enrichment and KEGG pathway analyses were performed on up-regulated genes (rpmPPT vs rpmpp>2-fold). FIG. 4A shows relevant GO terms/KEGG pathways. FIG. 4B shows expression of some important targets from transcriptome data as verified by real-time PCR. Data are shown as mean s.e.m. * indicates P<0.05, ** indicates P<0.01, *** indicates P<0.001, **** indicates P<0.0001; n=5 for each group. FIG. 4C shows related gene interaction networks that positively regulate antitumor immunity. FIGS. 4D and 4E show the proportions of tumor-infiltrating CD45+CD11C+ DCs in PP and PP_(T) 6-day tumor tissues as analyzed by flow cytometry (FIG. 4D). The expression of MHC-II, CD80, and CD103 were gated in DCs (FIG. 4E); n=5 for each group. FIG. 4F shows a schematic diagram of work flow for analyzing the effect of PP and PP_(T) on DC and T cell activation. FIG. 4G shows detection of DC activation markers by flow cytometry; n=6 for each group, **** indicates P<0.0001. “Matched allogenic” immature DCs harvested from the bone marrow of syngeneic healthy FVB mice were incubated with PP or PP_(T) cells. FIGS. 4H and 4I show determination of activation of CD4+(FIG. 4H) and CD8+(FIG. 4I) T cells by flow cytometry; n=6 per group. **** indicates P<0.0001. T cells and DCs were co-cultured with or without tumor cells overnight.

FIG. 5A-FIG. 5D show that dendritic cells were required for activation of T cells by PP_(T) tumor cells. FIGS. 5A and 5B show expression of MHC-II in CD45+ and CD45-cells in 6-day-old PP and PP_(T) tumor tissues as analyzed by flow cytometry; n=5 for each group. **** indicates P<0.0001. FIGS. 5C and 5D show expression of TNFα and IFN-γ in CD4+(FIG. 5C) and CD8+(FIG. 5D) T cells as detected by flow cytometry; n=3 per group. T cells isolated from naïve mice were incubated with PP or PP_(T) cells overnight.

FIG. 6A-FIG. 6C show Smad2/p63 complex-mediated antitumor immunity induced by TGFβ. FIG. 6A shows the Smad-related transcription factors network in PP_(T) cell as calculated based on a customized mouse transcriptome profiling. The size and color of nodes indicate the value of reads per million (rpm) for indicated genes. “Smads” stands for Smad2, Smad3, and Smad4 complex. FIG. 6B shows growth of PP_(T)-scramble or PP_(T)-shTrp63 tumors in syngeneic mice; n=10 per group. FIG. 6C shows expression of MHC-II, CD80 and CD103 in DCs as detected by flow cytometry; n=4 per group. “Matched allogenic” immature DCs harvested from the bone marrow of syngeneic healthy FVB mice were co-cultured with PP_(T)-scramble or PP_(T)-shTrp63 cells.

FIG. 7A-FIG. 7D show that TGFβ induced Smad2/p63 complex formation in PP_(T) cells. FIG. 7A shows expression of p63 protein in PP and PP_(T) cells. FIGS. 7B and 7C show cellular localization of Smad2 and p63 as analyzed by confocal microscopy (FIG. 7B) and western blotting (FIG. 7C). FIG. 7D shows protein-protein interaction for Smad2 and p63 as analyzed by co-immunoprecipitation assays.

FIG. 8A-FIG. 8D show that TGFβ reprogramed PP cells through the p63/Smad2 signaling pathway. Genes that were co-upregulated (FIG. 8A) and co-downregulated (FIG. 8B) by knocking down of Smad or p63 were determined by comparing transcriptomes in control, p63- and Smad2-knockdown PP_(T) cells. Relevant GO terms and KEGG pathways (lower panels) are also shown. Relevant targets co-upregulated (FIG. 8C) and co-downregulated (FIG. 8D) by p63 or Smad2 knockdown in PP_(T) cells are shown by heat maps.

FIG. 9A-FIG. 9F show that TGFβ activated antitumor immunity in a p63-dependent manner in human breast cancer cells. FIG. 9A shows expression levels of p63 protein in human breast cancer cell lines. FIG. 9B shows that immature human DCs were incubated with human breast cancer cells, MCF7 or HCC1954, as indicated. Both MCF7T and HCC1954T were treated with TGFβ. FIGS. 9C-9E show expression of CD80, CD86 and CD103 in DCs by flow cytometry; n=4 per group; * indicates P<0.05, ** indicates P<0.01, *** indicates P<0.001. FIG. 9F shows the relationships between TP63-Smad signature (PYCARD, RIPK3, CASP9, SESN1, and TP63 high; KSR1, EIF4EBP1, ITGA5, and EMILIN1 low) and patient survival according to the Curtis Breast dataset. **** indicates P<0.0001.

FIG. 10A-FIG. 10B show that PP tumor cells failed to grow when co-injected with PP_(T) into syngeneic mice. PP and PP_(T) cell mixtures (1:1) were injected into syngeneic mice. Tumor growth (FIG. 10A; n=10 per group) and long-term survival (FIG. 10B; n=5 per group) are shown.

FIG. 11A-FIG. 11D show that immunization with TGFβ-activated tumor cells induced immune memory response. Spleens and lymph nodes were collected at week one, two, and six after injection of PP_(T) cells. Proportions of CD45+CD3+CD4+FOXP3-CD44+KLRG1-CD62L+ central memory T cells (CD4+ T_(CM) cells) (FIG. 11A), CD45+CD3+CD4+FOXP3-CD44+KLRG1+CD62L− effector memory T cells (CD4+ T_(EM) cells) (FIG. 11B), CD45+CD3+CD8+FOXP3-CD44+KLRG1-CD62L+ central memory T cells (CD8+ T_(CM) cells) (FIG. 11C), and CD45+CD3+CD8+FOXP3-CD44+KLRG1+CD62L− effector memory T cells (CD8+ T_(EM) cells) (FIG. 11D) were analyzed by flow cytometry. * indicates P<0.05, ** indicates P<0.01, *** indicates P<0.001, **** indicates P<0.0001; n=5 mice per group.

FIG. 12A-FIG. 12G show that immunization with TGFβ-activated tumor cells induced an immune memory response against parental tumors. FIG. 12A shows a schematic diagram of the work flow for determining the efficacy of PP_(T) immunization on PP tumor rejection. FIGS. 12B-12E show PP cells or PP tumor fragments were transplanted into control and PP_(T)-immunized mice. Tumor growth curves (FIGS. 12B and 12D; n=10 per group) and long-term survival of mice (FIGS. 12C and 12E; n=5 per group) are shown. FIGS. 12F and 12G show that PP tumor cells were injected into PP_(T)-immunized or control mice via tail vein injection. Lung metastatic nodules were examined after 4 weeks; n=5 mice per group, **** indicates P<0.0001.

FIG. 13A-FIG. 13D show that PP tumor challenge induces memory T cell responses in the tumor microenvironment (TME) in PP_(T) immunized mice. FIG. 13A shows workflows for determining the memory in the TME. FIG. 13B shows the proportions of the tumor infiltrating CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the CD45+ leukocytes of PP tumors transplaned into PP_(T) immunized or control mice. FIG. 13C shows proportions of CD45+CD3+CD4+FOXP3-CD44+KLRG1-CD62L+ central memory T cells (CD4+ T_(CM) cells), CD45+CD3+CD4+FOXP3-CD44+KLRG1+CD62L− effector memory T cells (CD4+ T_(EM) cells). FIG. 13D shows proportions of CD45+CD3+CD8+FOXP3-CD44+KLRG1-CD62L+ central memory T cells (CD8+ T_(CM) cells), and CD45+CD3+CD8+FOXP3-CD44+KLRG1+CD62L− effector memory T cells (CD8+ T_(EM) cells). Analyses were done by flow cytometry. *P<0.05, ***P<0.001, ****P<0.0001; n=6 for each group.

FIG. 14A-FIG. 14C show that the vaccine effects of PP_(T) cells were not dampened by irradiation. Mice were immunized with 100 Gy gamma ray irradiated PBS, PP or PP_(T) cells. 4 weeks after vaccination, PP tumor fragments were transplanted into the third fat pad of indicated mice. The growth of PP tumors (FIG. 14B, n=10 for each group) and survival of mice (FIG. 14C, n=5 per group) are shown.

FIG. 15A-FIG. 1511 show that PP_(T) cells can be used as allogeneic vaccines against different types of cancers. Indicated tumor cell lines were injected into PBS or PP_(T) cells vaccinated mice. The growth of PPA (FIG. 15A; a mouse breast cancer model characterized by triple loss of p53, PTEN, and P110α), C260 (FIG. 15C; a p53/PTEN double loss and Myc high mouse ovarian cancer model), D658 (FIG. 15E; a Kras mutated recurrent breast cancer cell line generated from a PIK3CA^(H1047A) mouse model of breast cancer), and d333 (FIG. 15G; a brain tumor derived from p53 and PTEN double loss mouse) tumors were shown. n=10 for each group. The survival of mice transplanted with indicated tumors were also shown in FIGS. 15B, 15D, 15F, and 15H. n=5 per group.

FIG. 16 shows a schematic diagram of TGFβ-Smad signaling pathway and molecular events adapted from Zhang et al. (2013) J. Cell Sci. 126:4809-4813.

FIG. 17 shows that TGFβ activation in tumor cells induced anti-tumor immune response by engagement of dendritic cells and subsequent T cell activation. In p63-positive tumor cells, TGFβ induces Smad nuclear localization and promote the formation of a p63 and Smad transcriptional complex that upregulates multiple immune regulatory pathways and downregulates several major oncogenic signaling pathways, thereby triggering antitumor immunity through activation of dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells.

FIG. 18 shows a schematic diagram of a representative embodiment of a vaccine platform encompassed by the present invention.

FIG. 19 shows gating strategy for T cell populations. Flow cytometry gating for CD4+, CD8+, and CD4+ regulatory T cell in spleen, lymph node, blood, and tumors was shown. Representative plots from splenocytes were shown.

FIG. 20 shows gating strategy for Memory T cell populations. Flow cytometry gating for CD4+ central memory T cell (CD4+ T_(CM)), CD4+ effector memory T cell (CD4+ T_(EM)), CD8+ central memory T cell (CD8+ T_(CM)), and CD8+ effector memory T cell (CD8+ T_(EM)) in spleen, lymph node, blood, and tumors was shown. Representative plots from splenocytes were shown.

FIG. 21 shows gating strategy for tumor infiltrating dendritic cell. Flow cytometry gating for tumor infiltrating dendritic cell (DC) in order to examine the expressions of MHCII, CD80, and CD103 was shown.

For any figure showing a bar histogram, curve, or other data associated with a legend, the bars, curve, or other data presented from left to right for each indication correspond directly and in order to the boxes from top to bottom of the legend.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

It has been determined herein that PTEN- and p53-deficient tumor cells bearing activated TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling (e.g., treated with at least one TGFβ superfamily protein) failed to form tumors in immunocompetent hosts in a T cell-dependent manner. For example, treatment of tumor cells derived from a syngeneic mouse breast tumor model driven by concurrent loss of p53 and Pten with TGFβ in vitro completely abrogated their ability to form tumors in immunocompetent mice in a T cell-dependent manner. It was also demonstrated that these cells triggered robust anti-tumor immunity via engagement and activation of dendritic cells (DCs), which in turn activated T cells to target tumor cells. In addition, it was found that p63 is a key co-factor for TGFβ/Smad-mediated transcription in response to TGFβ stimulation. For example, activation of the TGFβ-Smad/p63 axis upregulated transcriptional outputs that induce activation of multiple immune pathways, and these effects were abolished when either p63 or Smad2 was depleted. Moreover, administration of tumor cells bearing activated TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling protect hosts from recurrent and metastatic tumor lesions through induction of long-term memory T cell responses. It was also found that the survivals of breast cancer patients were highly correlated with the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signatures. These results uncover a new molecular switch underlying the opposing effects of TGFβ in tumor development and provide a strategy for developing effective tumor vaccines through TGFβ-based reprogramming. Accordingly, compositions and methods for preventing and/or treating cancer using a cancer vaccine that comprises cancer cells that are (1) Pten-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to active TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway, are provided. In addition, methods of assessing the efficacy of the cancer vaccine for preventing and/or treating cancer is also provided.

I. Definitions

The articles “a” and “an” are used herein to refer to one or to more than one (i.e. to at least one) of the grammatical object of the article. By way of example, “an element” means one element or more than one element.

The term “administering” is intended to include routes of administration which allow an agent to perform its intended function. Examples of routes of administration for treatment of a body which can be used include injection (subcutaneous, intravenous, parenteral, intraperitoneal, intrathecal, etc.), oral, inhalation, and transdermal routes. The injection can be bolus injections or can be continuous infusion. Depending on the route of administration, the agent can be coated with or disposed in a selected material to protect it from natural conditions which may detrimentally affect its ability to perform its intended function. The agent may be administered alone, or in conjunction with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The agent also may be administered as a prodrug, which is converted to its active form in vivo.

The term “altered amount” or “altered level” refers to increased or decreased copy number (e.g., germline and/or somatic) of a biomarker nucleic acid, e.g., increased or decreased expression level in a cancer sample, as compared to the expression level or copy number of the biomarker nucleic acid in a control sample. The term “altered amount” of a biomarker also includes an increased or decreased protein level of a biomarker protein in a sample, e.g., a cancer sample, as compared to the corresponding protein level in a normal, control sample. Furthermore, an altered amount of a biomarker protein may be determined by detecting posttranslational modification such as methylation status of the marker, which may affect the expression or activity of the biomarker protein.

The amount of a biomarker in a subject is “significantly” higher or lower than the normal amount of the biomarker, if the amount of the biomarker is greater or less, respectively, than the normal level by an amount greater than the standard error of the assay employed to assess amount, and preferably at least 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 350%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or than that amount. Alternately, the amount of the biomarker in the subject can be considered “significantly” higher or lower than the normal amount if the amount is at least about two, and preferably at least about three, four, or five times, higher or lower, respectively, than the normal amount of the biomarker. Such “significance” can also be applied to any other measured parameter described herein, such as for expression, inhibition, cytotoxicity, cell growth, and the like.

The term “altered level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level or copy number of the biomarker in a test sample, e.g., a sample derived from a patient suffering from cancer, that is greater or less than the standard error of the assay employed to assess expression or copy number, and is preferably at least twice, and more preferably three, four, five or ten or more times the expression level or copy number of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subjects not having the associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level or copy number of the biomarker in several control samples. The altered level of expression is greater or less than the standard error of the assay employed to assess expression or copy number, and is preferably at least 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 350%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or more times the expression level or copy number of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subjects not having the associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level or copy number of the biomarker in several control samples. In some embodiments, the level of the biomarker refers to the level of the biomarker itself, the level of a modified biomarker (e.g., phosphorylated biomarker), or to the level of a biomarker relative to another measured variable, such as a control (e.g., phosphorylated biomarker relative to an unphosphorylated biomarker).

The term “altered activity” of a biomarker refers to an activity of the biomarker which is increased or decreased in a disease state, e.g., in a cancer sample, as compared to the activity of the biomarker in a normal, control sample. Altered activity of the biomarker may be the result of, for example, altered expression of the biomarker, altered protein level of the biomarker, altered structure of the biomarker, or, e.g., an altered interaction with other proteins involved in the same or different pathway as the biomarker or altered interaction with transcriptional activators or inhibitors.

The term “altered structure” of a biomarker refers to the presence of mutations or allelic variants within a biomarker nucleic acid or protein, e.g., mutations which affect expression or activity of the biomarker nucleic acid or protein, as compared to the normal or wild-type gene or protein. For example, mutations include, but are not limited to substitutions, deletions, or addition mutations. Mutations may be present in the coding or non-coding region of the biomarker nucleic acid.

Unless otherwise specified here within, the terms “antibody” and “antibodies” broadly encompass naturally-occurring forms of antibodies (e.g. IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE) and recombinant antibodies, such as single-chain antibodies, chimeric and humanized antibodies and multi-specific antibodies, as well as fragments and derivatives of all of the foregoing, which fragments and derivatives have at least an antigenic binding site. Antibody derivatives may comprise a protein or chemical moiety conjugated to an antibody.

In addition, intrabodies are well-known antigen-binding molecules having the characteristic of antibodies, but that are capable of being expressed within cells in order to bind and/or inhibit intracellular targets of interest (Chen et al. (1994) Human Gene Ther. 5:595-601). Methods are well-known in the art for adapting antibodies to target (e.g., inhibit) intracellular moieties, such as the use of single-chain antibodies (scFvs), modification of immunoglobulin VL domains for hyperstability, modification of antibodies to resist the reducing intracellular environment, generating fusion proteins that increase intracellular stability and/or modulate intracellular localization, and the like. Intracellular antibodies can also be introduced and expressed in one or more cells, tissues or organs of a multicellular organism, for example for prophylactic and/or therapeutic purposes (e.g., as a gene therapy) (see, at least PCT Publs. WO 08/020079, WO 94/02610, WO 95/22618, and WO 03/014960; U.S. Pat. No. 7,004,940; Cattaneo and Biocca (1997) Intracellular Antibodies: Development and Applications (Landes and Springer-Verlag publs.); Kontermann (2004) Methods 34:163-170; Cohen et al. (1998) Oncogene 17:2445-2456; Auf der Maur et al. (2001) FEBS Lett. 508:407-412; Shaki-Loewenstein et al. (2005) J. Immunol. Meth. 303:19-39).

The term “antibody” as used herein also includes an “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody (or simply “antibody portion”). The term “antigen-binding portion”, as used herein, refers to one or more fragments of an antibody that retain the ability to specifically bind to an antigen (e.g., a biomarker polypeptide or fragment thereof). It has been shown that the antigen-binding function of an antibody can be performed by fragments of a full-length antibody. Examples of binding fragments encompassed within the term “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody include (i) a Fab fragment, a monovalent fragment consisting of the VL, VH, CL and CH1 domains; (ii) a F(ab′)₂ fragment, a bivalent fragment comprising two Fab fragments linked by a disulfide bridge at the hinge region; (iii) a Fd fragment consisting of the VH and CH1 domains; (iv) a Fv fragment consisting of the VL and VH domains of a single arm of an antibody, (v) a dAb fragment (Ward et al., (1989) Nature 341:544-546), which consists of a VH domain; and (vi) an isolated complementarity determining region (CDR). Furthermore, although the two domains of the Fv fragment, VL and VH, are coded for by separate genes, they can be joined, using recombinant methods, by a synthetic linker that enables them to be made as a single protein chain in which the VL and VH regions pair to form monovalent polypeptides (known as single chain Fv (scFv); see e.g., Bird et al. (1988) Science 242:423-426; and Huston et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:5879-5883; and Osbourn et al. 1998, Nature Biotechnology 16: 778). Such single chain antibodies are also intended to be encompassed within the term “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody. Any VH and VL sequences of specific scFv can be linked to human immunoglobulin constant region cDNA or genomic sequences, in order to generate expression vectors encoding complete IgG polypeptides or other isotypes. VH and VL can also be used in the generation of Fab, Fv or other fragments of immunoglobulins using either protein chemistry or recombinant DNA technology. Other forms of single chain antibodies, such as diabodies are also encompassed. Diabodies are bivalent, bispecific antibodies in which VH and VL domains are expressed on a single polypeptide chain, but using a linker that is too short to allow for pairing between the two domains on the same chain, thereby forcing the domains to pair with complementary domains of another chain and creating two antigen binding sites (see e.g., Holliger et al. (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90:6444-6448; Poljak et al. (1994) Structure 2:1121-1123).

Still further, an antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof may be part of larger immunoadhesion polypeptides, formed by covalent or noncovalent association of the antibody or antibody portion with one or more other proteins or peptides. Examples of such immunoadhesion polypeptides include use of the streptavidin core region to make a tetrameric scFv polypeptide (Kipriyanov et al. (1995) Human Antibodies and Hybridomas 6:93-101) and use of a cysteine residue, biomarker peptide and a C-terminal polyhistidine tag to make bivalent and biotinylated scFv polypeptides (Kipriyanov et al. (1994) Mol. Immunol. 31:1047-1058). Antibody portions, such as Fab and F(ab′)₂ fragments, can be prepared from whole antibodies using conventional techniques, such as papain or pepsin digestion, respectively, of whole antibodies. Moreover, antibodies, antibody portions and immunoadhesion polypeptides can be obtained using standard recombinant DNA techniques, as described herein.

Antibodies may be polyclonal or monoclonal; xenogeneic, allogeneic, or syngeneic; or modified forms thereof (e.g. humanized, chimeric, etc.). Antibodies may also be fully human. Preferably, antibodies of the invention bind specifically or substantially specifically to a biomarker polypeptide or fragment thereof. The terms “monoclonal antibodies” and “monoclonal antibody composition”, as used herein, refer to a population of antibody polypeptides that contain only one species of an antigen binding site capable of immunoreacting with a particular epitope of an antigen, whereas the term “polyclonal antibodies” and “polyclonal antibody composition” refer to a population of antibody polypeptides that contain multiple species of antigen binding sites capable of interacting with a particular antigen. A monoclonal antibody composition typically displays a single binding affinity for a particular antigen with which it immunoreacts.

Antibodies may also be “humanized,” which is intended to include antibodies made by a non-human cell having variable and constant regions which have been altered to more closely resemble antibodies that would be made by a human cell. For example, by altering the non-human antibody amino acid sequence to incorporate amino acids found in human germline immunoglobulin sequences. The humanized antibodies of the invention may include amino acid residues not encoded by human germline immunoglobulin sequences (e.g., mutations introduced by random or site-specific mutagenesis in vitro or by somatic mutation in vivo), for example in the CDRs. The term “humanized antibody”, as used herein, also includes antibodies in which CDR sequences derived from the germline of another mammalian species, have been grafted onto human framework sequences.

The term “biomarker” refers to a measurable entity of the present invention that has been determined to be predictive of cancer therapy effects. Biomarkers can include, without limitation, nucleic acids (e.g., genomic nucleic acids and/or transcribed nucleic acids) and proteins. Many biomarkers are also useful as therapeutic targets.

A “blocking” antibody or an antibody “antagonist” is one which inhibits or reduces at least one biological activity of the antigen(s) it binds. In certain embodiments, the blocking antibodies or antagonist antibodies or fragments thereof described herein substantially or completely inhibit a given biological activity of the antigen(s).

The term “body fluid” refers to fluids that are excreted or secreted from the body as well as fluids that are normally not (e.g. amniotic fluid, aqueous humor, bile, blood and blood plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, cerumen and earwax, cowper's fluid or pre-ejaculatory fluid, chyle, chyme, stool, female ejaculate, interstitial fluid, intracellular fluid, lymph, menses, breast milk, mucus, pleural fluid, pus, saliva, sebum, semen, serum, sweat, synovial fluid, tears, urine, vaginal lubrication, vitreous humor, vomit).

The terms “cancer” or “tumor” or “hyperproliferative” refer to the presence of cells possessing characteristics typical of cancer-causing cells, such as uncontrolled proliferation, immortality, metastatic potential, rapid growth and proliferation rate, and certain characteristic morphological features.

Cancer cells are often in the form of a tumor, but such cells may exist alone within an animal, or may be a non-tumorigenic cancer cell, such as a leukemia cell. As used herein, the term “cancer” includes premalignant as well as malignant cancers. Cancers include, but are not limited to, B cell cancer, e.g., multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, the heavy chain diseases, such as, for example, alpha chain disease, gamma chain disease, and mu chain disease, benign monoclonal gammopathy, and immunocytic amyloidosis, melanomas, breast cancer, lung cancer, bronchus cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, ovarian cancer, urinary bladder cancer, brain or central nervous system cancer, peripheral nervous system cancer, esophageal cancer, cervical cancer, uterine or endometrial cancer, cancer of the oral cavity or pharynx, liver cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, biliary tract cancer, small bowel or appendix cancer, salivary gland cancer, thyroid gland cancer, adrenal gland cancer, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, cancer of hematologic tissues, and the like. Other non-limiting examples of types of cancers applicable to the methods encompassed by the present invention include human sarcomas and carcinomas, e.g., fibrosarcoma, myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma, mesothelioma, Ewing's tumor, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, colon carcinoma, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, papillary adenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatoma, bile duct carcinoma, liver cancer, choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, Wilms' tumor, cervical cancer, bone cancer, brain tumor, testicular cancer, lung carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, epithelial carcinoma, glioma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, pinealoma, hemangioblastoma, acoustic neuroma, oligodendroglioma, meningioma, melanoma, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma; leukemias, e.g., acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute myelocytic leukemia (myeloblastic, promyelocytic, myelomonocytic, monocytic and erythroleukemia); chronic leukemia (chronic myelocytic (granulocytic) leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia); and polycythemia vera, lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's disease), multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, and heavy chain disease. In some embodiments, cancers are epithlelial in nature and include but are not limited to, bladder cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, gynecologic cancers, renal cancer, laryngeal cancer, lung cancer, oral cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, or skin cancer. In other embodiments, the cancer is breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, or colon cancer. In still other embodiments, the epithelial cancer is non-small-cell lung cancer, nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma (e.g., serous ovarian carcinoma), or breast carcinoma. The epithelial cancers may be characterized in various other ways including, but not limited to, serous, endometrioid, mucinous, clear cell, Brenner, or undifferentiated.

The term “coding region” refers to regions of a nucleotide sequence comprising codons which are translated into amino acid residues, whereas the term “noncoding region” refers to regions of a nucleotide sequence that are not translated into amino acids (e.g., 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions).

The term “complementary” refers to the broad concept of sequence complementarity between regions of two nucleic acid strands or between two regions of the same nucleic acid strand. It is known that an adenine residue of a first nucleic acid region is capable of forming specific hydrogen bonds (“base pairing”) with a residue of a second nucleic acid region which is antiparallel to the first region if the residue is thymine or uracil. Similarly, it is known that a cytosine residue of a first nucleic acid strand is capable of base pairing with a residue of a second nucleic acid strand which is antiparallel to the first strand if the residue is guanine. A first region of a nucleic acid is complementary to a second region of the same or a different nucleic acid if, when the two regions are arranged in an antiparallel fashion, at least one nucleotide residue of the first region is capable of base pairing with a residue of the second region. Preferably, the first region comprises a first portion and the second region comprises a second portion, whereby, when the first and second portions are arranged in an antiparallel fashion, at least about 50%, and preferably at least about 75%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95% of the nucleotide residues of the first portion are capable of base pairing with nucleotide residues in the second portion. More preferably, all nucleotide residues of the first portion are capable of base pairing with nucleotide residues in the second portion.

The terms “conjoint therapy” and “combination therapy,” as used herein, refer to the administration of two or more therapeutic substances. The different agents comprising the combination therapy may be administered concomitant with, prior to, or following the administration of one or more therapeutic agents.

The term “control” refers to any reference standard suitable to provide a comparison to the expression products in the test sample. In one embodiment, the control comprises obtaining a “control sample” from which expression product levels are detected and compared to the expression product levels from the test sample. Such a control sample may comprise any suitable sample, including but not limited to a sample from a control cancer patient (can be stored sample or previous sample measurement) with a known outcome; normal tissue or cells isolated from a subject, such as a normal patient or the cancer patient, cultured primary cells/tissues isolated from a subject such as a normal subject or the cancer patient, adjacent normal cells/tissues obtained from the same organ or body location of the cancer patient, a tissue or cell sample isolated from a normal subject, or a primary cells/tissues obtained from a depository. In another preferred embodiment, the control may comprise a reference standard expression product level from any suitable source, including but not limited to housekeeping genes, an expression product level range from normal tissue (or other previously analyzed control sample), a previously determined expression product level range within a test sample from a group of patients, or a set of patients with a certain outcome (for example, survival for one, two, three, four years, etc.) or receiving a certain treatment (for example, standard of care cancer therapy). It will be understood by those of skill in the art that such control samples and reference standard expression product levels can be used in combination as controls in the methods of the present invention. In one embodiment, the control may comprise normal or non-cancerous cell/tissue sample. In another preferred embodiment, the control may comprise an expression level for a set of patients, such as a set of cancer patients, or for a set of cancer patients receiving a certain treatment, or for a set of patients with one outcome versus another outcome. In the former case, the specific expression product level of each patient can be assigned to a percentile level of expression, or expressed as either higher or lower than the mean or average of the reference standard expression level. In another preferred embodiment, the control may comprise normal cells, cells from patients treated with combination chemotherapy, and cells from patients having benign cancer. In another embodiment, the control may also comprise a measured value for example, average level of expression of a particular gene in a population compared to the level of expression of a housekeeping gene in the same population. Such a population may comprise normal subjects, cancer patients who have not undergone any treatment (i.e., treatment naive), cancer patients undergoing standard of care therapy, or patients having benign cancer. In another preferred embodiment, the control comprises a ratio transformation of expression product levels, including but not limited to determining a ratio of expression product levels of two genes in the test sample and comparing it to any suitable ratio of the same two genes in a reference standard; determining expression product levels of the two or more genes in the test sample and determining a difference in expression product levels in any suitable control; and determining expression product levels of the two or more genes in the test sample, normalizing their expression to expression of housekeeping genes in the test sample, and comparing to any suitable control. In particularly preferred embodiments, the control comprises a control sample which is of the same lineage and/or type as the test sample. In another embodiment, the control may comprise expression product levels grouped as percentiles within or based on a set of patient samples, such as all patients with cancer. In one embodiment a control expression product level is established wherein higher or lower levels of expression product relative to, for instance, a particular percentile, are used as the basis for predicting outcome. In another preferred embodiment, a control expression product level is established using expression product levels from cancer control patients with a known outcome, and the expression product levels from the test sample are compared to the control expression product level as the basis for predicting outcome. As demonstrated by the data below, the methods of the invention are not limited to use of a specific cut-point in comparing the level of expression product in the test sample to the control.

The “copy number” of a biomarker nucleic acid refers to the number of DNA sequences in a cell (e.g., germline and/or somatic) encoding a particular gene product. Generally, for a given gene, a mammal has two copies of each gene. The copy number can be increased, however, by gene amplification or duplication, or reduced by deletion. For example, germline copy number changes include changes at one or more genomic loci, wherein said one or more genomic loci are not accounted for by the number of copies in the normal complement of germline copies in a control (e.g., the normal copy number in germline DNA for the same species as that from which the specific germline DNA and corresponding copy number were determined). Somatic copy number changes include changes at one or more genomic loci, wherein said one or more genomic loci are not accounted for by the number of copies in germline DNA of a control (e.g., copy number in germline DNA for the same subject as that from which the somatic DNA and corresponding copy number were determined).

The term “immune cell” refers to cells that play a role in the immune response. Immune cells are of hematopoietic origin, and include lymphocytes, such as B cells and T cells; natural killer cells; myeloid cells, such as monocytes, macrophages, eosinophils, mast cells, basophils, and granulocytes.

Macrophages (and their precursors, monocytes) are the ‘big eaters’ of the immune system. These cells reside in every tissue of the body, albeit in different guises, such as microglia, Kupffer cells and osteoclasts, where they engulf apoptotic cells and pathogens and produce immune effector molecules. Upon tissue damage or infection, monocytes are rapidly recruited to the tissue, where they differentiate into tissue macrophages. Macrophages are remarkably plastic and can change their functional phenotype depending on the environmental cues they receive. Through their ability to clear pathogens and instruct other immune cells, these cells have a central role in protecting the host but also contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory and degenerative diseases. Macrophages that encourage inflammation are called M1 macrophages, whereas those that decrease inflammation and encourage tissue repair are called M2 macrophages. M1 macrophages are activated by LPS and IFN-gamma, and secrete high levels of IL-12 and low levels of IL-10. M2 is the phenotype of resident tissue macrophages, and can be further elevated by IL-4. M2 macrophages produce high levels of IL-10, TGFβ and low levels of IL-12. Tumor-associated macrophages are mainly of the M2 phenotype, and seem to actively promote tumor growth.

Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are an intrinsic part of the myeloid cell lineage and are a heterogeneous population comprised of myeloid cell progenitors and precursors of granulocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells. MDSCs are defined by their myeloid origin, immature state and ability to potently suppress T cell responses. They regulate immune responses and tissue repair in healthy individuals and the population rapidly expands during inflammation, infection and cancer. MDSC are one of the major components of the tumor microenvironment. The main feature of these cells is their potent immune suppressive activity. MDSC are generated in the bone marrow and, in tumor-bearing hosts, migrate to peripheral lymphoid organs and the tumor to contribute to the formation of the tumor microenvironment. This process is controlled by a set of defined chemokines, many of which are upregulated in cancer. Hypoxia appears to have a critical role in the regulation of MDSC differentiation and function in tumors. Therapeutic strategies are now being developed to target MDSCs to promote antitumour immune responses or to inhibit immune responses in the setting of autoimmune disease or transplant rejection.

Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells located in the skin, mucosa and lymphoid tissues. Their main function is to process antigens and present them to T cells to promote immunity to foreign antigens and tolerance to self antigens. They also secrete cytokines to regulate immune responses.

Conventional T cells, also known as Tconv or Teffs, have effector functions (e.g., cytokine secretion, cytotoxic activity, anti-self-recognization, and the like) to increase immune responses by virtue of their expression of one or more T cell receptors. Tcons or Teffs are generally defined as any T cell population that is not a Treg and include, for example, naïve T cells, activated T cells, memory T cells, resting Tcons, or Tcons that have differentiated toward, for example, the Th1 or Th2 lineages. In some embodiments, Teffs are a subset of non-Treg T cells. In some embodiments, Teffs are CD4+ Teffs or CD8+ Teffs, such as CD4+ helper T lymphocytes (e.g., Th0, Th1, Tfh, or Th17) and CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes. As described further herein, cytotoxic T cells are CD8+ T lymphocytes. “Naïve Tcons” are CD4⁺ T cells that have differentiated in bone marrow, and successfully underwent a positive and negative processes of central selection in a thymus, but have not yet been activated by exposure to an antigen. Naïve Tcons are commonly characterized by surface expression of L-selectin (CD62L), absence of activation markers such as CD25, CD44 or CD69, and absence of memory markers such as CD45RO. Naïve Tcons are therefore believed to be quiescent and non-dividing, requiring interleukin-7 (IL-7) and interleukin-15 (IL-15) for homeostatic survival (see, at least WO 2010/101870). The presence and activity of such cells are undesired in the context of suppressing immune responses. Unlike Tregs, Tcons are not anergic and can proliferate in response to antigen-based T cell receptor activation (Lechler et al. (2001) Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. Biol. Sci. 356:625-637). In tumors, exhausted cells can present hallmarks of anergy.

The term “immunotherapy” or “immunotherapies” refer to any treatment that uses certain parts of a subject's immune system to fight diseases such as cancer. The subject's own immune system is stimulated (or suppressed), with or without administration of one or more agent for that purpose. Immunotherapies that are designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are referred to as “activation immunotherapies.” Immunotherapies that are designed to reduce or suppress an immune response are referred to as “suppression immunotherapies.” Any agent believed to have an immune system effect on the genetically modified transplanted cancer cells can be assayed to determine whether the agent is an immunotherapy and the effect that a given genetic modification has on the modulation of immune response. In some embodiments, the immunotherapy is cancer cell-specific. In some embodiments, immunotherapy can be “untargeted,” which refers to administration of agents that do not selectively interact with immune system cells, yet modulates immune system function. Representative examples of untargeted therapies include, without limitation, chemotherapy, gene therapy, and radiation therapy.

Immunotherapy is one form of targeted therapy that may comprise, for example, the use of cancer vaccines and/or sensitized antigen presenting cells. For example, an oncolytic virus is a virus that is able to infect and lyse cancer cells, while leaving normal cells unharmed, making them potentially useful in cancer therapy. Replication of oncolytic viruses both facilitates tumor cell destruction and also produces dose amplification at the tumor site. They may also act as vectors for anticancer genes, allowing them to be specifically delivered to the tumor site. The immunotherapy can involve passive immunity for short-term protection of a host, achieved by the administration of pre-formed antibody directed against a cancer antigen or disease antigen (e.g., administration of a monoclonal antibody, optionally linked to a chemotherapeutic agent or toxin, to a tumor antigen). For example, anti-VEGF and mTOR inhibitors are known to be effective in treating renal cell carcinoma. Immunotherapy can also focus on using the cytotoxic lymphocyte-recognized epitopes of cancer cell lines. Alternatively, antisense polynucleotides, ribozymes, RNA interference molecules, triple helix polynucleotides and the like, can be used to selectively modulate biomolecules that are linked to the initiation, progression, and/or pathology of a tumor or cancer.

Immunotherapy can involve passive immunity for short-term protection of a host, achieved by the administration of pre-formed antibody directed against a cancer antigen or disease antigen (e.g., administration of a monoclonal antibody, optionally linked to a chemotherapeutic agent or toxin, to a tumor antigen). Immunotherapy can also focus on using the cytotoxic lymphocyte-recognized epitopes of cancer cell lines. Alternatively, antisense polynucleotides, ribozymes, RNA interference molecules, triple helix polynucleotides and the like, can be used to selectively modulate biomolecules that are linked to the initiation, progression, and/or pathology of a tumor or cancer.

In some embodiments, immunotherapy comprises inhibitors of one or more immune checkpoints. The term “immune checkpoint” refers to a group of molecules on the cell surface of CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells that fine-tune immune responses by down-modulating or inhibiting an anti-tumor immune response. Immune checkpoint proteins are well-known in the art and include, without limitation, CTLA-4, PD-1, VISTA, B7-H2, B7-H3, PD-L1, B7-H4, B7-H6, ICOS, HVEM, PD-L2, CD160, gp49B, PIR-B, KIR family receptors, TIM-1, TIM-3, TIM-4, LAG-3, GITR, 4-IBB, OX-40, BTLA, SIRPalpha (CD47), CD48, 2B4 (CD244), B7.1, B7.2, ILT-2, ILT-4, TIGIT, HHLA2, butyrophilins, and A2aR (see, for example, WO 2012/177624). The term further encompasses biologically active protein fragment, as well as nucleic acids encoding full-length immune checkpoint proteins and biologically active protein fragments thereof. In some embodiment, the term further encompasses any fragment according to homology descriptions provided herein. In one embodiment, the immune checkpoint is PD-1.

“Anti-immune checkpoint therapy” refers to the use of agents that inhibit immune checkpoint nucleic acids and/or proteins. Inhibition of one or more immune checkpoints can block or otherwise neutralize inhibitory signaling to thereby upregulate an immune response in order to more efficaciously treat cancer. Exemplary agents useful for inhibiting immune checkpoints include antibodies, small molecules, peptides, peptidomimetics, natural ligands, and derivatives of natural ligands, that can either bind and/or inactivate or inhibit immune checkpoint proteins, or fragments thereof; as well as RNA interference, antisense, nucleic acid aptamers, etc. that can downregulate the expression and/or activity of immune checkpoint nucleic acids, or fragments thereof. Exemplary agents for upregulating an immune response include antibodies against one or more immune checkpoint proteins block the interaction between the proteins and its natural receptor(s); a non-activating form of one or more immune checkpoint proteins (e.g., a dominant negative polypeptide); small molecules or peptides that block the interaction between one or more immune checkpoint proteins and its natural receptor(s); fusion proteins (e.g. the extracellular portion of an immune checkpoint inhibition protein fused to the Fc portion of an antibody or immunoglobulin) that bind to its natural receptor(s); nucleic acid molecules that block immune checkpoint nucleic acid transcription or translation; and the like. Such agents can directly block the interaction between the one or more immune checkpoints and its natural receptor(s) (e.g., antibodies) to prevent inhibitory signaling and upregulate an immune response. Alternatively, agents can indirectly block the interaction between one or more immune checkpoint proteins and its natural receptor(s) to prevent inhibitory signaling and upregulate an immune response. For example, a soluble version of an immune checkpoint protein ligand such as a stabilized extracellular domain can binding to its receptor to indirectly reduce the effective concentration of the receptor to bind to an appropriate ligand. In one embodiment, anti-PD-1 antibodies, anti-PD-L1 antibodies, and/or anti-PD-L2 antibodies, either alone or in combination, are used to inhibit immune checkpoints. These embodiments are also applicable to specific therapy against particular immune checkpoints, such as the PD-1 pathway (e.g., anti-PD-1 pathway therapy, otherwise known as PD-1 pathway inhibitor therapy).

The term “immune response” includes T cell mediated and/or B cell mediated immune responses. Exemplary immune responses include T cell responses, e.g., cytokine production and cellular cytotoxicity. In addition, the term immune response includes immune responses that are indirectly effected by T cell activation, e.g., antibody production (humoral responses) and activation of cytokine responsive cells, e.g., macrophages.

The term “immunotherapeutic agent” can include any molecule, peptide, antibody or other agent which can stimulate a host immune system to generate an immune response to a tumor or cancer in the subject. Various immunotherapeutic agents are useful in the compositions and methods described herein.

The term “inhibit” includes decreasing, reducing, limiting, and/or blocking, of, for example a particular action, function, and/or interaction. In some embodiments, the interaction between two molecules is “inhibited” if the interaction is reduced, blocked, disrupted or destabilized.

In some embodiments, cancer is “inhibited” if at least one symptom of the cancer is alleviated, terminated, slowed, or prevented. As used herein, cancer is also “inhibited” if recurrence or metastasis of the cancer is reduced, slowed, delayed, or prevented.

The term “interaction”, when referring to an interaction between two molecules, refers to the physical contact (e.g., binding) of the molecules with one another. Generally, such an interaction results in an activity (which produces a biological effect) of one or both of said molecules.

An “isolated protein” refers to a protein that is substantially free of other proteins, cellular material, separation medium, and culture medium when isolated from cells or produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. An “isolated” or “purified” protein or biologically active portion thereof is substantially free of cellular material or other contaminating proteins from the cell or tissue source from which the antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein is derived, or substantially free from chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. The language “substantially free of cellular material” includes preparations of a biomarker polypeptide or fragment thereof, in which the protein is separated from cellular components of the cells from which it is isolated or recombinantly produced. In one embodiment, the language “substantially free of cellular material” includes preparations of a biomarker protein or fragment thereof, having less than about 30% (by dry weight) of non-biomarker protein (also referred to herein as a “contaminating protein”), more preferably less than about 20% of non-biomarker protein, still more preferably less than about 10% of non-biomarker protein, and most preferably less than about 5% non-biomarker protein. When antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein or fragment thereof, e.g., a biologically active fragment thereof, is recombinantly produced, it is also preferably substantially free of culture medium, i.e., culture medium represents less than about 20%, more preferably less than about 10%, and most preferably less than about 5% of the volume of the protein preparation.

As used herein, the term “isotype” refers to the antibody class (e.g., IgM, IgG1, IgG2C, and the like) that is encoded by heavy chain constant region genes.

The “normal” level of expression of a biomarker is the level of expression of the biomarker in cells of a subject, e.g., a human patient, not afflicted with a cancer. An “over-expression” or “significantly higher level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level in a test sample that is greater than the standard error of the assay employed to assess expression, and is preferably at least 10%, and more preferably 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 times or more higher than the expression activity or level of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subject not having the biomarker associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level of the biomarker in several control samples. A “significantly lower level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level in a test sample that is at least 10%, and more preferably 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 times or more lower than the expression level of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subject not having the biomarker associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level of the biomarker in several control samples.

An “over-expression” or “significantly higher level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level in a test sample that is greater than the standard error of the assay employed to assess expression, and is preferably at least 10%, and more preferably 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 times or more higher than the expression activity or level of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subject not having the biomarker associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level of the biomarker in several control samples. A “significantly lower level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level in a test sample that is at least 10%, and more preferably 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 times or more lower than the expression level of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subject not having the biomarker associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level of the biomarker in several control samples.

The term “predictive” includes the use of a biomarker nucleic acid and/or protein status, e.g., over- or under-activity, emergence, expression, growth, remission, recurrence or resistance of tumors before, during or after therapy, for determining the likelihood of response of a cancer to a cancer vaccine alone or in combination with an immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy. Such predictive use of the biomarker may be confirmed by, e.g., (1) increased or decreased copy number (e.g., by FISH, FISH plus SKY, single-molecule sequencing, e.g., as described in the art at least at J. Biotechnol., 86:289-301, or qPCR), overexpression or underexpression of a biomarker nucleic acid (e.g., by ISH, Northern Blot, or qPCR), increased or decreased biomarker protein (e.g., by IHC), or increased or decreased activity, e.g., in more than about 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 100%, or more of assayed human cancers types or cancer samples; (2) its absolute or relatively modulated presence or absence in a biological sample, e.g., a sample containing tissue, whole blood, serum, plasma, buccal scrape, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, stool, or bone marrow, from a subject, e.g. a human, afflicted with cancer; (3) its absolute or relatively modulated presence or absence in clinical subset of patients with cancer (e.g., those responding to the cancer vaccine alone or in combination with an immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy, or those developing resistance thereto).

The terms “prevent,” “preventing,” “prevention,” “prophylactic treatment,” and the like refer to reducing the probability of developing a disease, disorder, or condition in a subject, who does not have, but is at risk of or susceptible to developing a disease, disorder, or condition.

The term “cancer response,” “response to immunotherapy,” or “response to modulators of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity/immunotherapy combination therapy” relates to any response of the hyperproliferative disorder (e.g., cancer) to a cancer agent, such as a modulator of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity, and an immunotherapy, preferably to a change in tumor mass and/or volume after initiation of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy. Hyperproliferative disorder response may be assessed, for example for efficacy or in a neoadjuvant or adjuvant situation, where the size of a tumor after systemic intervention can be compared to the initial size and dimensions as measured by CT, PET, mammogram, ultrasound or palpation. Responses may also be assessed by caliper measurement or pathological examination of the tumor after biopsy or surgical resection. Response may be recorded in a quantitative fashion like percentage change in tumor volume or in a qualitative fashion like “pathological complete response” (pCR), “clinical complete remission” (cCR), “clinical partial remission” (cPR), “clinical stable disease” (cSD), “clinical progressive disease” (cPD) or other qualitative criteria. Assessment of hyperproliferative disorder response may be done early after the onset of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, e.g., after a few hours, days, weeks or preferably after a few months. A typical endpoint for response assessment is upon termination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy or upon surgical removal of residual tumor cells and/or the tumor bed. This is typically three months after initiation of neoadjuvant therapy. In some embodiments, clinical efficacy of the therapeutic treatments described herein may be determined by measuring the clinical benefit rate (CBR). The clinical benefit rate is measured by determining the sum of the percentage of patients who are in complete remission (CR), the number of patients who are in partial remission (PR) and the number of patients having stable disease (SD) at a time point at least 6 months out from the end of therapy. The shorthand for this formula is CBR=CR+PR+SD over 6 months. In some embodiments, the CBR for a particular cancer therapeutic regimen is at least 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, or more. Additional criteria for evaluating the response to cancer therapies are related to “survival,” which includes all of the following: survival until mortality, also known as overall survival (wherein said mortality may be either irrespective of cause or tumor related); “recurrence-free survival” (wherein the term recurrence shall include both localized and distant recurrence); metastasis free survival; disease free survival (wherein the term disease shall include cancer and diseases associated therewith). The length of said survival may be calculated by reference to a defined start point (e.g., time of diagnosis or start of treatment) and end point (e.g., death, recurrence or metastasis). In addition, criteria for efficacy of treatment can be expanded to include response to chemotherapy, probability of survival, probability of metastasis within a given time period, and probability of tumor recurrence. For example, in order to determine appropriate threshold values, a particular cancer therapeutic regimen can be administered to a population of subjects and the outcome can be correlated to biomarker measurements that were determined prior to administration of any cancer therapy. The outcome measurement may be pathologic response to therapy given in the neoadjuvant setting. Alternatively, outcome measures, such as overall survival and disease-free survival can be monitored over a period of time for subjects following cancer therapy for which biomarker measurement values are known. In certain embodiments, the doses administered are standard doses known in the art for cancer therapeutic agents. The period of time for which subjects are monitored can vary. For example, subjects may be monitored for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60 months. Biomarker measurement threshold values that correlate to outcome of a cancer therapy can be determined using well-known methods in the art, such as those described in the Examples section.

The term “resistance” refers to an acquired or natural resistance of a cancer sample or a mammal to a cancer therapy (i.e., being nonresponsive to or having reduced or limited response to the therapeutic treatment), such as having a reduced response to a therapeutic treatment by 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, or more, such 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 15-fold, 20-fold or more, or any range in between, inclusive. The reduction in response can be measured by comparing with the same cancer sample or mammal before the resistance is acquired, or by comparing with a different cancer sample or a mammal that is known to have no resistance to the therapeutic treatment. A typical acquired resistance to chemotherapy is called “multidrug resistance.” The multidrug resistance can be mediated by P-glycoprotein or can be mediated by other mechanisms, or it can occur when a mammal is infected with a multi-drug-resistant microorganism or a combination of microorganisms. The determination of resistance to a therapeutic treatment is routine in the art and within the skill of an ordinarily skilled clinician, for example, can be measured by cell proliferative assays and cell death assays as described herein as “sensitizing.” In some embodiments, the term “reverses resistance” means that the use of a second agent in combination with a primary cancer therapy (e.g., chemotherapeutic or radiation therapy) is able to produce a significant decrease in tumor volume at a level of statistical significance (e.g., p<0.05) when compared to tumor volume of untreated tumor in the circumstance where the primary cancer therapy (e.g., chemotherapeutic or radiation therapy) alone is unable to produce a statistically significant decrease in tumor volume compared to tumor volume of untreated tumor. This generally applies to tumor volume measurements made at a time when the untreated tumor is growing log rhythmically.

The terms “response” or “responsiveness” refers to a cancer response, e.g. in the sense of reduction of tumor size or inhibiting tumor growth. The terms can also refer to an improved prognosis, for example, as reflected by an increased time to recurrence, which is the period to first recurrence censoring for second primary cancer as a first event or death without evidence of recurrence, or an increased overall survival, which is the period from treatment to death from any cause. To respond or to have a response means there is a beneficial endpoint attained when exposed to a stimulus. Alternatively, a negative or detrimental symptom is minimized, mitigated or attenuated on exposure to a stimulus. It will be appreciated that evaluating the likelihood that a tumor or subject will exhibit a favorable response is equivalent to evaluating the likelihood that the tumor or subject will not exhibit favorable response (i.e., will exhibit a lack of response or be non-responsive).

An “RNA interfering agent” as used herein, is defined as any agent which interferes with or inhibits expression of a target biomarker gene by RNA interference (RNAi). Such RNA interfering agents include, but are not limited to, nucleic acid molecules including RNA molecules which are homologous to the target biomarker gene of the present invention, or a fragment thereof, short interfering RNA (siRNA), and small molecules which interfere with or inhibit expression of a target biomarker nucleic acid by RNA interference (RNAi).

“RNA interference (RNAi)” is an evolutionally conserved process whereby the expression or introduction of RNA of a sequence that is identical or highly similar to a target biomarker nucleic acid results in the sequence specific degradation or specific post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) of messenger RNA (mRNA) transcribed from that targeted gene (see Coburn and Cullen (2002) J. Virol. 76:9225), thereby inhibiting expression of the target biomarker nucleic acid. In one embodiment, the RNA is double stranded RNA (dsRNA). This process has been described in plants, invertebrates, and mammalian cells. In nature, RNAi is initiated by the dsRNA-specific endonuclease Dicer, which promotes processive cleavage of long dsRNA into double-stranded fragments termed siRNAs. siRNAs are incorporated into a protein complex that recognizes and cleaves target mRNAs. RNAi can also be initiated by introducing nucleic acid molecules, e.g., synthetic siRNAs or RNA interfering agents, to inhibit or silence the expression of target biomarker nucleic acids. As used herein, “inhibition of target biomarker nucleic acid expression” or “inhibition of marker gene expression” includes any decrease in expression or protein activity or level of the target biomarker nucleic acid or protein encoded by the target biomarker nucleic acid. The decrease may be of at least 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95% or 99% or more as compared to the expression of a target biomarker nucleic acid or the activity or level of the protein encoded by a target biomarker nucleic acid which has not been targeted by an RNA interfering agent.

In addition to RNAi, genome editing can be used to modulate the copy number or genetic sequence of a biomarker of interest, such as constitutive or induced knockout or mutation of a biomarker of interest. For example, the CRISPR-Cas system can be used for precise editing of genomic nucleic acids (e.g., for creating non-functional or null mutations). In such embodiments, the CRISPR guide RNA and/or the Cas enzyme may be expressed. For example, a vector containing only the guide RNA can be administered to an animal or cells transgenic for the Cas9 enzyme. Similar strategies may be used (e.g., designer zinc finger, transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) or homing meganucleases). Such systems are well-known in the art (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,697,359; Sander and Joung (2014) Nat. Biotech. 32:347-355; Hale et al. (2009) Cell 139:945-956; Karginov and Hannon (2010) Mol. Cell 37:7; U.S. Pat. Publ. 2014/0087426 and 2012/0178169; Boch et al. (2011) Nat. Biotech. 29:135-136; Boch et al. (2009) Science 326:1509-1512; Moscou and Bogdanove (2009) Science 326:1501; Weber et al. (2011) PLoS One 6:e19722; Li et al. (2011) Nucl. Acids Res. 39:6315-6325; Zhang et al. (2011) Nat. Biotech. 29:149-153; Miller et al. (2011) Nat. Biotech. 29:143-148; Lin et al. (2014) Nucl. Acids Res. 42:e47). Such genetic strategies can use constitutive expression systems or inducible expression systems according to well-known methods in the art.

“Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA)” is the largest class of small non-coding RNA molecules. piRNAs form RNA-protein complexes through interactions with piwi proteins. These piRNA complexes have been linked to both epigenetic and post-transcriptional gene silencing of retrotransposons and other genetic elements in germ line cells, particularly those in spermatogenesis. They are distinct from microRNA (miRNA) in size (26-31 nt rather than 21-24 nt), lack of sequence conservation, and increased complexity. However, like other small RNAs, piRNAs are thought to be involved in gene silencing, specifically the silencing of transposons. The majority of piRNAs are antisense to transposon sequences, suggesting that transposons are the piRNA target. In mammals it appears that the activity of piRNAs in transposon silencing is most important during the development of the embryo, and in both C. elegans and humans, piRNAs are necessary for spermatogenesis. piRNA has a role in RNA silencing via the formation of an RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC).

“Aptamers” are oligonucleotide or peptide molecules that bind to a specific target molecule. “Nucleic acid aptamers” are nucleic acid species that have been engineered through repeated rounds of in vitro selection or equivalently, SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) to bind to various molecular targets such as small molecules, proteins, nucleic acids, and even cells, tissues and organisms. “Peptide aptamers” are artificial proteins selected or engineered to bind specific target molecules. These proteins consist of one or more peptide loops of variable sequence displayed by a protein scaffold. They are typically isolated from combinatorial libraries and often subsequently improved by directed mutation or rounds of variable region mutagenesis and selection. The “Affimer protein”, an evolution of peptide aptamers, is a small, highly stable protein engineered to display peptide loops which provides a high affinity binding surface for a specific target protein. It is a protein of low molecular weight, 12-14 kDa, derived from the cysteine protease inhibitor family of cystatins. Aptamers are useful in biotechnological and therapeutic applications as they offer molecular recognition properties that rival that of the commonly used biomolecule, antibodies. In addition to their discriminate recognition, aptamers offer advantages over antibodies as they can be engineered completely in a test tube, are readily produced by chemical synthesis, possess desirable storage properties, and elicit little or no immunogenicity in therapeutic applications.

As used herein, the term “intracellular immunoglobulin molecule” is a complete immunoglobulin which is the same as a naturally-occurring secreted immunoglobulin, but which remains inside of the cell following synthesis. An “intracellular immunoglobulin fragment” refers to any fragment, including single-chain fragments of an intracellular immunoglobulin molecule. Thus, an intracellular immunoglobulin molecule or fragment thereof is not secreted or expressed on the outer surface of the cell. Single-chain intracellular immunoglobulin fragments are referred to herein as “single-chain immunoglobulins.” As used herein, the term “intracellular immunoglobulin molecule or fragment thereof” is understood to encompass an “intracellular immunoglobulin,” a “single-chain intracellular immunoglobulin” (or fragment thereof), an “intracellular immunoglobulin fragment,” an “intracellular antibody” (or fragment thereof), and an “intrabody” (or fragment thereof). As such, the terms “intracellular immunoglobulin,” “intracellular Ig,” “intracellular antibody,” and “intrabody” may be used interchangeably herein, and are all encompassed by the generic definition of an “intracellular immunoglobulin molecule, or fragment thereof.” An intracellular immunoglobulin molecule, or fragment thereof of the present invention may, in some embodiments, comprise two or more subunit polypeptides, e.g., a “first intracellular immunoglobulin subunit polypeptide” and a “second intracellular immunoglobulin subunit polypeptide.” However, in other embodiments, an intracellular immunoglobulin may be a “single-chain intracellular immunoglobulin” including only a single polypeptide. As used herein, a “single-chain intracellular immunoglobulin” is defined as any unitary fragment that has a desired activity, for example, intracellular binding to an antigen. Thus, single-chain intracellular immunoglobulins encompass those which comprise both heavy and light chain variable regions which act together to bind antigen, as well as single-chain intracellular immunoglobulins which only have a single variable region which binds antigen, for example, a “camelized” heavy chain variable region as described herein. An intracellular immunoglobulin or Ig fragment may be expressed anywhere substantially within the cell, such as in the cytoplasm, on the inner surface of the cell membrane, or in a subcellular compartment (also referred to as cell subcompartment or cell compartment) such as the nucleus, Golgi, endoplasmic reticulum, endosome, mitochondria, etc. Additional cell subcompartments include those that are described herein and well known in the art.

The term “sample” used for detecting or determining the presence or level of at least one biomarker is typically whole blood, plasma, serum, saliva, urine, stool (e.g., feces), tears, and any other bodily fluid (e.g., as described above under the definition of “body fluids”), or a tissue sample (e.g., biopsy) such as bone marrow and bone sample, or surgical resection tissue. In certain instances, the method of the present invention further comprises obtaining the sample from the individual prior to detecting or determining the presence or level of at least one marker in the sample.

The term “sensitize” means to alter cancer cells or tumor cells in a way that allows for more effective treatment of the associated cancer with a cancer therapy (e.g., anti-immune checkpoint, chemotherapeutic, and/or radiation therapy). In some embodiments, normal cells are not affected to an extent that causes the normal cells to be unduly injured by the therapies. An increased sensitivity or a reduced sensitivity to a therapeutic treatment is measured according to a known method in the art for the particular treatment and methods described herein below, including, but not limited to, cell proliferative assays (Tanigawa N, Kern D H, Kikasa Y, Morton D L, Cancer Res 1982; 42: 2159-2164), cell death assays (Weisenthal L M, Shoemaker R H, Marsden J A, Dill P L, Baker J A, Moran E M, Cancer Res 1984; 94: 161-173; Weisenthal L M, Lippman M E, Cancer Treat Rep 1985; 69: 615-632; Weisenthal L M, In: Kaspers G J L, Pieters R, Twentyman P R, Weisenthal L M, Veerman A J P, eds. Drug Resistance in Leukemia and Lymphoma. Langhorne, P A: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1993: 415-432; Weisenthal L M, Contrib Gynecol Obstet 1994; 19: 82-90). The sensitivity or resistance may also be measured in animal by measuring the tumor size reduction over a period of time, for example, 6 month for human. A composition or a method sensitizes response to a therapeutic treatment if the increase in treatment sensitivity or the reduction in resistance is 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, or more, such 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 15-fold, 20-fold or more, or any range in between, inclusive, compared to treatment sensitivity or resistance in the absence of such composition or method. The determination of sensitivity or resistance to a therapeutic treatment is routine in the art and within the skill of an ordinarily skilled clinician. It is to be understood that any method described herein for enhancing the efficacy of a cancer therapy can be equally applied to methods for sensitizing hyperproliferative or otherwise cancerous cells (e.g., resistant cells) to the cancer therapy.

“Short interfering RNA” (siRNA), also referred to herein as “small interfering RNA” is defined as an agent which functions to inhibit expression of a target biomarker nucleic acid, e.g., by RNAi. An siRNA may be chemically synthesized, may be produced by in vitro transcription, or may be produced within a host cell. In one embodiment, siRNA is a double stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecule of about 15 to about 40 nucleotides in length, preferably about 15 to about 28 nucleotides, more preferably about 19 to about 25 nucleotides in length, and more preferably about 19, 20, 21, or 22 nucleotides in length, and may contain a 3′ and/or 5′ overhang on each strand having a length of about 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides. The length of the overhang is independent between the two strands, i.e., the length of the overhang on one strand is not dependent on the length of the overhang on the second strand. Preferably the siRNA is capable of promoting RNA interference through degradation or specific post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) of the target messenger RNA (mRNA).

In another embodiment, an siRNA is a small hairpin (also called stem loop) RNA (shRNA). In one embodiment, these shRNAs are composed of a short (e.g., 19-25 nucleotide) antisense strand, followed by a 5-9 nucleotide loop, and the analogous sense strand. Alternatively, the sense strand may precede the nucleotide loop structure and the antisense strand may follow. These shRNAs may be contained in plasmids, retroviruses, and lentiviruses and expressed from, for example, the pol III U6 promoter, or another promoter (see, e.g., Stewart, et al. (2003) RNA April; 9(4):493-501 incorporated by reference herein).

RNA interfering agents, e.g., siRNA molecules, may be administered to a patient having or at risk for having cancer, to inhibit expression of a biomarker gene which is overexpressed in cancer and thereby treat, prevent, or inhibit cancer in the subject.

The term “small molecule” is a term of the art and includes molecules that are less than about 1000 molecular weight or less than about 500 molecular weight. In one embodiment, small molecules do not exclusively comprise peptide bonds. In another embodiment, small molecules are not oligomeric. Exemplary small molecule compounds which can be screened for activity include, but are not limited to, peptides, peptidomimetics, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, small organic molecules (e.g., polyketides) (Cane et al. (1998) Science 282:63), and natural product extract libraries. In another embodiment, the compounds are small, organic non-peptidic compounds. In a further embodiment, a small molecule is not biosynthetic.

The term “specific binding” refers to antibody binding to a predetermined antigen. Typically, the antibody binds with an affinity (K_(D)) of approximately less than 10⁻⁷M, such as approximately less than 10⁻⁸ M, 10⁻⁹M or 10⁻¹⁰ M or even lower when determined by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology in a BIACORE® assay instrument using an antigen of interest as the analyte and the antibody as the ligand, and binds to the predetermined antigen with an affinity that is at least 1.1-, 1.2-, 1.3-, 1.4-, 1.5-, 1.6-, 1.7-, 1.8-, 1.9-, 2.0-, 2.5-, 3.0-, 3.5-, 4.0-, 4.5-, 5.0-, 6.0-, 7.0-, 8.0-, 9.0-, or 10.0-fold or greater than its affinity for binding to a non-specific antigen (e.g., BSA, casein) other than the predetermined antigen or a closely-related antigen. The phrases “an antibody recognizing an antigen” and “an antibody specific for an antigen” are used interchangeably herein with the term “an antibody which binds specifically to an antigen.” Selective binding is a relative term referring to the ability of an antibody to discriminate the binding of one antigen over another.

The term “subject” refers to any healthy animal, mammal or human, or any animal, mammal or human afflicted with a cancer, e.g., brain, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, liver, breast, prostate, and/or colorectal cancers, melanoma, multiple myeloma, and the like. The term “subject” is interchangeable with “patient.”

The term “survival” includes all of the following: survival until mortality, also known as overall survival (wherein said mortality may be either irrespective of cause or tumor related); “recurrence-free survival” (wherein the term recurrence shall include both localized and distant recurrence); metastasis free survival; disease free survival (wherein the term disease shall include cancer and diseases associated therewith). The length of said survival may be calculated by reference to a defined start point (e.g. time of diagnosis or start of treatment) and end point (e.g. death, recurrence or metastasis). In addition, criteria for efficacy of treatment can be expanded to include response to chemotherapy, probability of survival, probability of metastasis within a given time period, and probability of tumor recurrence.

The term “synergistic effect” refers to the combined effect of two or more cancer agents (e.g., a cancer vaccine in combination with immunotherapy) can be greater than the sum of the separate effects of the cancer agents/therapies alone.

The term “T cell” includes CD4⁺ T cells and CD8⁺ T cells. The term T cell also includes both T helper 1 type T cells and T helper 2 type T cells. The term “antigen presenting cell” includes professional antigen presenting cells (e.g., B lymphocytes, monocytes, dendritic cells, Langerhans cells), as well as other antigen presenting cells (e.g., keratinocytes, endothelial cells, astrocytes, fibroblasts, and oligodendrocytes).

The term “therapeutic effect” refers to a local or systemic effect in animals, particularly mammals, and more particularly humans, caused by a pharmacologically active substance. The term thus means any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease or in the enhancement of desirable physical or mental development and conditions in an animal or human. The phrase “therapeutically-effective amount” means that amount of such a substance that produces some desired local or systemic effect at a reasonable benefit/risk ratio applicable to any treatment. In certain embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound will depend on its therapeutic index, solubility, and the like. For example, certain compounds discovered by the methods of the present invention may be administered in a sufficient amount to produce a reasonable benefit/risk ratio applicable to such treatment.

The terms “therapeutically-effective amount” and “effective amount” as used herein means that amount of a compound, material, or composition comprising a compound of the present invention which is effective for producing some desired therapeutic effect in at least a sub-population of cells in an animal at a reasonable benefit/risk ratio applicable to any medical treatment. Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of subject compounds may be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals, e.g., for determining the LD₅₀ and the ED₅₀. Compositions that exhibit large therapeutic indices are preferred. In some embodiments, the LD₅₀ (lethal dosage) can be measured and can be, for example, at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or more reduced for the agent relative to no administration of the agent. Similarly, the ED₅₀ (i.e., the concentration which achieves a half-maximal inhibition of symptoms) can be measured and can be, for example, at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or more increased for the agent relative to no administration of the agent. Also, Similarly, the IC₅₀ (i.e., the concentration which achieves half-maximal cytotoxic or cytostatic effect on cancer cells) can be measured and can be, for example, at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or more increased for the agent relative to no administration of the agent. In some embodiments, cancer cell growth in an assay can be inhibited by at least about 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or even 100%. In another embodiment, at least about a 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or even 100% decrease in a solid malignancy can be achieved.

The term “substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals” includes preparations of antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein in which the protein is separated from chemical precursors or other chemicals which are involved in the synthesis of the protein. In one embodiment, the language “substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals” includes preparations of antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein having less than about 30% (by dry weight) of chemical precursors or non-antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein chemicals, more preferably less than about 20% chemical precursors or non-antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein chemicals, still more preferably less than about 10% chemical precursors or non-antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein chemicals, and most preferably less than about 5% chemical precursors or non-antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein chemicals.

A “transcribed polynucleotide” or “nucleotide transcript” is a polynucleotide (e.g. an mRNA, hnRNA, a cDNA, or an analog of such RNA or cDNA) which is complementary to or homologous with all or a portion of a mature mRNA made by transcription of a biomarker nucleic acid and normal post-transcriptional processing (e.g. splicing), if any, of the RNA transcript, and reverse transcription of the RNA transcript.

The term “host cell” is intended to refer to a cell into which a nucleic acid encompassed by the present invention, such as a recombinant expression vector encompassed by the present invention, has been introduced. The terms “host cell” and “recombinant host cell” are used interchangeably herein. It should be understood that such terms refer not only to the particular subject cell but to the progeny or potential progeny of such a cell. Because certain modifications may occur in succeeding generations due to either mutation or environmental influences, such progeny may not, in fact, be identical to the parent cell, but are still included within the scope of the term as used herein.

The term “vector” refers to a nucleic acid capable of transporting another nucleic acid to which it has been linked. One type of vector is a “plasmid”, which refers to a circular double stranded DNA loop into which additional DNA segments may be ligated. Another type of vector is a viral vector, wherein additional DNA segments may be ligated into the viral genome. Certain vectors are capable of autonomous replication in a host cell into which they are introduced (e.g., bacterial vectors having a bacterial origin of replication and episomal mammalian vectors). Other vectors (e.g., non-episomal mammalian vectors) are integrated into the genome of a host cell upon introduction into the host cell, and thereby are replicated along with the host genome. Moreover, certain vectors are capable of directing the expression of genes to which they are operatively linked. Such vectors are referred to herein as “recombinant expression vectors” or simply “expression vectors”. In general, expression vectors of utility in recombinant DNA techniques are often in the form of plasmids. In the present specification, “plasmid” and “vector” may be used interchangeably as the plasmid is the most commonly used form of vector. However, the invention is intended to include such other forms of expression vectors, such as viral vectors (e.g., replication defective retroviruses, adenoviruses and adeno-associated viruses), which serve equivalent functions.

As used herein, the term “unresponsiveness” includes refractivity of cancer cells to therapy or refractivity of therapeutic cells, such as immune cells, to stimulation, e.g., stimulation via an activating receptor or a cytokine. Unresponsiveness can occur, e.g., because of exposure to immunosuppressants or exposure to high doses of antigen. As used herein, the term “allergy” or “tolerance” includes refractivity to activating receptor-mediated stimulation. Such refractivity is generally antigen-specific and persists after exposure to the tolerizing antigen has ceased. For example, anergy in T cells (as opposed to unresponsiveness) is characterized by lack of cytokine production, e.g., IL-2. T cell anergy occurs when T cells are exposed to antigen and receive a first signal (a T cell receptor or CD-3 mediated signal) in the absence of a second signal (a costimulatory signal). Under these conditions, reexposure of the cells to the same antigen (even if reexposure occurs in the presence of a costimulatory polypeptide) results in failure to produce cytokines and, thus, failure to proliferate. Anergic T cells can, however, proliferate if cultured with cytokines (e.g., IL-2). For example, T cell anergy can also be observed by the lack of IL-2 production by T lymphocytes as measured by ELISA or by a proliferation assay using an indicator cell line. Alternatively, a reporter gene construct can be used. For example, anergic T cells fail to initiate IL-2 gene transcription induced by a heterologous promoter under the control of the 5′ IL-2 gene enhancer or by a multimer of the AP1 sequence that can be found within the enhancer (Kang et al. (1992) Science 257:1134).

The term “TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway” refers to one branch of the TGFβ signaling pathway. The TGFβ signaling pathway is involved in many cellular processes in both the adult organism and the developing embryo including but are not limited to cell growth, cell differentiation, apoptosis, cellular homeostasis and other cellular functions. In some embodiments, TGFβ superfamily ligands (e.g., TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and/or TGFβ3) bind to a type II receptor, which recruits and phosphorylates a type I receptor. The type I receptor then phosphorylates receptor-regulated SMADs (R-SMADs; e.g., SMAD1, SMAD2, SMAD3, SMAD5, or SMAD9) which can now bind the coSMAD (e.g., SMAD4). R-SMAD/coSMAD complexes accumulate in the nucleus where they act as transcription factors and participate in the regulation of target gene expression. In the branch of the “TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway”, R-SMAD/coSMAD complexes further associate with p63 in the nucleus to regulate target gene expression. In one embodiment, R-SMAD is Smad2. TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway activation can be assessed by analyzing, for example, Smad2 phosphorylation, Smad2 nuclear translocation, association of Smad2 with p63, and/or the activation of the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signature genes. The TGFβ-Smad/p63 signatures may include, but are not limited to, upregulation of ICOSL, PYCARD, SFN, PERP, RIPK3, and/or SESN1, and/or downregulation of KSR1, EIF4EBP1, ITGA5, EMILIN1, CD200, and/or CSF1.

In some embodiments, upon binding to its receptors, TGFβ promotes the formation of TGFBRII and TGFBR1 heterodimers on cell plasma membrane. The cytoplasmic signaling molecules R-Smads (such as Smad2 and Smad3) are then phosphorylated by the activated TGFBRI. The activated R-Smads form a complex with Co-Smad (such as Smad4) and translocate into the cell nucleus. As demonstrated herein, by partnering with p63 (or other p53 family members such as p53 or p73), the Smads/p63 trancriptional complex upregulates proinflammatory genes (such as Icosl, Nfkbib, Tnfaip3, Pik3r1, and Perp) and dowregulates oncogenic genes (such as Cd200, Cxcl5, Csf1, Pdgfrb, Fgfr1, Vegfa). Therefore tumor cells with activated TGFβ-Smads/p63 signatures display strong “eat me” signals to the immune system and trigger antitumor immune responses by recruiting antigen presenting cells (such dendritic cell). The dendritic cells (DCs) take up tumor specific antigens and promote tumor specific effector and memory T cell responses to provide the host with full protection against tumors. The TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway can be activated by modulating signaling molecules involved in this pathway. In specific embodiments, Smad superfamilies (including Smad1, Smad2, Smad3, Smad4, Smad5, Smad6, Smad7, and Smad9) and p53 superfamilies (including p53, p63, and p73) are modulated to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway in the compositions and methods encompassed by the present invention.

The TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway can be by activated by providing a TGFβ superfamily ligand or an agonist of the TGFβ signaling pathway. It can also be regulated and/or at the level of Smad and p63. Exemplary agents useful for activating TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway, or other biomarkers described herein, include small molecules, peptides, and nucleic acids, etc. that can upregulate the expression and/or activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragments thereof; and/or decrease the copy number, amount, and/or activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 2, or fragments thereof. Exemplary agents useful for activating TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway, or other biomarkers described herein, also include TGFβ superfamily ligands.

In one embodiment, suitable agonists include naturally-occurring agonists of the TGFβ superfamily member, or fragments and variants thereof. For example, agonists of TGFβ signaling may include a soluble form of endoglin, see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,719,120, 5,830,847, and 6,015,693, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In another embodiment, suitable agonists may include inhibitors of naturally-occurring TGFβ antagonists. Multiple naturally-occurring modulators have been identified that regulate TGFβ signaling. For example, access of TGFβ ligands to receptors is inhibited by the soluble proteins LAP, decorin and α2-macroglobulin that bind and sequester the ligands (Balemans and Van Hul (2002) Dev. Biol. 250:231-250). TGFβ ligand access to receptors is also controlled by membrane-bound receptors. BAMBI acts as a decoy receptor, competing with the type I receptor (Onichtchouk et al. (1999) Nature 401:480-485); betaglycan (TGFβ type II receptor) enhances TGFβ binding to the type II receptor (Brown et al. (1999) Science 283:2080-2082, Massagué (1998) Annu. Rev. Biochem. 67:753-791, del Re et al. (2004) J. Biol. Chem. 279:22765-22772); and endoglin enhances TGFβ binding to ALK1 in endothelial cells (Marchuk (1998) Curr. Opin. Hematol. 5:332-338; Massagué (2000) Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell. Biol. 1: 169-178; Shi and Massagué (2003) Cell 113:685-700). Cripto, an EGF-CFC GPI-anchored membrane protein, acts as a co-receptor, increasing the binding of the TGFβ ligands, nodal, Vg1, and GDF1 to activin receptors (Cheng et al. (2003) Genes Dev. 17:31-36, Shen and Schier (2000) Trends Genet. 16:303-309) while blocking activin signaling. Suitable agonists also include synthetic or human recombinant compounds. Classes of molecules that can function as agonists include, but are not limited to, small molecules, antibodies (including fragments or variants thereof, such as Fab fragments, Fab′2 fragments and scFvs), and peptidomimetics.

As used herein, the term “TGFβ superfamily” refers to a large family of multifunctional proteins that regulate a variety of cellular functions including cellular proliferation, migration, differentiation and apoptosis. The TGFβ superfamily presently comprises more than 30 members, including, among others, activins, inhibins, Transforming Growth Factors-beta (TGFβs), Growth and Differentiation Factors (GDFs), Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs), and Müllerian inhibiting Substance (MIS). All of these molecules are peptide growth factors that are structurally related to TGFβ. They all share a common motif called a cysteine knot, which is constituted by seven especially conservative cysteine residues organized in a rigid structure (Massagué (1998) Annu. Rev. Biochem. 67:753-791). Unlike classical hormones, members of the TGFβ superfamily are multifunctional proteins whose effects depend on the type and stage of the target cells as much as the growth factors themselves.

TGFβ superfamily members suitable for use in the practice of the present invention include any member of the TGFβ superfamily that can activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. In one embodiment, TGFβ superfamily members are from the TGFβ family, which include but are not limited to, LAP, TGFβ1, TGFβ2, TGFβ3, and TGFβ5. In another embodiment, TGFβ superfamily members are from the Activin family, which include but are not limited to, Activin A, Activin AB, Activin AC, Activin B, Activin C, C17ORF99, INHBA, INHBB, Inhibin, Inhibin A, and Inhibin B. In still another embodiment, TGFβ superfamily members are from the BMP (Bone Morphogenetic Protein) family, which include but are not limited to, BMP-1/PCP, BMP-2, BMP-2/BMP-6 Heterodimer, BMP-2/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-2a, BMP-3, BMP-3b/GDF-10, BMP-4, BMP-4/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-5, BMP-6, BMP-7, BMP-8, BMP-8a, BMP-8b, BMP-9, BMP-10, BMP-15/GDF-9B, and Decapentaplegic/DPP. In yet another embodiment, TGFβ superfamily members are from the GDNF family, which include but are not limited to, Artemin, GDNF, Neurturin, and Persephin. Additional TGFβ superfamily members include Lefty A, Lefty B, MIS/AMH, Nodal, and SCUBE3.

In certain embodiments, TGFβ superfamily members are from the TGFβ family. TGFβ, the founding member of TGFβ family, has been shown to play a variety of roles ranging from embryonic pattern formation to cell growth regulation in adult tissues. Mammalian cells can produce three different isoforms of TGFβ: TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3. These isoforms exhibit the same basic structure (they are homodimers of 112 amino acids that are stabilized by intra- and inter-chain disulfide bonds) and their amino acid sequences present a high degree of homology (>70%). However, each isoform is encoded by a distinct gene, and each is expressed in both a tissue-specific and developmentally regulated fashion (Massagué (1998) Annu. Rev. Biochem. 67:753-791). TGFβ exerts its biological functions by signal transduction cascades that ultimately activate and/or suppress expression of a set of specific genes. Cross-linking studies have shown that TGFβ mainly binds to three high-affinity cell-surface proteins, called TGFβ receptors of type I, type II, and type III (Massagué and Like (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260:2636-2645, Cheifetz et al. (1986) J. Biol. Chem. 261:9972-9978). In some embodiments, TGFβ triggers its signal by first binding to its type II receptor, then recruiting and activating its type I receptors. The activated type I receptors then phosphorylate its intracellular signal transducer molecules, the Smad proteins (Heldin et al. (1997) Nature 390:465-471; Derynck et al. (1998) Cell 95:737-740).

The term “TGFβ1” or “Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1” refers to a secreted ligand of the TGFβ superfamily of proteins. Ligands of this family bind various TGFβ receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate gene expression. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate a latency-associated peptide (LAP) and a mature peptide, and is found in either a latent form composed of a mature peptide homodimer, a LAP homodimer, and a latent TGFβ binding protein, or in an active form consisting solely of the mature peptide homodimer. The mature peptide can also form heterodimers with other TGFβ family members. Activation into mature form follows different steps: following cleavage of the proprotein in the Golgi apparatus, LAP and TGFβ1 chains remain non-covalently linked rendering TGFβ1 inactive during storage in extracellular matrix. At the same time, LAP chain interacts with “milieu molecules”, LTBP1, LRRC32/GARP and LRRC33/NRROS, that control activation of TGFβ1 and maintain it in a latent state during storage in extracellular milieus. TGF-beta-1 is released from LAP by integrins. Integrin-binding to LAP stabilizes an alternative conformation of the LAP bowtie tail and results in distortion of the LAP chain and subsequent release of the active TGFβ1. Once activated following release of LAP, TGFβ1 acts by binding to TGFβ receptors, which transduce signal. In preferred embodiment, the term “TGFβ1” refers to the activated TGFβ1.

TGFβ1 regulates cell proliferation, differentiation and growth, and can modulate expression and activation of other growth factors including interferon gamma and tumor necrosis factor alpha. TGFβ1 plays an important role in bone remodeling. It acts as a potent stimulator of osteoblastic bone formation, causing chemotaxis, proliferation and differentiation in committed osteoblasts. It can promote either T-helper 17 cells (Th17) or regulatory T-cells (Treg) lineage differentiation in a concentration-dependent manner. At high concentrations, TGFβ1 leads to FOXP3-mediated suppression of RORC and down-regulation of IL-17 expression, favoring Treg cell development. At low concentrations in concert with IL-6 and IL-21, TGFβ1 leads to expression of the IL-17 and IL-23 receptors, favoring differentiation to Th17 cells. TGFβ1 stimulates sustained production of collagen through the activation of CREB3L1 by regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP). TGFβ1 mediates SMAD2/3 activation by inducing its phosphorylation and subsequent translocation to the nucleus (Hwangbo et al. (2016) Oncogene 35:389-401). It can also induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell migration in various cell types (Hwangbo et al. (2016) Oncogene 35:389-401). TGFβ1 is frequently upregulated in tumor cells, and mutations in this gene result in Camurati-Engelmann disease.

The term “TGFβ1” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human TGFβ1 cDNA and human TGFβ1 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, one human TGFβ1 isoform is known. The human TGFβ1 transcript (NM 000660.7) encodes TGFβ1 proprotein preproprotein (NP_000651.3). Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of TGFβ1 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee TGFβ1 (XM_016936045.2 and XP 016791534.1; XM_512687.6 and XP_512687.2; and XM_009435655.3 and XP_009433930.1); dog TGFβ1 (NM_001003309.1 and NP_001003309.1), cattle TGFβ1 (NM_001166068.1 and NP_001159540.1), mouse TGFβ1 (NM_011577.2 and NP_035707.1), and rat TGFβ1 (NM_021578.2 and NP_067589.1).

The term “TGFβ2” or “transforming growth factor-beta 2” refers to a secreted ligand of the TGFβ superfamily of proteins. As described herein, ligands of this family bind various TGFβ receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate gene expression. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate a latency-associated peptide (LAP) and a mature peptide, and is found in either a latent form composed of a mature peptide homodimer, a LAP homodimer, and a latent TGFβ binding protein, or in an active form consisting solely of the mature peptide homodimer. The mature peptide may also form heterodimers with other TGFβ family members. Activation into mature form follows different steps: following cleavage of the proprotein in the Golgi apparatus, LAP and TGFβ2 chains remain non-covalently linked rendering TGFβ2 inactive during storage in extracellular matrix. At the same time, LAP chain interacts with “milieu molecules”, such as LTBP1 and LRRC32/GARP, that control activation of TGFβ2 and maintain it in a latent state during storage in extracellular milieus. Once activated following release of LAP, TGFβ2 acts by binding to TGFβ receptors, which transduce signal. In preferred embodiment, the term “TGFβ2” refers to the activated TGFβ2. Disruption of the TGFβ/SMAD pathway has been implicated in a variety of human cancers. TGFβ2 regulates various processes such as angiogenesis and heart development (Boileau et al. (2012) Nat. Genet. 44:916-921, Lindsay et al. (2012) Nat. Genet. 44:922-927). A chromosomal translocation that includes TGFβ2 gene is associated with Peters' anomaly, a congenital defect of the anterior chamber of the eye. Mutations in TGFβ2 gene can be associated with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

The term “TGFβ2” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human TGFβ2 cDNA and human TGFβ2 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, two human TGFβ2 isoforms are known. The TGFβ2 transcript variant 1 (NM_001135599.3) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longer isoform 1 (NP_001129071.1). The TGFβ2 transcript variant 2 (NM_003238.5) lacks an in-frame exon in the 5′ coding region compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform 2 (NM_003238.5) is shorter than isoform 1. Both isoforms may undergo similar proteolytic processing. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of TGFβ2 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee TGFβ2 (XM_001172158.6 and XP_001172158.1, and XM_514203.7 and XP_514203.2); monkey TGFβ2 (NM_001266518.1 and NP_001253447.1); dog TGFβ2 (XM_005640824.2 and XP_005640881.1, XM_545713.6 and XP_545713.2; and XM_853584.5 and XP_858677.1), cattle TGFβ2 (NM_001113252.1 and NP_001106723.1), mouse TGFβ2 (NM_001329107.1 and NP_001316036.1; and NM_009367.4 and NP_033393.2), rat TGFβ2 (NM_031131.1 and NP_112393.1), and chicken TGFβ2 (NM_001031045.3 and NP_001026216.2).

The term “TGFβ3” or “transforming growth factor-beta 3” refers to a secreted ligand of the TGFβ superfamily of proteins. As described herein, ligands of this family bind various TGFβ receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate gene expression. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate a latency-associated peptide (LAP) and a mature peptide, and is found in either a latent form composed of a mature peptide homodimer, a LAP homodimer, and a latent TGFβ binding protein, or in an active form consisting solely of the mature peptide homodimer. The mature peptide may also form heterodimers with other TGFβ family members. Activation of TGFβ3 into mature form follows different steps. Following cleavage of the proprotein in the Golgi apparatus, LAP and TGFβ3 chains remain non-covalently linked rendering TGFβ3 inactive during storage in extracellular matrix. At the same time, LAP chain interacts with “milieu molecules”, such as LTBP1 and LRRC32/GARP that control activation of TGFβ3 and maintain it in a latent state during storage in extracellular milieus. TGFβ3 is released from LAP by integrins. Integrin-binding results in distortion of the LAP chain and subsequent release of the active TGFβ-3. Once activated following release of LAP, TGFβ-3 acts by binding to TGFβ receptors, which transduce signal. In preferred embodiment, the term “TGFβ3” refers to the activated TGFβ3.

TGFβ3 is involved in embryogenesis and cell differentiation, and can play a role in wound healing. TGFβ3 is required in various processes such as secondary palate development. Mutations in TGFβ3 gene are a cause of aortic aneurysms and dissections, as well as familial arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 1.

The term “TGFβ3” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human TGFβ3 cDNA and human TGFβ3 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, three human TGFβ3 isoforms are known. The TGFβ3 transcript variant 1 (NM_003239.4) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longer isoform 1 (NP_003230.1). The TGFβ3 transcript variant 2 (NM_001329939.1) differs in the 5′ UTR compared to variant 1, and encodes the same isoform (NP_001316868.1) as that of variant 1. The TGFβ3 transcript variant 3 (NM_001329938.2) lacks several exons and its 3′ terminal exon extends past a splice site that is used in variant 1. This results in an early stop codon and a novel 3′ UTR compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform 2 (NP_001316867.1) has a shorter C-terminus than isoform 1. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of TGFβ3 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee TGFβ3 (XM_016926465.2 and XP_016781954.1, XM_016926464.2 and XP_016781953.1, XM_001161669.5 and XP_001161669.1, and XM_009428178.2 and XP_009426453.1); monkey TGFβ3 (NM_001257475.1 and NP_001244404.1); dog TGFβ3 (XM_849026.5 and XP_854119.2), cattle TGFβ3 (NM_001101183.1 and NP_001094653.1), mouse TGFβ3 (NM_009368.3 and NP_033394.2), rat TGFβ3 (NM_013174.2 and NP_037306.1), and chicken TGFβ3 (NM_205454.1 and NP_990785.1).

The term “Smad” refers to a family of receptor-activated, signal transducing transcription factors that transmit signals from TGFβ family receptors. Members of the Smad family of proteins have been identified based on homology to the Drosophila gene Mothers against dpp (mad), which encodes an essential element in the Drosophila dpp signal transduction pathway (Sekelsky et al. (1995) Genetics 139:1347-1358, Newfeld et al. (1996) Development 122:2099-2108). Smad proteins are generally characterized by highly conserved amino- and carboxy-terminal domains separated by a proline-rich linker. The amino terminal domain (the MH1 domain) mediates DNA binding, and the carboxy terminal domain (the MH2 domain) associates with the receptor.

At least eight Smad proteins have been identified and shown to participate in signal responses induced by TGFβ family members (Kretzschmar and Massagué (1998) Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 8:103-111). These Smads can be divided into three subgroups. One group (Smads1, 2, 3, 5 and 9) includes Smads that are direct substrates of a TGFβ family receptor kinase. Another group (Smad 4) includes Smads that are not direct receptor substrates, but participate in signaling by associating with receptor-activated Smads. The third group of Smads (Smad6 and Smad7) consists of proteins that inhibit activation of Smads in the first two groups.

Smads have specific roles in pathways of different TGFβ family members. Among Smad proteins identified for TGFβ family members, Smad2 and Smad3 are specific for TGFβ signaling (Heldin et al. (1997) Nature 390:465-471). The activated Smad2 and Smad3 interact with common mediator Smad4 and translocate into nuclei, where they activate a set of specific genes (Heldin et al. (1997) Nature 390:465-471). The TGFβ pathway uses the signal inhibitory proteins Smad6 and Smad7 to balance the net output of the signaling, as well as direct activation of Smad2 and/or Smad3.

While Smad2 and Smad3 have intrinsic transactivation activity as transcription factors (Zawel et al. (1998) Mol. Cell. 1:611-617), studies have demonstrated that they activate specific gene expression largely through specifically interacting with other nuclear factors (Derynck et al. (1998) Cell 95:737-740). A specific TGFβ-mediated effect on a given cell type can be achieved by activating a specific Smad protein, resulting in alterations in expression of specific genes. Smad proteins of particular interest include, for example, Smad2 (Nakao et al (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:2896-2900).

The term “SMAD2” refers to SMAD family member 2, which belongs to the SMAD, a family of proteins similar to the gene products of the Drosophila gene “mothers against decapentaplegic” (Mad) and the C. elegans gene Sma. SMAD proteins are signal transducers and transcriptional modulators that mediate multiple signaling pathways. SMAD2 mediates the signal of TGFβ, and thus regulates multiple cellular processes, such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, and differentiation. SMAD2 is recruited to the TGFβ receptors through its interaction with the SMAD anchor for receptor activation (SARA) protein. In response to TGFβ signal, SMAD2 is phosphorylated by the TGFβ receptors. The phosphorylation induces the dissociation of SMAD2 with SARA and the association with the family member SMAD4. The association with SMAD4 is important for the translocation of SMAD2 into the nucleus, where it binds to target promoters and forms a transcription repressor complex with other cofactors (e.g., p63). It binds the TRE element in the promoter region of many genes that are regulated by TGFβ. SMAD2 can also be phosphorylated by activin type 1 receptor kinase, and mediates the signal from the activin. SMAD2 can act as a tumor suppressor in colorectal carcinoma. It positively regulates PDPK1 kinase activity by stimulating its dissociation from the 14-3-3 protein YWHAQ which acts as a negative regulator. In one embodiment, the human SMAD2 protein has 467 amino acids and a molecular mass of 52306 Da.

The term “SMAD2” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human SMAD2 cDNA and human SMAD2 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, three human SMAD2 isoforms are known. The SMAD2 transcript variant 2 (NM_001003652.4) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longer isoform 1 (NP_001003652.1). The SMAD2 transcript variant 1 (NM_005901.6) uses an alternate exon (1b) in the 5′ UTR compared to variant 2, but encodes the same isoform 1 (NP_005892.1). The SMAD2 transcript variant 3 (NM_005901.6) lacks an in-frame exon in the 5′ coding region, compared to variant 2, resulting in an isoform 2 (NP_001129409.1) that is shorter than isoform 1. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of SMAD2 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee SMAD2 (XM_512121.7 and XP_512121.1; XM_001149646.5 and XP_001149646.1; XM_009433959.2 and XP_009432234.1; XM_016933662.1 and XP_016789151.1; XM_016933657.1 and XP_016789146.1, XM_016933659.1 and XP_016789148.1, XM_016933658.1 and XP_016789147.1, XM_009433960.3 and XP_009432235.1, and XM_016933663.1 and XP_016789152.1); monkey SMAD2 (NM_001266803.1 and NP_001253732.1); dog SMAD2 (XM_005622832.3 and XP_005622889.1, XM_022421406.1 and XP_022277114.1; XM_847706.5 and XP_852799.1; XM_005622830.3 and XP_005622887.1; XM_005622831.3 and XP_005622888.1; XM_861095.5 and XP_866188.1; and XM_022421405.1 and XP_022277113.1), cattle SMAD2 (NM_001046218.1 and NP_001039683.1), mouse SMAD2 (NM_001252481.1 and NP_001239410.1; NM_001311070.1 and NP_001297999.1; and NM_010754.5 and NP_034884.2), rat SMAD2 (NM_001277450.1 and NP_001264379.1; and NM_019191.2 and NP_062064.1), and chicken SMAD2 (NM_204561.1 and NP_989892.1). Representative sequences of SMAD2 orthologs are presented below in Table 1.

Anti-SMAD2 antibodies suitable for detecting SMAD2 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibodies AM06653SU-N and AM31101PU-N(OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), AF3797, NB100-56462, NBP2-67376, and NBP2-44217 (antibodies from Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), ab40855, ab63576, and ab202445, (antibodies from AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting SMAD2 expression. Moreover, multiple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing SMAD2 Expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as siRNA products #sc-38374 and #sc-44338 and CRISPR product #sc-400475 from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, RNAi products SR320897, TG309255, TR309255, and TL309255, and CRISPR products KN404604 and KN516271 (Origene), and multiple CRISPR products from GenScript (Piscataway, N.J.). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding SMAD2 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an SMAD2 molecule encompassed by the present invention.

The term “p63” or “TP63” refers to a member of the p53 family of transcription factors. The functional domains of p53 family proteins include an N-terminal transactivation domain, a central DNA-binding domain and an oligomerization domain. Alternative splicing of p63 gene and the use of alternative promoters results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms that vary in their functional properties. These isoforms function during skin development and maintenance, adult stem/progenitor cell regulation, heart development and premature aging. Some isoforms have been found to protect the germline by eliminating oocytes or testicular germ cells that have suffered DNA damage. Mutations in p63 gene are associated with ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip/palate syndrome 3 (EEC3); split-hand/foot malformation 4 (SHFM4); ankyloblepharon-ectodermal defects-cleft lip/palate; ADULT syndrome (acro-dermato-ungual-lacrimal-tooth); limb-mammary syndrome; Rap-Hodgkin syndrome (RHS); and orofacial cleft 8. P63 acts as a sequence specific DNA binding transcriptional activator or repressor. The isoforms contain a varying set of transactivation and auto-regulating transactivation inhibiting domains thus showing an isoform specific activity. Isoform 2 activates RIPK4 transcription. P63 can be required in conjunction with TP73/p73 for initiation of p53/TP53 dependent apoptosis in response to genotoxic insults and the presence of activated oncogenes. It is involved in Notch signaling by probably inducing JAG1 and JAG2. P63 plays a role in the regulation of epithelial morphogenesis. The ratio of DeltaN-type and TA*-type isoforms can govern the maintenance of epithelial stem cell compartments and regulate the initiation of epithelial stratification from the undifferentiated embryonal ectoderm. P63 is required for limb formation from the apical ectodermal ridge. P63 activates transcription of the p21 promoter. In one embodiment, the human P63 protein has 680 amino acids and a molecular mass of 76785 Da.

The term “p63” or “TP63” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human p63 cDNA and human p63 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, 13 human XBP1 isoforms are known. The p63 transcript variant 1 (NM_003722.5) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform, p63 isoform 1 (NP_003713.3). The p63 transcript variant 2 (NM_001114978.2) lacks an exon in the 3′ coding region that results in a frameshift, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (2, also known as TAp63beta and TA-beta; NP_001108450.1) is shorter and has a distinct C-terminus, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 3 (NM_001114979.2) differs in the 3′ UTR and coding region, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (3, also known as TAp63gamma, TA-gamma, and p51A; NP_001108451.1) is shorter and has a distinct C-terminus, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 4 (NM_001114980.2) differs in the 5′ UTR and coding region, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (4, also known as deltaNp63alpha, deltaN-alpha, P51delNalpha, CUSP, and p73H; NP_001108452.1) is shorter and has a distinct N-terminus, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 5 (NM_001114981.2) differs in the 5′ UTR and coding region, and also lacks an exon in the 3′ coding region that results in a frameshift, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (5, also known as deltaNp63beta, P51delNbeta, and deltaN-beta; NP_001108453.1) is shorter and has distinct N- and C-termini, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 6 (NM_001114982.2) differs in the 5′ UTR and coding region, and in the 3′ UTR and coding region, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (6, also known as deltaNp63gamma, P51delNgamma, and deltaN-gamma; NP_001108454.1) is shorter and has distinct N- and C-termini, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 7 (NM_001329144.2) lacks two exons in the 3′ coding region, which leads to a frameshift compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (7, also known as TAp63delta, TA-delta, and P51delta; NP_001316073.1) has a shorter and distinct C-terminus, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 8 (NM_001329145.2) has multiple differences compared to variant 1. These differences result in the use of an alternate start codon and introduce a frameshift in the 3′ coding region. The encoded isoform (8, also known as deltaN-delta; NP_001316074.1) has shorter and distinct N- and C-termini, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 9 (NM_001329146.2) lacks several 5′ exons, and uses an alternate start codon, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (9, also known as deltaNp73L; NP_001316075.1) has a shorter and distinct N-terminus, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 10 (NM_001329148.2) uses an alternate in-frame splice site in the central coding region, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (10, also known as p63-delta; NP_001316077.1) is shorter than isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 11 (NM_001329149.2) has multiple differences compared to variant 1. These differences result in the use of an alternate start codon and introduce a frameshift in the 3′ coding region. The encoded isoform (11) (NP_001316078.1) is shorter and has distinct N- and C-termini, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 12 (NM_001329150.2) has multiple differences compared to variant 1. These differences result in the use of an alternate start codon and introduce a frameshift in the 3′ coding region. The encoded isoform (12) (NP_001316079.1) is shorter and has distinct N- and C-termini, compared to isoform 1. The p63 transcript variant 13 (NM_001329964.1) represents use of an alternate promoter and therefore differs in the 5′ UTR and 5′ coding region, compared to variant 1. The promoter and 5′ terminal exon sequence is from an endogenous retroviral LTR (PMID: 21994760). The resulting isoform (13, also known as GTAp63; NP_001316893.1) is shorter and has a distinct N-terminus, compared to isoform 1. The encoded protein is expressed predominantly in testicular germ cells and eliminates germ cells that have suffered DNA damage. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of p63 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee p63 (XM_009447014.3 and XP_009445289.1; XM_001160376.5 and XP_001160376.1; XM_009447013.3 and XP_009445288.1; XM_003310173.3 and XP_003310221.1; XM_001160425.5 and XP_001160425.1; X1\4016942495.2 and XP_016797984.1; and XM_001160182.3 and XP_001160182.1); monkey p63 (XM_028843565.1 and XP_028699398.1; XM_015132502.2 and XP_014987988.1; XM_015132501.2 and XP_014987987.1; XM_001092093.3 and XP_001092093.1; XM_028843566.1 and XP_028699399.1; XM_028843567.1 and XP_028699400.1; XM_001091977.4 and XP_001091977.3; XM_015132503.2 and XP_014987989.1; and XM_015132504.2 and XP_014987990.2); dog p63 (XM_022414176.1 and XP_022269884.1; XM_005639826.3 and XP_005639883.1; XM_856247.5 and XP_861340.3; XM_005639828.3 and XP_005639885.1; XM_005639827.2 and XP_005639884.1; XM_856275.3 and XP_861368.1; and XM_022414177.1 and XP_022269885.1), cattle p63 (NM_001191337.1 and NP_001178266.1), mouse p63 (NM_001127259.1 and NP_001120731.1; NM_001127260.1 and NP_001120732.1; NM_001127261.1 and NP_001120733.1; NM_001127262.1 and NP_001120734.1; NM_001127263.1 and NP_001120735.1; NM_001127264.1 and NP_001120736.1; NM_001127265.1 and NP_001120737.1; and NM_011641.2 and NP_035771.1), rat p63 (NM_001127339.1 and NP_001120811.1; NM_001127341.1 and NP_001120813.1; NM_001127342.1 and NP_001120814.1; NM_001127343.1 and NP_001120815.1; NM_001127344.1 and NP_001120816.1; and NM_019221.3 and NP_062094.1), and chicken p63 (NM_204351.1 and NP_989682.1). Representative sequences of p63 orthologs are presented below in Table 1.

Anti-p63 antibodies suitable for detecting p63 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibodies TA323790 and CF811064 (OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), AF1916 (antibody from Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), ab124762, ab53039, and ab735, ab97865 (antibodies from AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting p63 expression. Moreover, multiple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing p63 Expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as siRNA products #sc-36620 and #sc-36621 from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, RNAi products TR308688, TG308688, TL308688, and SR322466, and CRISPR products KN208013 and KN208013BN (Origene), and multiple CRISPR products from GenScript (Piscataway, N.J.). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding p63 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an p63 molecule encompassed by the present invention.

The term “TP53” refers to Tumor Protein P53, a tumor suppressor protein containing transcriptional activation, DNA binding, and oligomerization domains. The encoded protein responds to diverse cellular stresses to regulate expression of target genes, thereby inducing cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, senescence, DNA repair, or changes in metabolism. Mutations in this gene are associated with a variety of human cancers, including hereditary cancers such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome. TP53 mutations are universal across cancer types. The loss of a tumor suppressor is most often through large deleterious events, such as frameshift mutations, or premature stop codons. In TP53 however, many of the observed mutations in cancer are found to be single nucleotide missense variants. These variants are broadly distributed throughout the gene, but with the majority localizing in the DNA binding domain. There is no single hotspot in the DNA binding domain, but a majority of mutations occur in amino acid positions 175, 245, 248, 273, and 282 (NM_000546). While a large proportion of cancer genomics research is focused on somatic variants, TP53 is also of note in the germline. Germline TP53 mutations are the hallmark of Li-Fraumeni syndrome, and many (both germline and somatic) variants have been found to have a prognostic impact on patient outcomes. TP53 acts as a tumor suppressor in many tumor types by inducing growth arrest or apoptosis depending on the physiological circumstances and cell type. TP53 is involved in cell cycle regulation as a trans-activator that acts to negatively regulate cell division by controlling a set of genes required for this process. One of the activated genes is an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases. Apoptosis induction seems to be mediated either by stimulation of BAX and FAS antigen expression, or by repression of Bcl-2 expression. In cooperation with mitochondrial PPIF, TP53 is involved in activating oxidative stress-induced necrosis, and the function is largely independent of transcription. TP53 induces the transcription of long intergenic non-coding RNA p21 (lincRNA-p21) and lincRNA-Mkln1. LincRNA-p21 participates in TP53-dependent transcriptional repression leading to apoptosis and seem to have to effect on cell-cycle regulation. TP53 is implicated in Notch signaling cross-over. TP53 prevents CDK7 kinase activity when associated to CAK complex in response to DNA damage, thus stopping cell cycle progression. Isoform 2 of TP53 enhances the transactivation activity of isoform 1 from some but not all TP53-inducible promoters. Isoform 4 of TP53 suppresses transactivation activity and impairs growth suppression mediated by isoform 1. Isoform 7 of TP53 inhibits isoform 1-mediated apoptosis. TP53 regulates the circadian clock by repressing CLOCK-ARNTL/BMAL1-mediated transcriptional activation of PER2 (Miki et al., (2013) Nat Commun 4:2444). In some embodiments, human TP53 protein has 393 amino acids and a molecular mass of 43653 Da. The known binding partners of TP53 include, e.g., AXIN1, ING4, YWHAZ, HIPK1, HIPK2, WWOX, GRK5, ANKRD2, RFFL, RNF 34, and TP53INP1.

The term “TP53” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human TP53 cDNA and human TP53 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, at least 12 different human TP53 isoforms are known. Human TP53 isoform a (NP_000537.3, NP_001119584.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_000546.5) and the transcript variant 2 (NM_001126112.2). Human TP53 isoform b (NP_001119586.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 3 (NM_001126114.2). Human TP53 isoform c (NP_001119585.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 4 (NM_001126113.2). Human TP53 isoform d (NP_001119587.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 5 (NM_001126115.1). Human TP53 isoform e (NP_001119588.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 6 (NM_001126116.1). Human TP53 isoform f (NP_001119589.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 7 (NM_001126117.1). Human TP53 isoform g (NP_001119590.1, NP_001263689.1, and NP_001263690.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 8 (NM_001126118.1), the transcript variant 1 (NM_001276760.1), and the transcript variant 2 (NM_001276761.1). Human TP53 isoform h (NP_001263624.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 4 (NM_001276695.1). Human TP53 isoform i (NP_001263625.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 3 (NM_001276696.1). Human TP53 isoform j (NP_001263626.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 5 (NM_001276697.1). Human TP53 isoform k (NP_001263627.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 6 (NM_001276698.1). Human TP53 isoform 1 (NP_001263628.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 7 (NM_001276699.1). Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of TP53 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee TP53 (XM_001172077.5 and XP_001172077.2, and XM_016931470.2 and XP_016786959.2), monkey TP53 (NM_001047151.2 and NP_001040616.1), dog TP53 (NM_001003210.1 and NP_001003210.1), cattle TP53 (NM_174201.2 and NP_776626.1), mouse TP53 (NM_001127233.1 and NP_001120705.1, and NM_011640.3 and NP_035770.2), rat TP53 (NM_030989.3 and NP_112251.2), tropical clawed frog TP53 (NM_001001903.1 and NP_001001903.1), and zebrafish TP53 (NM_001271820.1 and NP_001258749.1, NM_001328587.1 and NP_001315516.1, NM_001328588.1 and NP_001315517.1, and NM_131327.2 and NP_571402.1). Representative sequences of TP53 orthologs are presented below in Table 1.

Anti-TP53 antibodies suitable for detecting TP53 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibodies TA502925 and CF502924 (Origene), antibodies NB200-103 and NB200-171 (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), antibodies ab26 and ab1101 (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), antibody 700439 (ThermoFisher Scientific), antibody 33-856 (ProSci), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting TP53. Multiple clinical tests of TP53 are available in NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®) (e.g., GTR Test ID: GTR000517320.2, offered by Fulgent Clinical Diagnostics Lab (Temple City, Calif.)). Moreover, multiple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing TP53 expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as siRNA products #sc-29435 and sc-44218, and CRISPR product #sc-416469 from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, RNAi products SR322075 and TL320558V, and CRISPR product KN200003 (Origene), and multiple CRISPR products from GenScript (Piscataway, N.J.). Chemical inhibitors of TP53 are also available, including, e.g., Cyclic Pifithrin-α hydrobromide, RITA (TOCRIS, MN). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding TP53 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe a TP53 molecule encompassed by the present invention.

There is a known and definite correspondence between the amino acid sequence of a particular protein and the nucleotide sequences that can code for the protein, as defined by the genetic code (shown below). Likewise, there is a known and definite correspondence between the nucleotide sequence of a particular nucleic acid and the amino acid sequence encoded by that nucleic acid, as defined by the genetic code.

GENETIC CODE Alanine (Ala, A) GCA, GCC, GCG, GCT Arginine (Arg, R) AGA, ACG, CGA, CGC, CGG, CGT Asparagine (Asn, N) AAC, AAT Aspartic acid (Asp, D) GAC, GAT Cysteine (Cys, C) TGC, TGT Glutamic acid (Glu, E) GAA, GAG Glutamine (Gln, Q) CAA, CAG Glycine (Gly, G) GGA, GGC, GGG, GGT Histidine (His, H) CAC, CAT Isoleucine (Ile, I) ATA, ATC, ATT Leucine (Leu, L) CTA, CTC, CTG, CTT, TTA, TTG Lysine (Lys, K) AAA, AAG Methionine (Met, M) ATG Phenylalanine (Phe, F) TTC, TTT Proline (Pro, P) CCA, CCC, CCG, CCT Serine (Ser, S) AGC, AGT, TCA, TCC, TCG, TCT Threonine (Thr, T) ACA, ACC, ACG, ACT Tryptophan (Trp, W) TGG Tyrosine (Tyr, Y) TAC, TAT Valine (Val, V) GTA, GTC, GTG, GTT Termination signal (end) TAA, TAG, TGA

An important and well-known feature of the genetic code is its redundancy, whereby, for most of the amino acids used to make proteins, more than one coding nucleotide triplet may be employed (illustrated above). Therefore, a number of different nucleotide sequences may code for a given amino acid sequence. Such nucleotide sequences are considered functionally equivalent since they result in the production of the same amino acid sequence in all organisms (although certain organisms may translate some sequences more efficiently than they do others). Moreover, occasionally, a methylated variant of a purine or pyrimidine may be found in a given nucleotide sequence. Such methylations do not affect the coding relationship between the trinucleotide codon and the corresponding amino acid.

In view of the foregoing, the nucleotide sequence of a DNA or RNA encoding a biomarker nucleic acid (or any portion thereof) can be used to derive the polypeptide amino acid sequence, using the genetic code to translate the DNA or RNA into an amino acid sequence. Likewise, for polypeptide amino acid sequences, corresponding nucleotide sequences that can encode the polypeptide can be deduced from the genetic code (which, because of its redundancy, will produce multiple nucleic acid sequences for any given amino acid sequence). Thus, description and/or disclosure herein of a nucleotide sequence which encodes a polypeptide should be considered to also include description and/or disclosure of the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence. Similarly, description and/or disclosure of a polypeptide amino acid sequence herein should be considered to also include description and/or disclosure of all possible nucleotide sequences that can encode the amino acid sequence.

Finally, nucleic acid and amino acid sequence information for the loci and biomarkers encompassed by the present invention and related biomarkers (e.g., biomarkers listed in Tables 1 and 2) are well known in the art and readily available on publicly available databases, such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, exemplary nucleic acid and amino acid sequences derived from publicly available sequence databases are provided below.

TABLE 1 Smad1 Smad2 Smad3 Smad4 Smad5 Smad9 P53 P63 P73 SEQ ID NO: 1 Human Smad2 transcript variant 2 mRNA Sequence NM_001003652.4; CDS: 127-1530) 1 aggcgggtct acccgcgcgg ccgcggcggc ggagaagcag ctcgccagcc agcagcccgc 61 cagccgccgg gaggttcgat acaagaggct gttttcctag cgtggcttgc tgcctttggt 121 aagaacatgt cgtccatctt gccattcacg ccgccagttg tgaagagact gctgggatgg 181 aagaagtcag ctggtgggtc tggaggagca ggcggaggag agcagaatgg gcaggaagaa 241 aagtggtgtg agaaagcagt gaaaagtctg gtgaagaagc taaagaaaac aggacgatta 301 gatgagcttg agaaagccat caccactcaa aactgtaata ctaaatgtgt taccatacca 361 agcacttgct ctgaaatttg gggactgagt acaccaaata cgatagatca gtgggataca 421 acaggccttt acagcttctc tgaacaaacc aggtctcttg atggtcgtct ccaggtatcc 481 catcgaaaag gattgccaca tgttatatat tgccgattat ggcgctggcc tgatcttcac 541 agtcatcatg aactcaaggc aattgaaaac tgcgaatatg cttttaatct taaaaaggat 601 gaagtatgtg taaaccctta ccactatcag agagttgaga caccagtttt gcctccagta 661 ttagtgcccc gacacaccga gatcctaaca gaacttccgc ctctggatga ctatactcac 721 tccattccag aaaacactaa cttcccagca ggaattgagc cacagagtaa ttatattcca 781 gaaacgccac ctcctggata tatcagtgaa gatggagaaa caagtgacca acagttgaat 841 caaagtatgg acacaggctc tccagcagaa ctatctccta ctactctttc ccctgttaat 901 catagcttgg atttacagcc agttacttac tcagaacctg cattttggtg ttcgatagca 961 tattatgaat taaatcagag ggttggagaa accttccatg catcacagcc ctcactcact 1021 gtagatggct ttacagaccc atcaaattca gagaggttct gcttaggttt actctccaat 1081 gttaaccgaa atgccacggt agaaatgaca agaaggcata taggaagagg agtgcgctta 1141 tactacatag gtggggaagt ttttgctgag tgcctaagtg atagtgcaat ctttgtgcag 1201 agccccaatt gtaatcagag atatggctgg caccctgcaa cagtgtgtaa aattccacca 1261 ggctgtaatc tgaagatctt caacaaccag gaatttgctg ctcttctggc tcagtctgtt 1321 aatcagggtt ttgaagccgt ctatcagcta actagaatgt gcaccataag aatgagtttt 1381 gtgaaagggt ggggagcaga ataccgaagg cagacggtaa caagtactcc ttgctggatt 1441 gaacttcatc tgaatggacc tctacagtgg ttggacaaag tattaactca gatgggatcc 1501 ccttcagtgc gttgctcaag catgtcataa agcttcacca atcaagtccc atgaaaagac 1561 ttaatgtaac aactcttctg tcatagcatt gtgtgtggtc cctatggact gtttactatc 1621 caaaagttca agagagaaaa cagcacttga ggtctcatca attaaagcac cttgtggaat 1681 ctgtttccta tatttgaata ttagatggga aaattagtgt ctagaaatac tctcccatta 1741 aagaggaaga gaagatttta aagacttaat gatgtcttat tgggcataaa actgagtgtc 1801 ccaaaggttt attaataaca gtagtagtta tgtgtacagg taatgtatca tgatccagta 1861 tcacagtatt gtgctgttta tatacatttt tagtttgcat agatgaggtg tgtgtgtgcg 1921 ctgcttcttg atctaggcaa acctttataa agttgcagta cctaatctgt tattcccact 1981 tctctgttat ttttgtgtgt cttttttaat atataatata tatcaagatt ttcaaattat 2041 ttagaagcag attttcctgt agaaaaacta atttttctgc cttttaccaa aaataaactc 2101 ttgggggaag aaaagtggat taacttttga aatccttgac cttaatgtgt tcagtggggc 2161 ttaaacagtc attctttttg tggttttttg tttttttttg tttttttttt taactgctaa 2221 atcttattat aaggaaacca tactgaaaac ctttccaagc ctcttttttc cattcccatt 2281 tttgtcctca taatcaaaac agcataacat gacatcatca ccagtaatag ttgcattgat 2341 actgctggca ccagttaatt ctgggataca gtaagaattc atatggagaa agtccctttg 2401 tcttatgccc aaatttcaac aggaataatt ggcttgtata atctagcagt ctgttgattt 2461 atccttccac ctcataaaaa atgcataggt ggcagtataa ttattttcag ggatatgcta 2521 gaattacttc cacatattta tcccttttta aaaaagctaa tctataaata ccgtttttcc 2581 aaaggtattt tacaatattt caacagcaga ccttctgctc ttcgagtagt ttgatttggt 2641 ttagtaacca gattgcatta tgaaatgggc cttttgtaaa tgtaattgtt tctgcaaaat 2701 acctagaaaa gtgatgctga ggtaggatca gcagatatgg gccatctgtt tttaaagtat 2761 gttgtattca gtttataaat tgattgttat tctacacata attatgaatt cagaatttta 2821 aaaattgggg gaaaagccat ttatttagca agttttttag cttataagtt acctgcagtc 2881 tgagctgttc ttaactgatc ctggttttgt gattgacaat atttcatgct ctgtagtgag 2941 aggagatttc cgaaactctg ttgctagttc attctgcagc aaataattat tatgtctgat 3001 gttgactcat tgcagtttaa acatttcttc ttgtttgcat cttagtagaa atggaaaata 3061 accactcctg gtcgtctttt cataaatttt catatttttg aagctgtctt tggtacttgt 3121 tctttgaaat catatccacc tgtctctata ggtatcattt tcaatacttt caacatttgg 3181 tggttttcta ttgggtactc cccattttcc tatatttgtg tgtatatgta tgtgttcatg 3241 taaatttggt atagtaattt tttattcatt caacaaatat ttattgttca cctgtttgta 3301 ccaggaactt ttcttagtct ttgggtaaag gtgaacaaga caactacagt tcctgccttt 3361 gctgagacag cagttacact aacccttaat tatcttactt gtctatgaag gagataaaca 3421 gggtactgta ctggagaata acagatggga tgcttcaggt aggacatcaa ggaaagcctc 3481 taaggaaagg atgcatgagc taacacctga cattaaagaa gcaagccaag tgaggagcca 3541 ggggagataa gcattcctgg caaagagaat agcatcaaat gcaaaaaggt tcacactaaa 3601 ggaaactcct gattaggtat taatgcttta tacagaaacc tctatacaaa tccaaacttg 3661 aagatcagaa tggttctaca gttcataaca ttttgaaggt ggccttattt tgtgatagtc 3721 tgcttcatgt gattctcact aacatatctc cttcctcaac ctttgctgta aaaatttcat 3781 ttgcaccaca tcagtactac ttaatttaac aagcttttgt tgtgtaagct ctcactgttt 3841 tagtgccctg ctgcttgctt ccagactttg tgctgtccag taattatgtc ttccactacc 3901 catcttgtga gcagagtaaa tgtcctaggt aataccacta tcaggcctgt aggagatact 3961 cagtggagcc tctgcccttc tttttcttac ttgagaactt gtaatggtgt tagggaacag 4021 ttgtaggggc agaaaacaac tctgaaagtg gtagaaggtc ctgatcttgg tggttactct 4081 tgcattactg tgttaggtca agcagtgcct actatgctgt ttcagtagtg gagcgcatct 4141 ctacagttct gatgcgattt ttctgtacag tatgaaattg ggactcaact ctttgaaaac 4201 acctattgag cagttatacc tgttgagcag tttacttcct ggttgtaatt acatttgtgt 4261 gaatgtgttt gatgcttttt aacgagatga tgttttttgt attttatcta ctgtggcctg 4321 attttttttt tgttttctgc ccctcccccc atttataggt gtggttttca tttttctaag 4381 tgatagaatc ccctctttgt tgaatttttg tctttattta aattagcaac attacttagg 4441 atttattctt cacaatactg ttaattttct aggaatgatg acctgagaac cgaatggcca 4501 tgctttctat cacatttcta agatgagtaa tattttttcc agtaggttcc acagagacac 4561 cttgggggct ggcttagggg aggctgttgg agttctcact gacttagtgg catatttatt 4621 ctgtactgaa gaactgcatg gggtttcttt tggaaagagt ttcattgctt taaaaagaag 4681 ctcagaaagt ctttataacc actggtcaac gattagaaaa atataactgg atttaggcct 4741 accttctgga ataccgctga ttgtgctctt tttatcctac tttaaagaag ctttcatgat 4801 tagatttgag ctatatcagt tataccgatt ataccttata atacacattc agttagtaaa 4861 catttattga tgcctgttgt ttgcccagcc actgtgatgg atattgaata ataaaaagat 4921 gactaggacg gggccctgac ccttgagctg tgcttggtct tgtagaggtt gtgttttttt 4981 tcctcaggac ctgtcacttt ggcagaagga aatctgccta atttttcttg aaagctaaat 5041 tttctttgta agtttttaca aattgtttaa tacctagttg tattttttac cttaagccac 5101 attgagtttt gcttgatttg tctgtctttt aaacactgtc aaatgctttc ccttttgtta 5161 aaattatttt aatttcactt tttttgtgcc cttgtcaatt taagactaag actttgaagg 5221 taaaacaaac aaacaaacat cagtcttagt ctcttgctag ttgaaatcaa ataaaagaaa 5281 atatataccc agttggtttc tctacctctt aaaagcttcc catatatacc tttaagatcc 5341 ttctcttttt tctttaacta ctaaataggt tcagcattta ttcagtgtta gataccctct 5401 tcgtctgagg gtggcgtagg tttatgttgg gatataaagt aacacaagac aatcttcact 5461 gtacataaaa tatgtcttca tgtacagtct ttactttaaa agctgaacat tccaatttgc 5521 gccttccctc ccaagcccct gcccaccaag tatctcttta gatatctagt ctgtggacat 5581 gaacaatgaa tacttttttc ttactctgat cgaaggcatt gatacttaga catatcaaac 5641 atttcttcct ttcatatgct ttactttgct aaatctatta tattcattgc ctgaatttta 5701 ttcttccttt ctacctgaca acacacatcc aggtggtact tgctggttat cctctttctt 5761 gttagccttg ttttttgttt tttttttttt tttttgagag ggagtctcgc tctgttgccc 5821 aacctggagt gcagtggtgc gatcttggtt cactgcaagc tccgcctccc gggttcacgc 5881 catgcttctg cctcagcctc ccaagtagct gggactacag gcgcccacca ccacactcgg 5941 ctaatttttt gtatttttag tagagacggg gtttcaccgt gttggccagg atggtctcga 6001 tctcctgacc tcgtgatctg tccacctcgg cttcccaaag tgctgggatt acaggcatga 6061 gccaccgcgc ccagcctagc catattttta tctgcatata tcagaatgtt tctctccttt 6121 gaacttatta acaaaaaagg aacatgcttt tcatacctag agtcctaatt tcttcatcat 6181 gaaggttgct attcaaattg atcaatcatt ttaattttac aaatggctca aaaattctgt 6241 tcagtaaatg tctttgtgac tggcaaatgg cataaattat gtttaagatt atgaactttt 6301 ctgacagttg cagccaatgt tttccctacg ataccagatt tccatcttgg ggcatattgg 6361 attgttgtat ttaagacagt cagaataatg atagtgtgtg gtctccagag gtagtcagaa 6421 tcctgctatt gagttctttt tatatcttcc ttttcaattt tttattacca ttttgtttgt 6481 ttagactaca ctttgtaggg attgaggggc aaattatctc ttggagtgga attcctgtgt 6541 tttgagcctt acaaccagga aatatgagct atactagata gcctcatgat agcatttacg 6601 ataagaactt atctcgtgtg ttcatgtaat tttttgagta ggaactgttt tatcttgaat 6661 attgtagcta actatatata gcagaactgc ctcagtcttt ttaagaagga aataaataat 6721 atatgtgtat gaatttatat atacatatac actcatagac aaacttaaca gttggggtca 6781 ttctaacagt taaaacaatt gttccattgt ttaaatctca gatcctggta aaatgttctt 6841 aatttgtctg tgtacatttt cctttcatgg acagaccatt ggagtacatt aattttctta 6901 atctgccatt tggcagttca tttaatatac cattttttgg caacttggta actaagaatc 6961 acagccaaaa tttgttaaca tcaaagaaag ctctgccata taccccgtta ctaaattatt 7021 atacatccag cagattctgg gatgtactaa cttagggtta actttgttgt tgttgataat 7081 actagattgc tccctcttta attcttcttc tggtgcaagg ttgctgctta agttaccctg 7141 ggaaatacta ctacaaggtc aaattttcta gtatcttaca gcctgattga aggtgattca 7201 gatctttgct caatataaat ggattttcca agattctctg ggccatcctt gacccacagg 7261 tgatctcgct ggagtatatt aacttaactt cagtgccagt tggtttggtg ccatgagatc 7321 cataatgaat ccagaacttc accattgctt agatataaga gtcccttgga agaataatgc 7381 cactgatgat gggggtcaga aggtgtatta actcaacata gagggctttt agatttttct 7441 tcaaaaaaat ttcgagaaaa gtattctttt accctccaaa cagttaacag ctcttagttt 7501 ctccaaatat gctctttgat ttacttattt ttaattaaag atggtaattt attgaacaat 7561 gaaatccgta atatattgat ttaaggacaa aagtgaagtt ttagaattat aaaagtactt 7621 aaatattata tattttccat ttcataattg ttttcctttc tctgtggctt taaagttttt 7681 gactatttta caatgttaat cactaggtaa cttgccatat ttctggttct atattaagtt 7741 ctatccttta taatgctgtt attataaagc tggtttttag catttgtctg tagcaataga 7801 aattttacta agtctctgtt ctcccagtaa gttttttctt ttctcagtaa gtccctaaga 7861 aaacatttgt ttgccactct tactattccc aatcttggat tgttcgagct gaaaaaaaat 7921 ttgatgagaa acaggaggat ccttttctgg tgaatatagg ttcctgcttt aagaatgtgg 7981 aaatccattg ctttatataa ctaatataca cacagattaa ttaaaattgt gagaaataat 8041 tcacacatga caagtaggta acatgcatga gttttgaatt tttttaaaaa cccaactgtt 8101 tgacaaaata tagaacccaa attggtactt tcttagacca gtgtaacctc acacctcagt 8161 tttgcttttc caaccctgac ttgaaaggca tatttgtatc tttttattag tgatagtgaa 8221 gctgtgacac taacctttta tacaaaagag taaagaaaga aaaactacag cgattaagat 8281 gagaacagtt ctgcagttgt tgaactagat cacagcattg taggcagaat aaaaaatgtt 8341 catatctgag aatattcctt tcgccatctt ttcccaaggc cagacctcct ggtggagcac 8401 agttaaaagt aacattctgg gcctttgtaa tcggagggct gtgtctccag ctggcagcct 8461 ttgttttaat atataatgca ggactgtgga aaacagttgg catagaatat tttcacctaa 8521 aaaagaaaga aaagacatac aaaactggat taattgcaaa aagagaatac agtaaaatac 8581 catataactg gacaaagcta gaagaacctt tagaagattt gtctgaaaac agatttcaag 8641 agtgagcttt tatacactgc tcactaattt gcttgattac taccaactct tcttaaagtt 8701 aacacgttta aggtatttct ggacttccta gccttttagc aagcttagag gaactagcca 8761 ttagctagtg atgtaaaaat attttgggga ctgatgccct taaaggttat gcccttgaaa 8821 gttcttacct tttctctagt gatattaagg aacgagtggg tagtgttctc agggtgacca 8881 gctgccctaa agtgcctggg attgagggtt tccctggatg cgggactttc cctggataca 8941 aaacttttag cagagttttg tatatatgtg gatttttctg ataagtagca catcagaggc 9001 cttaaccact gcccaaaagc gattctccat tgagagtaca tatcttgaac ttaagaaatt 9061 catttgctct gatttttaat cttgtaaagt ttttgctaaa ctcaaaacaa gtcccaggca 9121 caccagaagg agctgaccac cttaggtgtt cttgtgattt atccttactt ccctatgttg 9181 tcatagttgc ttctaaactc agctgcacta tggctgtcaa catttctgat acttattggg 9241 atatgtgcca tccagtcatt tagtactttg aatggaacat gagatttata acacaggtaa 9301 tagctgaagg taccagtatg gtggtgagac tcacacttag tgatccagct aaggtaactg 9361 atgttataat ggaacagaga agaggccaac tagatagcta agttcttctg aacctatgtg 9421 tatatgtaag tacaaatcat gcgtccttat ggggttaaac ttaatctgaa atttacattt 9481 ttcatagtaa aaggaaacca attgttgcag atttcttttc ttgtgaggaa atacatggcc 9541 tttgatgctc tggcgtctac tgcatttccc agtctgttct gctcgagaag ccagaatgtg 9601 ttgttaacat ttttccgtga atgttgtgtt aaaatgatta aatgcatcag ccaatggcaa 9661 gtgaaggaat tgggtgtcct gatgcagact gagcagtttc tctcaattgt agcctcatac 9721 tcataaggtg cttaccagct agaacattga gcacgtgagg tgagattttt tttctctgat 9781 ggcattaact ttgtaatgca atatgatgga tgcagaccct gttcttgttt ccctctggaa 9841 gtccttagtg gctgcatcct tggtgcactg tgatggagat attaaatgtg ttctttgtga 9901 gctttcgttc tatgattgtc aaaagtacga tgtggttcct tttttatttt tattaaacaa 9961 tgagctgagg ctttattaca gctggttttc aagttaaaat tgttgaatac tgatgtcttt 10021 ctcccaccta caccaaatat tttagtctat ttaaagtaca aaaaaagttc tgcttaagaa 10081 aacattgctt acatgtcctg tgatttctgg tcaattttta tatatatttg tgtgcatcat 10141 ctgtatgtgc tttcactttt taccttgttt gctcttacct gtgttaacag ccctgtcacc 10201 gttgaaaggt ggacagtttt cctagcatta aaagaaagcc atttgagttg tttaccatgt 10261 tactatggga ctaattttta attgttttaa tttttattta aactgatctt tttttatatg 10321 ggattacatt ttggtgttca ctccctaaat tatatggaaa ccaaaaaaag tgattgtatt 10381 tcacatatgg acatatgatt ttaagagtac atgtttttgt ttttttaatt tggtgttaca 10441 taaaagatta tcctatcccc ccgggagata aatttatact acttaatata accccacaac 10501 aggcgcacac cacacactgc acagtgctat ttatacattt ttatttattt cagagtttgc 10561 ctatgctaca ttagcgctct aatacataag atctatgctg taaacaaaaa catcttcaaa 10621 gttgaaattt gctgaaatat acttttaaca aaataacatt tttaaggctc cattgaaaaa 10681 tactagataa gatataatct catataatca gtatgaataa ttttaaaaat gagaaatatt 10741 taggtcagcc acacttcctt tgtgccttgc aagaattcag ttctgtggat gaatcagtac 10801 tggttagcag actgttttct gcaaaccatt ttaaacatgc tttagtatgc aacaaaaagg 10861 gacctcaaat gctaaaatac actattttac gtggcattga atagccttgg gactggtgta 10921 gttttatcaa cactttttta ttaggaagaa acccaagaaa atttactgta attgctacca 10981 cctgccactg tataaataat ctaaaaggga cttcccaaca ttgaacaaca acattgaggg 11041 ctgactcgag atccttctac attgtcacct cagcctggct ttgcctgtca ctgcttagct 11101 tgaagtagtg acactgttct gtatcaggag atttttataa tggccctagc atccataatt 11161 ccacatgttc atcaaatggc tgaagagtat gagagaagta ttaaggtcta tgtttgggct 11221 gtctccccac ttggcatatt ctgtttttcc ctcttcaaaa tagattgaaa gcctcttagt 11281 gcaggaagca ggcatcagta tcaaactgat gtcatccaat gtaattattt taagctccag 11341 gtttgtctaa gtttgggtga agaatgttca ggaacatgtt tgcaacatac agttatccag 11401 cttacccttt gacagattca cccttctcat caaaatagta agcccaacct aaaaattata 11461 agtttacaaa taaaggaata gaaaaaccca aaaagctaat ttacacataa aaattatctt 11521 ttgctgcaat aaataggtat ggaaatattt gtagaattgg tttaactgat tttgtaaaac 11581 aaatgtcatg ctattttgcc atagtgagac atgcagtaat tcttaaaatc acattaatag 11641 aaggcaagaa cattgaatca gacttagcag ataacagatt cagtgataaa tgaacaatag 11701 actaagcata cttaggaagc tacatgagaa cagaatgtat tactgtgctc ccgtccaaac 11761 tgcatgactt tattggttat agaataaatg gaatttgaga tggggatttg ccagttttta 11821 cagtctgtct tcaatagttt tgttggctgc ctctgcacct ttctaaatgt tatgtgaaaa 11881 taaaattatt taagttctaa agtagtttag gaaagagatg tgatgacagg aaaaagaagt 11941 taacttctga acagtttggt ccaggaagaa gatgggcaga atacagtaag cccagggttg 12001 aagaatacat tcaatttgga gagatggaga agacctttga agaaggtcaa aatgagatct 12061 tggaacagaa ctctcacctg tgtgtctgga tatacatgaa aactggacgg tgttattgag 12121 ctactgctta tatggtgagc agaaaattga taaccacaag cctggtaggt tctgctatga 12181 agcccacata taatcacaag gcctagatag cttggagtta aaagccaagg atagctgtat 12241 agtttgggtt ccatagtttg cagtgagatt gtgcttctga gcagtcattt gggggcagtg 12301 gttctgagat tacaagccat aacccagcca agaacgggct acctgtggaa tgaggatgag 12361 gaagttgcta catataaacc ctagtgtgtg tgtgtgtatt aagtgaaact tagttaactt 12421 ttttgctcac agccaaagat gattcatcta gagaagccat tggaatttta gcagagtttt 12481 gtatatatgt ggatttttct aataagtagc aaatcagagg ccttaaccac tgcccaacag 12541 cgattctcca ttgagagtac gtatcttgaa cttaagaaat tcatttgctc tgattttaaa 12601 tcttgtaaag tttttcttca tgagaggtct tgcctctaaa ctatattgtg gcagtatttg 12661 atcaaactac ataagtacca tgtaaataag attttaatac aaatgatgac tcacttctaa 12721 atggtttgcc atttagaaat gtgctgctgt gagaaaaacg aatttttttt tttttttttt 12781 ggagacagag tcttgctctg ttgcccaggc tggggtgcag tggggcgatc tcggctcact 12841 gcagcctcgc ctcctgggtt caagtgattc tcctgcctta gcctcctgag tagctgggat 12901 tacaggcaca caccaccacg cccaactact ttttgtattt ttagtggaga cagggtttca 12961 ccatgtttgc caggctggtc ttgaactcct gacctcagat gatttgcctg cctcggcctc 13021 ccaaagtgct ggaattacag gcgtgagcca tcatgcctgg ctgaaaagtg aaaatttaag 13081 ccagcttacc acctggaata aaaatgtttt ataggaatgt ctaggttgct cttttatatt 13141 gaaaaaaaac ttattagtgt ctgttttacc caagaaccac aagctacttc atttcaactt 13201 ttaaatcatg aataataacg tgttatcacc acatttaaaa atgtacatcg tcaatcacaa 13261 acacatattc taaggaattg aattttatag agataattga atgctttcat ctgtaaaaga 13321 attagtggcc tgcaaaccac tgtggattct tgctatgctt tgaagttgtc agtgggggaa 13381 tttgctgctg caagttactt agacttgtag gcaaagggaa attcaaattt ttaattctaa 13441 aatgaaaacc actgacaaaa ttttatactc tgaaagtttg gttgttagct tagtcattat 13501 tttcctgttc tttatcattt cggaattcag atgcttaaat ttaacataca aattatttgt 13561 tggtaaaaca taaaacataa aaagctacat ttggtaaact aaattttagg attcaaagtc 13621 tctaacaatt tctatgtgac atgtcatacg gtgcagtttt tatttgccaa agtgtctact 13681 tcatactgcc tatgcactgc ttcccgtttt taatctctct accccaaccc ccctataatt 13741 aaataaaccc ctagaaaact gccttctttt agaataccta attgattact ttaaatattt 13801 tttcagaatc aaaattacaa aagggagaga tacctaagaa tctggcttgt ttatattctt 13861 taaaagatcg catttgattg aaggtgggtg catatttttt atatccactc tttccccatt 13921 tgtatgtgac cattgtaaaa gtggatgtgc tttttttttt ttgctgaggt ctagagacaa 13981 tgttttagag atacagaatg aaacatttat gggtaaaata caatgggtaa gacttgcttc 14041 aaaatagtat gtgacagagg aagtagatgg aggtatgaat gaataggaca ttgatggttg 14101 tttgttggga ttgggtaagg gagctttgtt gtattctatt tccttttaga taagtttgaa 14161 attccttgta gtgaagaaat taaacgtctc catcaggtgc attgccacgt cttctctagg 14221 aagcctcctt aacatcctct ggtggctcct gaactttttc tgttctcatt cacagggaag 14281 ctcatggggc tgcctggaga cttgaggtta catcttgcct agtattacca aaattgtgat 14341 acttttctcc accccataat agcacagtct ttggtctcaa cttgaactaa agtctttttt 14401 tttttttttt tttttttttt tagtatttat tgatcattct tgggtgtttc tcggagaggg 14461 ggatgtggca gggtcatagg acaatagtgg agggaaggtc agcagataaa catgtgaaca 14521 agggtctctg gttttcctag gcagaggacc ctgcggcctt ctgcagtgtt tgtgtccctg 14581 ggtacttgag attaaggagt ggtgatgact cttaacgagc atgctgcctt caagcatctg 14641 tttaacaaag cacatcttgc accgccctta atccatttaa ccctgagtgg acacagcaca 14701 tgtttcagag agcacggggt tgggggtaag gttatagatt aacagcatcc caaggcagaa 14761 gaatttttcc tagtacagaa caaaatggag tctcctatgt ctacttcttt ctacacagac 14821 acagcaacaa tctgatctct ctttcctttc cccacatttc ccccttttct attcgacaaa 14881 accgccatcg tcatcatggc ccgctctcaa tgagctgttg ggtacacctc ccagacaggg 14941 tggcggccgg gcagaggggc tcctcacttc ccagacgggg cggctgggca gaggcgcccc 15001 cccacctccc ggacggggtg gatgctggcc gggggctgcc ccccacctcc cgaacggggc 15061 agctggccgg gcgggggttg ccccccacct cccggacggg gcggctggcc gagcaggggc 15121 tgccccccac ctccctccca gacggggcgg ctgctgggcg gagacgctcc ttacttcccg 15181 gacggggtgg ttgctgggcg gaggggctcc tcacttctca gacggggcgg ccgggcagag 15241 acgctcctca cctcccagac ggggtggcgg tcgggcagag acactcctca catcccagac 15301 ggggcggcgg ggcagaggcg ctccccacat ctcagacgat gggcggccgg gaagaggcgc 15361 tcctcacttc ccagactggg cggccgggct gaggggctcc tcacatccca gacgatgggc 15421 agccaggcag agatgctcct cacttcccag acggggtggc ggccgggcag aggctgcaat 15481 ctccgcactt tgggaggcca aggcaggcgg ctgggaggtg gaggttgtag cgagccgaga 15541 tcgtgccact gcactccagc ctgggcaaca ttgagcactg agtgagcgag actccatctg 15601 caatcccagc acctcgggag gcccaggcgg gcagatcatg cgcggtcagg agctggagac 15661 cagcctggcc aacacggcga aaccccgtct ccaccaaaaa atacaaaaac cagtcaggcg 15721 tggcggcgcg cgtctgcaat cccaggcact cggcaggctg aggcaggaga atcaggcagg 15781 gaggttgcag tgagccgaga tggcggcagt acagtccagc cttggctcgg catcagaggg 15841 agacggtgga aagtgggaga ccgtagaaag tgggagacgg ggggagacgg gagagggaga 15901 gggatgtgct ttttttctaa ccgttattgc caccaagtaa taatgtctta attcacaatt 15961 tacatagtga ttggctggag agaggtattg agcataaatt tttttttaag attcaactgg 16021 gaaatggatg atttacatga ttttagtctc tttagttgtc tgggtatttc ttgactggga 16081 atagcaatat cttaaaggcc atttttaaca agaatgctaa ggatggaaca cttgaaggaa 16141 gcagtcctgt acagtcaaat acttcagtta ccttggataa tagaatgaaa actcaattgc 16201 ctactttgaa caaatttttt ttttggattt taatggctgg acagaataac attctgctaa 16261 ttttaatcct tggtcatttc cgatgtaatg gaaaatgcag tttgactcag aatcggaggc 16321 ctggggtttg gaccctgatt gtgccaattt atgtgacttt agataaatct tttcatcagt 16381 ctaccttaaa gttcttcatt tcctccagtt ccctaaaatg aggaagttag tttttagggt 16441 ggttatgaga actaaatgag agcacttgag agatcattca gcctgaagtg ggtactcagt 16501 attagatggc taaatctgca cagtctagaa taccaggcaa aggttactct gaaggtcttt 16561 gctaataaca aatctttctc taagaaagtt tgtaaatgtg atgttaaact cagaaatgtc 16621 acatagaaca tattggagca attattgccg caaaagtaac tcgtagcaac cacaaaaacc 16681 cagtggtgtg cagcaataaa cagtttatga attagataag tgatttcggc tagatgtctc 16741 tggagcagtt gtagtctttc ctcgttcatg agggagttgg cctcacctgg aaggacttgg 16801 catttttcca catgcctcct atcctccatt aaacaagcat gtttttgtgg aggttgtaga 16861 aggcaacaac agccaagccc aatcccataa ctccctttca tgtctgcatg cttcatgcta 16921 actagcattc accagaaaca agccacatgg ctaaacccag tgtggaaagg cactacagag 16981 ttattagacc aagggagaga acataggagg ggtgaagaat tggagcctta aatgcagtca 17041 atctaccaca cccttgcttt gtatttaaca ggttactgta ctggtttgcc agcaaacaat 17101 ggaaaatgtg gagaagctga agaatgctca agctgggact taatagagtg gcctatttgg 17161 tttgaaatgt tttaacttac agagcattga gtagaagcct aatctaatat acataaggaa 17221 gacaaaagca aaggattgtg ttttctatct aaaggttaat cattgtggtt gctcctggcc 17281 attatcacat gactggaagt taacactctc caaacgctga gcctatcctg tacagcacta 17341 gaaagtagaa agaatcactc aattcaggga aaccgttttc tcttaatgtg aacatttaca 17401 ttaatgccat ttccaaaacc tttctgggac ttcttaaatg caaagatgct atctgcttta 17461 cttcatgctg cctgttttta ggagcttgga gtgctttagg aagcttccca atactggttt 17521 agcagtaatt tggttgactg atcaaggcat gttttaactt tgacactgaa attttaaaaa 17581 gacaacagtt atcttgcccg gagagtcaag tttctgcttc caaggaggtc aggaattgtt 17641 ctctttggtg atgtggctgt gcttggtagc ccttgaaagt ggagtcgaca gcagtcctca 17701 gcttttgtgt gcctgtctta gtctgttttg tgttactata acaggatagc tgaggcaggg 17761 tcacttatga aggatgctca cagttctaca ggctgggaag ttcaagggca tggccctggc 17821 ttttggcaag ggctttgctg ctgcttcata gcttgatgga gaaggtcaga ggggaagcag 17881 acgtgcaaac aacccacttg ttcacaacaa ccaaacaagt ctctttttaa caacccactc 17941 ctggggacta atctagtctt gagagagtga gaactcattg caagagcagc accaagccat 18001 tcatgaagca tctgcctcag tgaaccaaac atctcccact aggccccagc tctcaacacc 18061 accacaatga agataaaatc tcatcataca tttgagggac agtttgggag acagaccata 18121 gcagtgctca gtatttctac ccaaatgttc aggtaactta atatattttt ccttgaatat 18181 atgtttaaat gggcttccct tccccacgct catcttgaat ggtcccacaa caacttttga 18241 ttatcacgtt cctgtaaata cacaaaaata ttttgtggtc ttttactggc agcccagtgg 18301 atgggacttt aaaaaatcac ccagattcca acaaccagag aaaacgactg gtgtatattt 18361 tttccagtct ttatttgtat gtctgtgtat attcaatgga aaatgtttga agcttcactc 18421 acagcacatt ccattagaga aagctactaa aatcataagg aaaatctaaa atgcagtaag 18481 ccagtcagca agccataatg ggcatatgaa aacaaagttt tttgccatga tttgtggacc 18541 acagaagatc tgtgttatta gtctatttaa gtttggtgtt tgaaattaaa aatgttcgac 18601 atacttttta tgtttttttt aaatatactg tctatattta aaattgagta tactgtactt 18661 tagtgtgttt ggaagcagat atccccaaat aaaagtatac agtagaacca aagaatttta 18721 ttgatcagct agaatttagt tttcaggtgt aataactgtc aacctaaata acagaggctt 18781 tctaaaagaa aatgatgttt atttgggaat agggcattgt gaaggcaata tgcatgccat 18841 agtaaactgt gtgtattcag gaaggtaaag gaagacaggt ttttaaagga cagataaaga 18901 ttatataatt gtcttgaaat aattattctt ggctacaagg attaataaca aggatgctgc 18961 cagttcgggt ttggacaatc ggcttctagg cagatgtccc aaaagtattt tctgtgtaag 19021 gttgcgaata gtgtttgtgc aagctggcgt ggtttcttct gggtctttga ggtagtgcgt 19081 aaaatccctc tcttcatgga cttccctggc tccatttgtc agggcttttg gaaacatgac 19141 tcttgattct gacagctttc acctttccct ctcttgatga agatgttttt ccgaaagtat 19201 ctatgatgaa tcatcttgta gttaggcttt gattgtccct tggtgacaga atagaccttt 19261 cccgggttat tggtctggtc ctgcatcctg cattggcagg agtgattggc aactaaaagt 19321 cagtgttaaa acccttttag ccacctttga gggcagggag gctttaaggg agtggcactt 19381 aggctaagtc cacctggagt ctattattaa gtccaatttt ttttccttag tcctttgttg 19441 tcccctcaaa gtgctgggct agcattattc tgttaggaat tgtacttctt tctgcagaaa 19501 atttggcaaa taacagatac aaagtttaaa aaggaaatac acaaaattaa tagtaatgtg 19561 acaatcccag tttgcataat ggttttgagc cctgaaccta ggcttacagg caaccaattg 19621 aataaatcaa attgtaatac aattcttgct ctgatgtctt aggaaaaatg tctacagcct 19681 gaaatcatca actttttgtc ctggtttgca gtttgaatgt ctctagctat ggcattggtt 19741 ggtatggtga acttttgtgt gacccataca tcagcatgag acttgctcct ttaaaaatta 19801 atcacatctt agcttatagg cctcagagca tgggagtagt tttttttctt agagagtcat 19861 agccaaatat tgaaggaaat taggaggatt caggagcaaa tccagtctgc aggtggataa 19921 caggagtttc aaaacggtac agagctgtga tctaataaca ggtacatata gctttcttca 19981 gaaacttaaa gttaccctga tttttaccaa agatgttcag aataaaacag atttgtaaac 20041 tttatcagat tttgtctgca agaatagtag tatggtcaca gtaatctcag atttaaaaac 20101 ctccttgagg ctaagaagct aagtcaaggt agactttaga ttttacctat agttttaagg 20161 ttcctgggcc tgccaggaaa tgataatttt taattcagtg taatgctgag aaccattgaa 20221 gccaggcatt ctacacattc tcaaatatga cattttaatc aaagccttgg taatacaacc 20281 agtgtttcca attgtatcct gttataacga gagccgattt ttattgaact taggcaaatc 20341 atattgcctt aagagtactc acaaataggc tgggcacagt ggctcatgcc tgtaatccca 20401 gctctttggg aggccaagac aggtggaaca cctgaggtca ggagtttgaa accagcctgg 20461 ccaacatagt gaaacctccc cccggccacc gtctctacta aaaaatacaa aaattagctg 20521 ggtgtggtgg tgcatgcctg tagtcccagc tacttgggag gctgagacag aattgcttga 20581 accctggagg cagaagttgc actgaaacaa gatcgtgcca ctgcattcca gctggggcaa 20641 cagagcgaga ctccgtctca aaaacaaaaa caaatgaata ctcaaaatag tttccaaatt 20701 ggagggatca agaagaaagg aaaagcaaat atttctacct ttgttcacaa aagtattcca 20761 aattgctgta aactatagat agcatgagag aatttcttta aatatggaaa acaaaacatt 20821 taagtaaaaa aacaataatg cttcaaataa aagtcacaga cacatcttca gttacttagt 20881 ctcatgtaac tttttttgtt gtggttgatc ttaattagta gttacatgga ctcatcagtt 20941 tcttgaagtt ctgaaaaaat atttagtcca ttggtattaa agtgattagt aacctgtatt 21001 taaaagtgtg ttagcatctt ttccatgaat ctgattgcaa atgcttttag agaaaaagca 21061 ataactggga attacaaaaa cttagaataa ccatgattaa aaatctgatg agagtttacc 21121 ataaccagaa atagacaaag agttttggtt atttttgtgg caaacagcat aatcagaatt 21181 atgactgatg acatatttct aacggcatcg tacaattttg gaacactcat atcaataaca 21241 tactcataaa tgtaactgtg tctagtatta catcattaga caatgctttt catacaattt 21301 aatacatcaa agaagcctaa ttagctaaca tctctaccag atggcataca catgctctga 21361 ggctttccag aggcccaagt ggaaaactca aaggtaattt taagtcaaaa acacttaatt 21421 tagaacttga gcctagagaa gcctgtcaaa gatgtcaaaa gttcgaaaca ggatcacagg 21481 tcactataaa atatttaaca agaatgataa tcaaaagact taagaagcaa tgcagaaagt 21541 tacatacatt taaaaaccat cttttcaaag cttcattttt cccaagcaaa aaaaaaactt 21601 aaacacaaga atttatcttg atagaacata aaatttttct taggccagtt gccaaaatgg 21661 taaagaaaaa tctcttgcag tgtgactgcc tttacttatg ggaagcctat ttggatatac 21721 tgaaagttga atctgatgaa aaggtacttg aatttaatca gacacaggaa gagtatttcc 21781 aaggttatga gtgtacgcct tatagaggaa tgtaaataag aaagctagta tgttgaacag 21841 aatacatggc tcttggaaaa attacgagaa atttcctgct tgcgtggaac aattcaaaca 21901 tgagaagagc caagaattca gaatcaagtt atactggagg aaaacattgc ttttctaggc 21961 cttctacaga acatttcagt atcaagttat aacagcaaga gttagaacca gaggaaaaaa 22021 gttacaggag ctaatgaaaa agttaagagt tatcacccct gccaaacaaa aagatgtacc 22081 ttcttaaggg gagaaagagc taaaggcaat gatgtgtgac ctacaaataa ggtgcagcaa 22141 gatacagcaa aggttgaact tgtgagatat aaatcaggat cttcaagaag aaaactctac 22201 ctcaagaaat gaaatgacca tcttaaatga aaaaagacag cctttctaac ctgaatctag 22261 gggaaattaa acggatctca gaaggaaata tggcagaaat ttaaactgtg gtttagaaga 22321 tggctgattt tagaattaaa aattaaaacc tctttcaatt ttattaagac cagatcctta 22381 aaaagaacct tgttctaaca ttggggacca aattttgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt 22441 gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt atagtgcatg tatagcattt acactatcgt gtatatacaa 22501 atatatagca tatgtataga atatactgta ttattgtaca tatacatatg tacaagtata 22561 tatgtaagct caatgtctta tgatttcatt ctgacctatt gccaacttca ttacacacaa 22621 ctcctttcat aaatgtatcc ttcatgaaca tttcatgatc tgcacagacc ttcagtgaca 22681 tgcttaaact ttctgctttg ttttatactt ccccttaaac aactggtcat cctgctttag 22741 gataaaaagt tactatgcaa gactcataca gaattattct gttaattttg taaccttcct 22801 taccaaaggt acattctcac acccattaac ttccttcata tttctctcct cctcctactt 22861 agtggttcct ttctgtcttg tttccatatt tgaaacaacc tctaataaac tctgaattta 22921 aacaactttt ttcccaataa aaagcaattt ttatgcctta taacttttct catcaaaaca 22981 tctttttttg ggtacacttt gtatatggaa ttgtgtattt tcaaatttta acttattaac 23041 cttaattttt agtgaaaacc taggaagcaa aattttgaag tgttatatca gcattttata 23101 aatgagaacc atattataat ttttagaaac atgtttcctt ataactttgt atattaatag 23161 gcccaaatat atttagtctt tctataattt aggaagccaa gaacaaacta atattttcag 23221 cagtttattg tttttttttg gaaatgatcc agacatttac tgaagattaa tttataagat 23281 ttcaaattac atgaaaagtt cattaacatc ctatttttaa aaacattctt ttggtttatt 23341 ttttagagac aatgtcttgc tgtgttaccc aggctggagt tcagtggctg ttcacaggca 23401 caattgtagc acactgcagc ctcaaactcc aactcacaca atcctcctgc ctccgtttcc 23461 tgagtagctg gaactataga tgcatacctg cataccacca tgtctcaccc ttgcttatcc 23521 cgtttataat ccatccaatt cttttttttt tttttttttt tgagacggag tctcgctctg 23581 tcacccaggc tggagtgcag tggcgtgatc tcggctcact gcaagctccg ccttctgggt 23641 tcatgccatt ctcctgcctc agcctcccga gtagctggga ctacaggcgc ccgccaccgc 23701 gcccagccaa ttttttgtat ttttagtaga gacgaggttt caccgtgatc tcgatctcct 23761 gacctcgtga tctgcccgcc ttggcctccc aaagtgctag gattacaggc gtgagccact 23821 gcacctggcc cccaattcat ttttaacaat tattcctaga ttacttataa aaactgagat 23881 attagacata gctagtcatt tcaagttatt ttcctgttaa ccatttttat tacctgtgag 23941 tatcatgtgt tcaattaaga accataaaaa tgaaatatgt aggtattttg ccagtaactc 24001 agaggacaca gctgaagtca ataatacaaa attagttcaa cttacagtta tacaaagatc 24061 attctgtttt taagttgagt ttatagtttt atgaccttaa aaagtctaac agagacaaat 24121 ataaaactga gtagtaaatt caggcaaaaa ttttaaagac acttattttt gatttaccaa 24181 ttattttaaa accagcttat cagatgttta agttatatta actaaaaggc acttgtgtta 24241 attactatat attttgtatt agcactcatt tatttgatga atagaattcc ttaagggatt 24301 tgtggccaac tgccagattt taccacgtag acacaacata caacatatat atacatatgt 24361 gtaaacacac ctaaacatac acatacacaa acatagcttt cattttagaa ttttagtcat 24421 acgatagtaa tacaggcttg ctggtttata aaagacagtt attggattca aattatattt 24481 ctgagaaagt gggacctgct cagctgggta aacatgcaga ataggtaatc ttatgaaagc 24541 tgtgaaccaa aagttttggt aaatagcagt ttggattttt aaaaaacctc ttaccccacc 24601 tccccaaccc cttttttccc ttttttcagt ttcaaatgag tttaatgtta atatttaaat 24661 gcttacattt ttagctagga ctggctgaat tgtataagaa aaaacaatct ccaggtggcc 24721 ttgaattttt agtaacaaat cttttgtttg ccattctggt ttttttgact agtcagtgca 24781 ggcagggaag cattttagca gttgtggatg aggggttttt gttttgttct tttagccttt 24841 gcatagcagg caagcaattt ttatgctata ccagagatac cttatattat tgccctgagc 24901 tcaagatttt gacctgtttg agagcctaat ttttatacgt atttatctag ttcttttagg 24961 ctattaatcc tttaattaac tgttccatca ccctaagcag ttattaggca aacctaaatt 25021 tacattaaaa gggatacttc ttaattctag gtgttggttg ccagggaact attataattt 25081 ataaagccat taatttaagg ccctttaaga cctttttttt tctttttgtt cttggctgga 25141 atgccgtaag gagtgagttt catctcaaca ctggcagaaa cagcagattt aaagtaggca 25201 gaaaaaaaat tagagagctt agaagactct acatatcaac tctatagctg cagtctcttg 25261 gtactaagaa taaaaaagct tggggagttt agacaaagca tagacaatct ctatgatggt 25321 cattgatcca aaaacatgca tgaggaaaag ccacatagct gacctgaagt cccagaaaag 25381 caggcatgcc ttaatgtttg agaatttcca ttttgtttct tctcaatctc ttaagagcaa 25441 agaaaattct gtaaatcctg acagataagt caggtgtttg gaccagtgtt ttaactggtg 25501 gcgattgccc tagtggcttt aaaagagcca tcctgtgccc aaaatttaga atgtttattt 25561 ttgctcttgg gagatgttca gaaacagggg aaaagagcca aatcatttac agatgcatgt 25621 aaccatatcg aaacgaaacc aaaatcagtg ttcccaaaag tgttaaccca gtcatgcaga 25681 ttaaaaaata atataaacac agaagaaccc aaagtaaatt taccagaaaa ggcatgcctc 25741 agaatccaga gtactcagcc aggcgcagtg gcccatgcct gtaatcccag cactttggga 25801 ggccaaggca ggaggatcgc ttgagcccat gagttcaaga ccagcctcag cagtatagtg 25861 agacactgtc tctaaaaaaa aattgttttt aaatccagag tactcaaacc agagggacac 25921 ttgtctttat atcaaaaagg acttgccagg aaagacaaaa agtcttttgt catcccagga 25981 gggatgtaaa gtcctttatt aaagtggtct tagaaccaag acaaatccaa agtcaagtca 26041 aaaagcctct gccaaaagtg ggaggctctg cctgagaaaa gactcactgg ggcagaacag 26101 acaagctatg taagcggaga gcccaaaggg ctcctgtgag tactgcatac tgattctgag 26161 atcaccactt ctctctgaaa tgtgtcctac ttcaggttct actgctgaac accatttatg 26221 tcaacacaga gagaggctct ctaaaagaaa actctatttg ggaatacagc attgctgtag 26281 aaatacgcat gtcatgggcc gtgcgcggtg gcttatgcct gtaatcccag cactttggga 26341 ggctgaggtg ggccgatcac gaggtcagga gtttgagacc agcctggcca acatagtgaa 26401 accccctctc tactaaaaat acaaaaaatt agatgggtgt attggtgggt gcctatgatc 26461 ccgctacttg ggaggctgag gcagaagatt ggcttgaacc tgagaagtgg aggttgcagt 26521 gagcctagat gtgccactgc actccagcct gggcgacagt gcaaaactac gtctccaaaa 26581 aaaaaaaaaa aagacccatg tcatggtaaa ctacgtgtgt attcagggaa gtaaaggaag 26641 acaaagattt taaagaaaaa tgagggttgt ataattgttt tgaaataatt gtcgttggtt 26701 acaaagatca atagcaaggg tggtgccact ctgaagttgg acaggcagtg gctaggcaaa 26761 agtattttgt gggtaacctt tgtgaaaggt tgcagttttt gtaacacaag ctgctttatt 26821 ttcccaaaag ctttcacagt acatagaaaa tatattggac gtgtattaaa tgtgccaaat 26881 tagtcagcaa tattacatta aaatatgtgt tattacttgt taatgttctt aataagttgt 26941 tcaggcagtt ataccagact atcttttctc attttccaat ttataagtgt attatccaaa 27001 aatgttagtt ttagggtgac cactgtatat tttggtattt tttaaagcta cccaattgtg 27061 tataatttat aaaaatcttt ttttcataag acctaaaact tctgaacaat acataggtgc 27121 aaataaataa attccttttt atctcaaact cacttccact gccctccctg aagaaagcct 27181 tttgttattg ttgtcttgac taaatgtggc atgggagcta acattttcaa gggaagctga 27241 tcttatctcc gggctctaga agccaagaca tgaggtatgt gtttaccgtc tcttaggtga 27301 ctctccagaa ctttcattct caacctcctc cctcactgcc agttcctcct cagcttctta 27361 gccaagtggt agaggaaaaa tggtatttta tgtcaggact aagccatgtg ctctgagccc 27421 tgggtaagtc tgcaaggctt ctctagaact catacatagg tcaattattc ctcctctgaa 27481 aacttaaact ctggcaccac tagctttttc ctacagcata catgggctca gtaaatcctc 27541 tgttaagaca acaggaaaat taagacaatg tccttgcaag ccccataact actttctatc 27601 cctgctattc acagccaagt gtgtcgagac cagttcacac aaaccttgtt gattttcggt 27661 ttcaccccct ccttactaaa tcacccctcc atttgctgca gttgcccttg cgtgctgtac 27721 tcagacttgg aggaagtgat gtcttattca aggccagttt ttgtactagt ggttaaataa 27781 atggtttcca aattggagtc agaaggagag cttctaaaat gtaggttccc tggcctcaat 27841 tgtgagattc tgctttagca ggtctggaat tggagcactg ggatctgcat tttcagaaaa 27901 cccaaaatga ttatcagcca ggacttaaac ctctgcttta gaccacattc cctgtgggct 27961 ttcagatttt ctatcaatgt tcttccctct tcccagctcc cacacattaa aactcagatc 28021 atgcagaaaa gaagttacag ttccttcatt tcacatcaat ttctcatgca tcccatctgg 28081 ttttgggaag gtgtgggacg aggtggatgg ccttaaactt gccaatcaaa gataacgttc 28141 tctttcgatt caaatagcct atctcaggct taaaaccatc tctttggata aatgctcagc 28201 ttttcaaagg ttcttcctag cttcttcctc atgatggcat ctagtgggtg agaacagtca 28261 tctccaggtg acacaggaaa gagtttctct aatgtatgtg ctgaggtcct tgacggtcct 28321 gctgctggtg ctcatcctgc catctttgct ggatgtcact gagtctactg ggtaatgtaa 28381 gtgggtccct ggcttttgtt cactgctgtc atgccctgct cctgaccaca actctgtcat 28441 tgcctttggt ctcaaggtct ctaccttaat agcttccatg tcccaactat gggactgtta 28501 atctgctggg ctttggagtg ggtgggaagg gatgatgttg gaactttggg atgtactgaa 28561 catcttgctc aagctttggg aagccaacat tttctcagac tgactagaca cctccttcca 28621 ccaatgctga gctagtgctc ctgtgccata ctgggtaagc ctctaagtca tgagtaggac 28681 ttttttgagt ggcttgcagt cttccccagg ctatgccagg aaagtagttg actaaccctg 28741 ctgctccaag actcgcatac ccatcctgaa gtttccgttt atttcccaac agggcaattg 28801 caatctcaat caatctctcc ctgccctggg agtcattcca ctcctgccta atgaagagac 28861 tcttctcaca tcgtattctc agtttctctt atccatggtt aggagtaaaa ctcatgttca 28921 gttgtccaag ctttgctttt agtatgtgaa tggagctctt agcatgtaga actcccttct 28981 cattctcagt aaagtctgac tttgaagact acttatcatc ttcctagaga tgccaaagaa 29041 taatcaagat aataaaggca ggctctgaga ttcacagctg agtagcaact gtgctgttac 29101 tctagtacac accctctcct ttcctgtgac tgtcaggctt cagggcttac ctttattgga 29161 aagacagcag gggggcatat atgaagaaaa tggaatcttt aatattgtca aagtcttgac 29221 ccaatagaga cattcttgcc ccagactctc ttgcttcagt gcctttgcct gttctggtcc 29281 taagtacctt gaatatcctt ctcttgatgc cctgatataa aactctttat tcctcaaagc 29341 caagttcagg ttatcacctc caccacagac ttttctttcc ctccccaaac ttcattgcct 29401 cttctcatca ctccctttgt aatttgttta tactggtaag agagcattca tcataattag 29461 gcctatctat gcctaccttt cttgttaaat tatgagcttt gttctgcctt ggatatctct 29521 ctggcttgga tatctctctg gcctttgctc tgcacttcca aatgtatcca ttattcaaga 29581 cccaggtttc cagcctgatc aacatagcaa gatcccatct ctccaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 29641 aaaaattgtg gggccgggta cagtggctca tgcctgtaat cccagcactt tgggaggccg 29701 aggcaggtgg atcatgaggt cacgagtttg agaccagtct ggccaacata gtgaaacccc 29761 atctgtacta aaaatgcaga aaattagccg ggtgtggtgg tgtgtgcctg taatcccagc 29821 tactcgggag gctgaggcag gagaatcgca tgaacccggg aggcagaggt tgcagtgagc 29881 cgagattgcg ccactgcact ccagcctggg tgacattgca agactccatc tcaaaaaaaa 29941 aaaaaaaaaa aattagctgg gcatggtggc aggcacctgt agtcccagct acttgagagg 30001 ctgaggtggg aggattgctt gagcccagga agtcgaggct tcatgagcca tgtttgtgct 30061 actgcactct agcctggatg acaaagtgag atccttttct aaaaataagg acccagttta 30121 ttttatttag ttatttagtt atttttgaga ccaagtttca tcactcaggc tggagtgcaa 30181 tggcacagtc ttgactcact gcaacctctg cctcctggat tcaagcaatt cttctgcctc 30241 agcctcttga gtagctggga ttgcaggtgc ccgccaccac acctggctaa tttttgtatt 30301 tttggtagag acagggtttc actatgttgg ccaggctggt ctcaaactcc tgacctcagg 30361 tgatccacct gccttggtct cccaaactgc tgggattaca ggtgtgagtc accctgcctg 30421 gccagaaccc agtttaaatt ccatcctctc tgcagagtct tccttaacca cccctattga 30481 aagttacccc tgcttcctac aagaagtggt acttggatgt tcatgagata cctgtgcaag 30541 gctcctgtgg gggtcctggg gagacagtga catggacact catgaaagga accttggaat 30601 agcgagtgtg tgtgctataa aatgtgcttt agatttgatt accaccactt aagttatgag 30661 ctctgatatg gtttgggtct ccatccccac ccaaatctca tcttgaattg taatccctac 30721 atgttgaggg aaggaagtaa ttgtattatg ggggtggttc tcccatgctg ttctcatgat 30781 agtgaattct cacaggatct gatggtttta taaatggtag tttttcctgt actttcacac 30841 actcacactc tcttctgcca ccttgtgaag aaggtgcctg cttccccttc tgccataatt 30901 gtaagtttcc tgaggcctcc ccagctgtat tagtctgatc tcacgcggct aataaagaga 30961 taccggagac tgggtaattt ataaaagagg tttaattgac tcacagtttt acatggctgg 31021 ggaggcctca caattatggc agaaggtgaa gggggagcaa gacacatctt acatggcatc 31081 aggcgagaga gcttgtgtag gggaactccc ctttataaaa ccatcagatc tcgtgagact 31141 tattcactat tacaagagca gcacgggaaa gacccacccc catgattcag ttacctctca 31201 ctgggtccct cacataatat ggggaattat gggagctcca attcaagatg agatttgggt 31261 ggggacacag ccaaactata tcaccagcca tgtggaactg ttgagtcaat taaacctctt 31321 tcctttataa attacccagt ctcaggtatt tctttatagc agtgtgagaa cagactaata 31381 caagcacctt gaggtcagag gctaaaatca ctttttccca aacatttcct ttttatatat 31441 gctacatctt tgtgtctgct tcaacatttc cagcagtgct ttatatatgg taggcatgca 31501 ataaatgctt cttgatcgac tgacaggtgc tcagaagatc taggttggtt gattctcttg 31561 tgatgccatc ttttcctgag agctcattaa tttttaagtt gttttccttg aaatgcatgg 31621 tatgtttcct ccaccctgct ctttgccttt catagggttc cattttgatc agctgctctc 31681 attgtctgtt ttgtgatcaa aggttctgat gaactttgga atatgtgtat gtttggagtg 31741 aggatggggt ctggaggaga tgcatggttg aggaccaatt cacccaaccc agcttacaga 31801 agtaaagcgg ccccttagga gcactgaagc attgctgtgg atttcagaat taccttattt 31861 ctttttcttt tttttttttt tttttttgag acgaggtctc gctctgtcgc ccaggctgga 31921 gtgcagtggc acaatctcag ctcactgcaa gctccgcctc ctgggttcac accattctcc 31981 tccctcagcc tccccagcag ctgggactat aggtgcacgc cgccacgcct ggctaatttt 32041 tgtattttta gtggagacag ggtttcaccg tgttagccag gatggtctca atctcctgac 32101 cttgtgatcc acccgcctca gcctcccaaa gtgctgggat tacaggcgtg agccaccgtg 32161 cccagccagc ttctttcaaa tcagagtagg ccttccagtg tggcaggcca taagatctga 32221 agttttcacc ctgttcctgg aagccaagtg gacagcaact aatttttact ttctttattg 32281 cacatttggg gcttggggga tagagtcaga tgtgtgtcag ttgaaactgt agctactgca 32341 ttccactcct tgggggatcg tagtgctcat gccaacagaa aacttcgagg ctaataatta 32401 ctgtcttcag agtacaagac aggcacggaa gttgttttgg cataagaaaa ccacgatttg 32461 catcccacag tctaaggaag acgatgctga attcagaaga tggtgcaaaa gtgtgacagt 32521 tcagctgtgg cggctgttgc tgatgcatgg gactatttta tttacatttc ctttcttctt 32581 ttttaacaga gacaggatct tgctgtgttg cccagcctgg tcttaaactc ctgggcccaa 32641 gtgatcctcc cacctcagcc tcccaacgtg ttgggattac aggcatgagc caccatgcct 32701 gggctttatt tatatttcca agtcaaatgt tagttggtca atcagtcttt ttaagcacca 32761 attttgtgcc tagccttgtg gaaactgtag gaaaaagata ctttttattt gggaggacct 32821 tgatttgctg tcacaggtgc cactaatgcc aattataagg cagtgtggaa tcaggtgatt 32881 gaaagcccag tctgtagcat aaactgctgc agggttccag tgggggcaat taaggtgggc 32941 agggagggtg gatagcattt gactttgaca gcataacctg agcagaggca cagtggggat 33001 ggtgagtgtg cagtgggagg agggagagag gtaagtggta gggaagaggt gggaaggggg 33061 caaggagaag gctcaggagg tttggggaca gggaaatgac ttggttggcg acctcttact 33121 ttcttctcgt gtgtgcaatt tggaattcac ttggttctta gtatttctgg gtcagatgac 33181 ttctttgcag tatgagaaac catttcccag gctggctacc tgggctgtgg tatcttccag 33241 tgctcctctg tgattgtact cagatcagct cgtctaggca ggcaggatgg cagaagccct 33301 ctgacttcat gtctgaaaga gtatgtgttt caactctgta attacagcat ttaacagacg 33361 atatcagccc tctttgggat ggcttttggc aaatgggcta gaagtctatt gtgcatttaa 33421 atgatactgc atcttctctt taaaaggttt ctcagtgagt ccaccccact ctgtatccaa 33481 gtatgtctca ggccatgagg caaaaggaaa tgagtagttc tttttggttg gagaattaaa 33541 aagaaatctc cacccaagta acaggtacat agtgggaaaa aataacatct gcctgaaagc 33601 ttcatcttca ggcaaagaga gggtcagggg gcgggagctt agtaatgggg aaacctcaga 33661 agatttaaag agaattacag acagacaagg ctgaacattg gctgtcatcc aacaaagctc 33721 ttataagatg ggaatcactg cccggttctt gagctccgac ctggagggaa gaggagtctg 33781 gaagacttgg cacaggcctg agtgcttcat tgtctttctg gttccaagtc ctcctcagct 33841 cactaggaag gaggtggggt gggggcaggt aggccactct gcataagtgc acacatctac 33901 actggctagt ctacttcaca attcccccac aggttatcct tatctctacc tggttccagt 33961 tccagattgg agggatatag aataccatcc ccacccctca ccttgcttgc tctggcctgg 34021 aaaactgtca ttcctttacc accagctggc atctgccata tgcttcaagg aactgaataa 34081 agaggaaggg gaaagaagaa actagagaaa ctggaatgct tcctatctga cccccaagta 34141 cagggactgc ctctttccgt aacggcacag aacgtctcca tccctttgac ctccacctcc 34201 ccagagatgc ccgaggagga cagccttgtt tctgtgatct gttgttgaga actgctgctg 34261 agaattcttc cttcagcacc gccttaggca ccattggttt ttcactaggt ccgctgtaga 34321 aaacagccag gaattactta gttgactacc acctgaggtg ctgtttggtg ttggtaataa 34381 agaataaagg tggaaatgaa SEQ ID NO: 2 Human SMAD2 Isoform 1 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001003652.1) 1 mssilpftpp vvkrllgwkk saggsggagg geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgrlde 61 lekaittqnc ntkcvtipst cseiwglstp ntidqwdttg lysfseqtrs ldgrlqvshr 121 kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helkaience yafnlkkdev cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv 181 prhteiltel pplddythsi pentnfpagi epqsnyipet pppgyisedg etsdqqlnqs 241 mdtgspaels pttlspvnhs ldlqpvtyse pafwcsiayy elnqrvgetf hasqpsltvd 301 gftdpsnser fclgllsnvn rnatvemtrr higrgvrlyy iggevfaecl sdsaifvqsp 361 ncnqrygwhp atvckippgc nlkifnnqef aallaqsvnq gfeavyqltr mctirmsfvk 421 gwgaeyrrqt vtstpcwiel hlngplqwld kvltqmgsps vrcssms SEQ ID NO: 3 Human SMAD2 transcript variant 3 mRNA Sequence (NM_001135937.2; CDS: 401-1714) 1 cggccgggag gcggggcggg ccgtaggcaa agggaggtgg ggaggcggtg gccggcgact 61 ccccgcgccc cgctcgcccc ccggcccttc ccgcggtgct cggcctcgtt cctttcctcc 121 tccgctccct ccgtcttcca tacccgcccc gcgcggcttt cggccggcgt gcctcgcgcc 181 ctaacgggcg gctggaggcg ccaatcagcg ggcggcaggg tgccagcccc ggggctgcgc 241 cggcgaatcg gcggggcccg cggcccaggg tggcaggcgg gtctacccgc gcggccgcgg 301 cggcggagaa gcagctcgcc agccagcagc ccgccagccg ccgggaggtt cgatacaaga 361 ggctgttttc ctagcgtggc ttgctgcctt tggtaagaac atgtcgtcca tcttgccatt 421 cacgccgcca gttgtgaaga gactgctggg atggaagaag tcagctggtg ggtctggagg 481 agcaggcgga ggagagcaga atgggcagga agaaaagtgg tgtgagaaag cagtgaaaag 541 tctggtgaag aagctaaaga aaacaggacg attagatgag cttgagaaag ccatcaccac 601 tcaaaactgt aatactaaat gtgttaccat accaaggtct cttgatggtc gtctccaggt 661 atcccatcga aaaggattgc cacatgttat atattgccga ttatggcgct ggcctgatct 721 tcacagtcat catgaactca aggcaattga aaactgcgaa tatgctttta atcttaaaaa 781 ggatgaagta tgtgtaaacc cttaccacta tcagagagtt gagacaccag ttttgcctcc 841 agtattagtg ccccgacaca ccgagatcct aacagaactt ccgcctctgg atgactatac 901 tcactccatt ccagaaaaca ctaacttccc agcaggaatt gagccacaga gtaattatat 961 tccagaaacg ccacctcctg gatatatcag tgaagatgga gaaacaagtg accaacagtt 1021 gaatcaaagt atggacacag gctctccagc agaactatct cctactactc tttcccctgt 1081 taatcatagc ttggatttac agccagttac ttactcagaa cctgcatttt ggtgttcgat 1141 agcatattat gaattaaatc agagggttgg agaaaccttc catgcatcac agccctcact 1201 cactgtagat ggctttacag acccatcaaa ttcagagagg ttctgcttag gtttactctc 1261 caatgttaac cgaaatgcca cggtagaaat gacaagaagg catataggaa gaggagtgcg 1321 cttatactac ataggtgggg aagtttttgc tgagtgccta agtgatagtg caatctttgt 1381 gcagagcccc aattgtaatc agagatatgg ctggcaccct gcaacagtgt gtaaaattcc 1441 accaggctgt aatctgaaga tcttcaacaa ccaggaattt gctgctcttc tggctcagtc 1501 tgttaatcag ggttttgaag ccgtctatca gctaactaga atgtgcacca taagaatgag 1561 ttttgtgaaa gggtggggag cagaataccg aaggcagacg gtaacaagta ctccttgctg 1621 gattgaactt catctgaatg gacctctaca gtggttggac aaagtattaa ctcagatggg 1681 atccccttca gtgcgttgct caagcatgtc ataaagcttc accaatcaag tcccatgaaa 1741 agacttaatg taacaactct tctgtcatag cattgtgtgt ggtccctatg gactgtttac 1801 tatccaaaag ttcaagagag aaaacagcac ttgaggtctc atcaattaaa gcaccttgtg 1861 gaatctgttt cctatatttg aatattagat gggaaaatta gtgtctagaa atactctccc 1921 attaaagagg aagagaagat tttaaagact taatgatgtc ttattgggca taaaactgag 1981 tgtcccaaag gtttattaat aacagtagta gttatgtgta caggtaatgt atcatgatcc 2041 agtatcacag tattgtgctg tttatataca tttttagttt gcatagatga ggtgtgtgtg 2101 tgcgctgctt cttgatctag gcaaaccttt ataaagttgc agtacctaat ctgttattcc 2161 cacttctctg ttatttttgt gtgtcttttt taatatataa tatatatcaa gattttcaaa 2221 ttatttagaa gcagattttc ctgtagaaaa actaattttt ctgcctttta ccaaaaataa 2281 actcttgggg gaagaaaagt ggattaactt ttgaaatcct tgaccttaat gtgttcagtg 2341 gggcttaaac agtcattctt tttgtggttt tttgtttttt tttgtttttt tttttaactg 2401 ctaaatctta ttataaggaa accatactga aaacctttcc aagcctcttt tttccattcc 2461 catttttgtc ctcataatca aaacagcata acatgacatc atcaccagta atagttgcat 2521 tgatactgct ggcaccagtt aattctggga tacagtaaga attcatatgg agaaagtccc 2581 tttgtcttat gcccaaattt caacaggaat aattggcttg tataatctag cagtctgttg 2641 atttatcctt ccacctcata aaaaatgcat aggtggcagt ataattattt tcagggatat 2701 gctagaatta cttccacata tttatccctt tttaaaaaag ctaatctata aataccgttt 2761 ttccaaaggt attttacaat atttcaacag cagaccttct gctcttcgag tagtttgatt 2821 tggtttagta accagattgc attatgaaat gggccttttg taaatgtaat tgtttctgca 2881 aaatacctag aaaagtgatg ctgaggtagg atcagcagat atgggccatc tgtttttaaa 2941 gtatgttgta ttcagtttat aaattgattg ttattctaca cataattatg aattcagaat 3001 tttaaaaatt gggggaaaag ccatttattt agcaagtttt ttagcttata agttacctgc 3061 agtctgagct gttcttaact gatcctggtt ttgtgattga caatatttca tgctctgtag 3121 tgagaggaga tttccgaaac tctgttgcta gttcattctg cagcaaataa ttattatgtc 3181 tgatgttgac tcattgcagt ttaaacattt cttcttgttt gcatcttagt agaaatggaa 3241 aataaccact cctggtcgtc ttttcataaa ttttcatatt tttgaagctg tctttggtac 3301 ttgttctttg aaatcatatc cacctgtctc tataggtatc attttcaata ctttcaacat 3361 ttggtggttt tctattgggt actccccatt ttcctatatt tgtgtgtata tgtatgtgtt 3421 catgtaaatt tggtatagta attttttatt cattcaacaa atatttattg ttcacctgtt 3481 tgtaccagga acttttctta gtctttgggt aaaggtgaac aagacaacta cagttcctgc 3541 ctttgctgag acagcagtta cactaaccct taattatctt acttgtctat gaaggagata 3601 aacagggtac tgtactggag aataacagat gggatgcttc aggtaggaca tcaaggaaag 3661 cctctaagga aaggatgcat gagctaacac ctgacattaa agaagcaagc caagtgagga 3721 gccaggggag ataagcattc ctggcaaaga gaatagcatc aaatgcaaaa aggttcacac 3781 taaaggaaac tcctgattag gtattaatgc tttatacaga aacctctata caaatccaaa 3841 cttgaagatc agaatggttc tacagttcat aacattttga aggtggcctt attttgtgat 3901 agtctgcttc atgtgattct cactaacata tctccttcct caacctttgc tgtaaaaatt 3961 tcatttgcac cacatcagta ctacttaatt taacaagctt ttgttgtgta agctctcact 4021 gttttagtgc cctgctgctt gcttccagac tttgtgctgt ccagtaatta tgtcttccac 4081 tacccatctt gtgagcagag taaatgtcct aggtaatacc actatcaggc ctgtaggaga 4141 tactcagtgg agcctctgcc cttctttttc ttacttgaga acttgtaatg gtgttaggga 4201 acagttgtag gggcagaaaa caactctgaa agtggtagaa ggtcctgatc ttggtggtta 4261 ctcttgcatt actgtgttag gtcaagcagt gcctactatg ctgtttcagt agtggagcgc 4321 atctctacag ttctgatgcg atttttctgt acagtatgaa attgggactc aactctttga 4381 aaacacctat tgagcagtta tacctgttga gcagtttact tcctggttgt aattacattt 4441 gtgtgaatgt gtttgatgct ttttaacgag atgatgtttt ttgtatttta tctactgtgg 4501 cctgattttt tttttgtttt ctgcccctcc ccccatttat aggtgtggtt ttcatttttc 4561 taagtgatag aatcccctct ttgttgaatt tttgtcttta tttaaattag caacattact 4621 taggatttat tcttcacaat actgttaatt ttctaggaat gatgacctga gaaccgaatg 4681 gccatgcttt ctatcacatt tctaagatga gtaatatttt ttccagtagg ttccacagag 4741 acaccttggg ggctggctta ggggaggctg ttggagttct cactgactta gtggcatatt 4801 tattctgtac tgaagaactg catggggttt cttttggaaa gagtttcatt gctttaaaaa 4861 gaagctcaga aagtctttat aaccactggt caacgattag aaaaatataa ctggatttag 4921 gcctaccttc tggaataccg ctgattgtgc tctttttatc ctactttaaa gaagctttca 4981 tgattagatt tgagctatat cagttatacc gattatacct tataatacac attcagttag 5041 taaacattta ttgatgcctg ttgtttgccc agccactgtg atggatattg aataataaaa 5101 agatgactag gacggggccc tgacccttga gctgtgcttg gtcttgtaga ggttgtgttt 5161 tttttcctca ggacctgtca ctttggcaga aggaaatctg cctaattttt cttgaaagct 5221 aaattttctt tgtaagtttt tacaaattgt ttaataccta gttgtatttt ttaccttaag 5281 ccacattgag ttttgcttga tttgtctgtc ttttaaacac tgtcaaatgc tttccctttt 5341 gttaaaatta ttttaatttc actttttttg tgcccttgtc aatttaagac taagactttg 5401 aaggtaaaac aaacaaacaa acatcagtct tagtctcttg ctagttgaaa tcaaataaaa 5461 gaaaatatat acccagttgg tttctctacc tcttaaaagc ttcccatata tacctttaag 5521 atccttctct tttttcttta actactaaat aggttcagca tttattcagt gttagatacc 5581 ctcttcgtct gagggtggcg taggtttatg ttgggatata aagtaacaca agacaatctt 5641 cactgtacat aaaatatgtc ttcatgtaca gtctttactt taaaagctga acattccaat 5701 ttgcgccttc cctcccaagc ccctgcccac caagtatctc tttagatatc tagtctgtgg 5761 acatgaacaa tgaatacttt tttcttactc tgatcgaagg cattgatact tagacatatc 5821 aaacatttct tcctttcata tgctttactt tgctaaatct attatattca ttgcctgaat 5881 tttattcttc ctttctacct gacaacacac atccaggtgg tacttgctgg ttatcctctt 5941 tcttgttagc cttgtttttt gttttttttt tttttttttg agagggagtc tcgctctgtt 6001 gcccaacctg gagtgcagtg gtgcgatctt ggttcactgc aagctccgcc tcccgggttc 6061 acgccatgct tctgcctcag cctcccaagt agctgggact acaggcgccc accaccacac 6121 tcggctaatt ttttgtattt ttagtagaga cggggtttca ccgtgttggc caggatggtc 6181 tcgatctcct gacctcgtga tctgtccacc tcggcttccc aaagtgctgg gattacaggc 6241 atgagccacc gcgcccagcc tagccatatt tttatctgca tatatcagaa tgtttctctc 6301 ctttgaactt attaacaaaa aaggaacatg cttttcatac ctagagtcct aatttcttca 6361 tcatgaaggt tgctattcaa attgatcaat cattttaatt ttacaaatgg ctcaaaaatt 6421 ctgttcagta aatgtctttg tgactggcaa atggcataaa ttatgtttaa gattatgaac 6481 ttttctgaca gttgcagcca atgttttccc tacgatacca gatttccatc ttggggcata 6541 ttggattgtt gtatttaaga cagtcagaat aatgatagtg tgtggtctcc agaggtagtc 6601 agaatcctgc tattgagttc tttttatatc ttccttttca attttttatt accattttgt 6661 ttgtttagac tacactttgt agggattgag gggcaaatta tctcttggag tggaattcct 6721 gtgttttgag ccttacaacc aggaaatatg agctatacta gatagcctca tgatagcatt 6781 tacgataaga acttatctcg tgtgttcatg taattttttg agtaggaact gttttatctt 6841 gaatattgta gctaactata tatagcagaa ctgcctcagt ctttttaaga aggaaataaa 6901 taatatatgt gtatgaattt atatatacat atacactcat agacaaactt aacagttggg 6961 gtcattctaa cagttaaaac aattgttcca ttgtttaaat ctcagatcct ggtaaaatgt 7021 tcttaatttg tctgtgtaca ttttcctttc atggacagac cattggagta cattaatttt 7081 cttaatctgc catttggcag ttcatttaat ataccatttt ttggcaactt ggtaactaag 7141 aatcacagcc aaaatttgtt aacatcaaag aaagctctgc catatacccc gttactaaat 7201 tattatacat ccagcagatt ctgggatgta ctaacttagg gttaactttg ttgttgttga 7261 taatactaga ttgctccctc tttaattctt cttctggtgc aaggttgctg cttaagttac 7321 cctgggaaat actactacaa ggtcaaattt tctagtatct tacagcctga ttgaaggtga 7381 ttcagatctt tgctcaatat aaatggattt tccaagattc tctgggccat ccttgaccca 7441 caggtgatct cgctggagta tattaactta acttcagtgc cagttggttt ggtgccatga 7501 gatccataat gaatccagaa cttcaccatt gcttagatat aagagtccct tggaagaata 7561 atgccactga tgatgggggt cagaaggtgt attaactcaa catagagggc ttttagattt 7621 ttcttcaaaa aaatttcgag aaaagtattc ttttaccctc caaacagtta acagctctta 7681 gtttctccaa atatgctctt tgatttactt atttttaatt aaagatggta atttattgaa 7741 caatgaaatc cgtaatatat tgatttaagg acaaaagtga agttttagaa ttataaaagt 7801 acttaaatat tatatatttt ccatttcata attgttttcc tttctctgtg gctttaaagt 7861 ttttgactat tttacaatgt taatcactag gtaacttgcc atatttctgg ttctatatta 7921 agttctatcc tttataatgc tgttattata aagctggttt ttagcatttg tctgtagcaa 7981 tagaaatttt actaagtctc tgttctccca gtaagttttt tcttttctca gtaagtccct 8041 aagaaaacat ttgtttgcca ctcttactat tcccaatctt ggattgttcg agctgaaaaa 8101 aaatttgatg agaaacagga ggatcctttt ctggtgaata taggttcctg ctttaagaat 8161 gtggaaatcc attgctttat ataactaata tacacacaga ttaattaaaa ttgtgagaaa 8221 taattcacac atgacaagta ggtaacatgc atgagttttg aattttttta aaaacccaac 8281 tgtttgacaa aatatagaac ccaaattggt actttcttag accagtgtaa cctcacacct 8341 cagttttgct tttccaaccc tgacttgaaa ggcatatttg tatcttttta ttagtgatag 8401 tgaagctgtg acactaacct tttatacaaa agagtaaaga aagaaaaact acagcgatta 8461 agatgagaac agttctgcag ttgttgaact agatcacagc attgtaggca gaataaaaaa 8521 tgttcatatc tgagaatatt cctttcgcca tcttttccca aggccagacc tcctggtgga 8581 gcacagttaa aagtaacatt ctgggccttt gtaatcggag ggctgtgtct ccagctggca 8641 gcctttgttt taatatataa tgcaggactg tggaaaacag ttggcataga atattttcac 8701 ctaaaaaaga aagaaaagac atacaaaact ggattaattg caaaaagaga atacagtaaa 8761 ataccatata actggacaaa gctagaagaa cctttagaag atttgtctga aaacagattt 8821 caagagtgag cttttataca ctgctcacta atttgcttga ttactaccaa ctcttcttaa 8881 agttaacacg tttaaggtat ttctggactt cctagccttt tagcaagctt agaggaacta 8941 gccattagct agtgatgtaa aaatattttg gggactgatg cccttaaagg ttatgccctt 9001 gaaagttctt accttttctc tagtgatatt aaggaacgag tgggtagtgt tctcagggtg 9061 accagctgcc ctaaagtgcc tgggattgag ggtttccctg gatgcgggac tttccctgga 9121 tacaaaactt ttagcagagt tttgtatata tgtggatttt tctgataagt agcacatcag 9181 aggccttaac cactgcccaa aagcgattct ccattgagag tacatatctt gaacttaaga 9241 aattcatttg ctctgatttt taatcttgta aagtttttgc taaactcaaa acaagtccca 9301 ggcacaccag aaggagctga ccaccttagg tgttcttgtg atttatcctt acttccctat 9361 gttgtcatag ttgcttctaa actcagctgc actatggctg tcaacatttc tgatacttat 9421 tgggatatgt gccatccagt catttagtac tttgaatgga acatgagatt tataacacag 9481 gtaatagctg aaggtaccag tatggtggtg agactcacac ttagtgatcc agctaaggta 9541 actgatgtta taatggaaca gagaagaggc caactagata gctaagttct tctgaaccta 9601 tgtgtatatg taagtacaaa tcatgcgtcc ttatggggtt aaacttaatc tgaaatttac 9661 atttttcata gtaaaaggaa accaattgtt gcagatttct tttcttgtga ggaaatacat 9721 ggcctttgat gctctggcgt ctactgcatt tcccagtctg ttctgctcga gaagccagaa 9781 tgtgttgtta acatttttcc gtgaatgttg tgttaaaatg attaaatgca tcagccaatg 9841 gcaagtgaag gaattgggtg tcctgatgca gactgagcag tttctctcaa ttgtagcctc 9901 atactcataa ggtgcttacc agctagaaca ttgagcacgt gaggtgagat tttttttctc 9961 tgatggcatt aactttgtaa tgcaatatga tggatgcaga ccctgttctt gtttccctct 10021 ggaagtcctt agtggctgca tccttggtgc actgtgatgg agatattaaa tgtgttcttt 10081 gtgagctttc gttctatgat tgtcaaaagt acgatgtggt tcctttttta tttttattaa 10141 acaatgagct gaggctttat tacagctggt tttcaagtta aaattgttga atactgatgt 10201 ctttctccca cctacaccaa atattttagt ctatttaaag tacaaaaaaa gttctgctta 10261 agaaaacatt gcttacatgt cctgtgattt ctggtcaatt tttatatata tttgtgtgca 10321 tcatctgtat gtgctttcac tttttacctt gtttgctctt acctgtgtta acagccctgt 10381 caccgttgaa aggtggacag ttttcctagc attaaaagaa agccatttga gttgtttacc 10441 atgttaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa a SEQ ID NO: 4 Human SMARD2 Isoform 2 Amino Acid Sequence NP_001129409.1) 1 mssilpftpp vvkrllgwkk saggsggagg geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgrlde 61 lekaittqnc ntkcvtiprs ldgrlqvshr kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helkaience 121 yafnlkkdev cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv prhteiltel pplddythsi pentnfpagi 181 epqsnyipet pppgyisedg etsdqqlnqs mdtgspaels pttlspvnhs ldlqpvtyse 241 pafwcsiayy elnqrvgetf hasqpsltvd gftdpsnser fclgllsnvn rnatvemtrr 301 higrgvrlyy iggevfaecl sdsaifvqsp ncnqrygwhp atvckippgc nlkifnnqef 361 aallaqsvnq gfeavyqltr mctirmsfvk gwgaeyrrqt vtstpcwiel hlngplqwld 421 kvltqmgsps vrcssms SEQ ID NO: 5 Human SMARD2 transcript variant 1 mRNA Sequence (NM_005901.6; CDS: 353-1756) 1 gcgcgcgtcc tcaccccctc cttccccgcg ggcggcggcc aggctccctc ccctcccctt 61 ccctctcctc ccctcccctc ccctctcttc ccctaccctc ccgcgcgccc gggccgccgg 121 ccgggcccgg gcctgggggc ggggcgggaa gacggcggcc gggagtgttt tcagttccgc 181 ctccaatcgc ccattcccct cttcccctcc cagccccctc catcccatcg gaagaggaag 241 gaacaaaagg tcccggaccc cccggatctg acggggcggg acctggcgcc accttgcagg 301 ttcgatacaa gaggctgttt tcctagcgtg gcttgctgcc tttggtaaga acatgtcgtc 361 catcttgcca ttcacgccgc cagttgtgaa gagactgctg ggatggaaga agtcagctgg 421 tgggtctgga ggagcaggcg gaggagagca gaatgggcag gaagaaaagt ggtgtgagaa 481 agcagtgaaa agtctggtga agaagctaaa gaaaacagga cgattagatg agcttgagaa 541 agccatcacc actcaaaact gtaatactaa atgtgttacc ataccaagca cttgctctga 601 aatttgggga ctgagtacac caaatacgat agatcagtgg gatacaacag gcctttacag 661 cttctctgaa caaaccaggt ctcttgatgg tcgtctccag gtatcccatc gaaaaggatt 721 gccacatgtt atatattgcc gattatggcg ctggcctgat cttcacagtc atcatgaact 781 caaggcaatt gaaaactgcg aatatgcttt taatcttaaa aaggatgaag tatgtgtaaa 841 cccttaccac tatcagagag ttgagacacc agttttgcct ccagtattag tgccccgaca 901 caccgagatc ctaacagaac ttccgcctct ggatgactat actcactcca ttccagaaaa 961 cactaacttc ccagcaggaa ttgagccaca gagtaattat attccagaaa cgccacctcc 1021 tggatatatc agtgaagatg gagaaacaag tgaccaacag ttgaatcaaa gtatggacac 1081 aggctctcca gcagaactat ctcctactac tctttcccct gttaatcata gcttggattt 1141 acagccagtt acttactcag aacctgcatt ttggtgttcg atagcatatt atgaattaaa 1201 tcagagggtt ggagaaacct tccatgcatc acagccctca ctcactgtag atggctttac 1261 agacccatca aattcagaga ggttctgctt aggtttactc tccaatgtta accgaaatgc 1321 cacggtagaa atgacaagaa ggcatatagg aagaggagtg cgcttatact acataggtgg 1381 ggaagttttt gctgagtgcc taagtgatag tgcaatcttt gtgcagagcc ccaattgtaa 1441 tcagagatat ggctggcacc ctgcaacagt gtgtaaaatt ccaccaggct gtaatctgaa 1501 gatcttcaac aaccaggaat ttgctgctct tctggctcag tctgttaatc agggttttga 1561 agccgtctat cagctaacta gaatgtgcac cataagaatg agttttgtga aagggtgggg 1621 agcagaatac cgaaggcaga cggtaacaag tactccttgc tggattgaac ttcatctgaa 1681 tggacctcta cagtggttgg acaaagtatt aactcagatg ggatcccctt cagtgcgttg 1741 ctcaagcatg tcataaagct tcaccaatca agtcccatga aaagacttaa tgtaacaact 1801 cttctgtcat agcattgtgt gtggtcccta tggactgttt actatccaaa agttcaagag 1861 agaaaacagc acttgaggtc tcatcaatta aagcaccttg tggaatctgt ttcctatatt 1921 tgaatattag atgggaaaat tagtgtctag aaatactctc ccattaaaga ggaagagaag 1981 attttaaaga cttaatgatg tcttattggg cataaaactg agtgtcccaa aggtttatta 2041 ataacagtag tagttatgtg tacaggtaat gtatcatgat ccagtatcac agtattgtgc 2101 tgtttatata catttttagt ttgcatagat gaggtgtgtg tgtgcgctgc ttcttgatct 2161 aggcaaacct ttataaagtt gcagtaccta atctgttatt cccacttctc tgttattttt 2221 gtgtgtcttt tttaatatat aatatatatc aagattttca aattatttag aagcagattt 2281 tcctgtagaa aaactaattt ttctgccttt taccaaaaat aaactcttgg gggaagaaaa 2341 gtggattaac ttttgaaatc cttgacctta atgtgttcag tggggcttaa acagtcattc 2401 tttttgtggt tttttgtttt tttttgtttt tttttttaac tgctaaatct tattataagg 2461 aaaccatact gaaaaccttt ccaagcctct tttttccatt cccatttttg tcctcataat 2521 caaaacagca taacatgaca tcatcaccag taatagttgc attgatactg ctggcaccag 2581 ttaattctgg gatacagtaa gaattcatat ggagaaagtc cctttgtctt atgcccaaat 2641 ttcaacagga ataattggct tgtataatct agcagtctgt tgatttatcc ttccacctca 2701 taaaaaatgc ataggtggca gtataattat tttcagggat atgctagaat tacttccaca 2761 tatttatccc tttttaaaaa agctaatcta taaataccgt ttttccaaag gtattttaca 2821 atatttcaac agcagacctt ctgctcttcg agtagtttga tttggtttag taaccagatt 2881 gcattatgaa atgggccttt tgtaaatgta attgtttctg caaaatacct agaaaagtga 2941 tgctgaggta ggatcagcag atatgggcca tctgttttta aagtatgttg tattcagttt 3001 ataaattgat tgttattcta cacataatta tgaattcaga attttaaaaa ttgggggaaa 3061 agccatttat ttagcaagtt ttttagctta taagttacct gcagtctgag ctgttcttaa 3121 ctgatcctgg ttttgtgatt gacaatattt catgctctgt agtgagagga gatttccgaa 3181 actctgttgc tagttcattc tgcagcaaat aattattatg tctgatgttg actcattgca 3241 gtttaaacat ttcttcttgt ttgcatctta gtagaaatgg aaaataacca ctcctggtcg 3301 tcttttcata aattttcata tttttgaagc tgtctttggt acttgttctt tgaaatcata 3361 tccacctgtc tctataggta tcattttcaa tactttcaac atttggtggt tttctattgg 3421 gtactcccca ttttcctata tttgtgtgta tatgtatgtg ttcatgtaaa tttggtatag 3481 taatttttta ttcattcaac aaatatttat tgttcacctg tttgtaccag gaacttttct 3541 tagtctttgg gtaaaggtga acaagacaac tacagttcct gcctttgctg agacagcagt 3601 tacactaacc cttaattatc ttacttgtct atgaaggaga taaacagggt actgtactgg 3661 agaataacag atgggatgct tcaggtagga catcaaggaa agcctctaag gaaaggatgc 3721 atgagctaac acctgacatt aaagaagcaa gccaagtgag gagccagggg agataagcat 3781 tcctggcaaa gagaatagca tcaaatgcaa aaaggttcac actaaaggaa actcctgatt 3841 aggtattaat gctttataca gaaacctcta tacaaatcca aacttgaaga tcagaatggt 3901 tctacagttc ataacatttt gaaggtggcc ttattttgtg atagtctgct tcatgtgatt 3961 ctcactaaca tatctccttc ctcaaccttt gctgtaaaaa tttcatttgc accacatcag 4021 tactacttaa tttaacaagc ttttgttgtg taagctctca ctgttttagt gccctgctgc 4081 ttgcttccag actttgtgct gtccagtaat tatgtcttcc actacccatc ttgtgagcag 4141 agtaaatgtc ctaggtaata ccactatcag gcctgtagga gatactcagt ggagcctctg 4201 cccttctttt tcttacttga gaacttgtaa tggtgttagg gaacagttgt aggggcagaa 4261 aacaactctg aaagtggtag aaggtcctga tcttggtggt tactcttgca ttactgtgtt 4321 aggtcaagca gtgcctacta tgctgtttca gtagtggagc gcatctctac agttctgatg 4381 cgatttttct gtacagtatg aaattgggac tcaactcttt gaaaacacct attgagcagt 4441 tatacctgtt gagcagttta cttcctggtt gtaattacat ttgtgtgaat gtgtttgatg 4501 ctttttaacg agatgatgtt ttttgtattt tatctactgt ggcctgattt tttttttgtt 4561 ttctgcccct ccccccattt ataggtgtgg ttttcatttt tctaagtgat agaatcccct 4621 ctttgttgaa tttttgtctt tatttaaatt agcaacatta cttaggattt attcttcaca 4681 atactgttaa ttttctagga atgatgacct gagaaccgaa tggccatgct ttctatcaca 4741 tttctaagat gagtaatatt ttttccagta ggttccacag agacaccttg ggggctggct 4801 taggggaggc tgttggagtt ctcactgact tagtggcata tttattctgt actgaagaac 4861 tgcatggggt ttcttttgga aagagtttca ttgctttaaa aagaagctca gaaagtcttt 4921 ataaccactg gtcaacgatt agaaaaatat aactggattt aggcctacct tctggaatac 4981 cgctgattgt gctcttttta tcctacttta aagaagcttt catgattaga tttgagctat 5041 atcagttata ccgattatac cttataatac acattcagtt agtaaacatt tattgatgcc 5101 tgttgtttgc ccagccactg tgatggatat tgaataataa aaagatgact aggacggggc 5161 cctgaccctt gagctgtgct tggtcttgta gaggttgtgt tttttttcct caggacctgt 5221 cactttggca gaaggaaatc tgcctaattt ttcttgaaag ctaaattttc tttgtaagtt 5281 tttacaaatt gtttaatacc tagttgtatt ttttacctta agccacattg agttttgctt 5341 gatttgtctg tcttttaaac actgtcaaat gctttccctt ttgttaaaat tattttaatt 5401 tcactttttt tgtgcccttg tcaatttaag actaagactt tgaaggtaaa acaaacaaac 5461 aaacatcagt cttagtctct tgctagttga aatcaaataa aagaaaatat atacccagtt 5521 ggtttctcta cctcttaaaa gcttcccata tataccttta agatccttct cttttttctt 5581 taactactaa ataggttcag catttattca gtgttagata ccctcttcgt ctgagggtgg 5641 cgtaggttta tgttgggata taaagtaaca caagacaatc ttcactgtac ataaaatatg 5701 tcttcatgta cagtctttac tttaaaagct gaacattcca atttgcgcct tccctcccaa 5761 gcccctgccc accaagtatc tctttagata tctagtctgt ggacatgaac aatgaatact 5821 tttttcttac tctgatcgaa ggcattgata cttagacata tcaaacattt cttcctttca 5881 tatgctttac tttgctaaat ctattatatt cattgcctga attttattct tcctttctac 5941 ctgacaacac acatccaggt ggtacttgct ggttatcctc tttcttgtta gccttgtttt 6001 ttgttttttt tttttttttt tgagagggag tctcgctctg ttgcccaacc tggagtgcag 6061 tggtgcgatc ttggttcact gcaagctccg cctcccgggt tcacgccatg cttctgcctc 6121 agcctcccaa gtagctggga ctacaggcgc ccaccaccac actcggctaa ttttttgtat 6181 ttttagtaga gacggggttt caccgtgttg gccaggatgg tctcgatctc ctgacctcgt 6241 gatctgtcca cctcggcttc ccaaagtgct gggattacag gcatgagcca ccgcgcccag 6301 cctagccata tttttatctg catatatcag aatgtttctc tcctttgaac ttattaacaa 6361 aaaaggaaca tgcttttcat acctagagtc ctaatttctt catcatgaag gttgctattc 6421 aaattgatca atcattttaa ttttacaaat ggctcaaaaa ttctgttcag taaatgtctt 6481 tgtgactggc aaatggcata aattatgttt aagattatga acttttctga cagttgcagc 6541 caatgttttc cctacgatac cagatttcca tcttggggca tattggattg ttgtatttaa 6601 gacagtcaga ataatgatag tgtgtggtct ccagaggtag tcagaatcct gctattgagt 6661 tctttttata tcttcctttt caatttttta ttaccatttt gtttgtttag actacacttt 6721 gtagggattg aggggcaaat tatctcttgg agtggaattc ctgtgttttg agccttacaa 6781 ccaggaaata tgagctatac tagatagcct catgatagca tttacgataa gaacttatct 6841 cgtgtgttca tgtaattttt tgagtaggaa ctgttttatc ttgaatattg tagctaacta 6901 tatatagcag aactgcctca gtctttttaa gaaggaaata aataatatat gtgtatgaat 6961 ttatatatac atatacactc atagacaaac ttaacagttg gggtcattct aacagttaaa 7021 acaattgttc cattgtttaa atctcagatc ctggtaaaat gttcttaatt tgtctgtgta 7081 cattttcctt tcatggacag accattggag tacattaatt ttcttaatct gccatttggc 7141 agttcattta atataccatt ttttggcaac ttggtaacta agaatcacag ccaaaatttg 7201 ttaacatcaa agaaagctct gccatatacc ccgttactaa attattatac atccagcaga 7261 ttctgggatg tactaactta gggttaactt tgttgttgtt gataatacta gattgctccc 7321 tctttaattc ttcttctggt gcaaggttgc tgcttaagtt accctgggaa atactactac 7381 aaggtcaaat tttctagtat cttacagcct gattgaaggt gattcagatc tttgctcaat 7441 ataaatggat tttccaagat tctctgggcc atccttgacc cacaggtgat ctcgctggag 7501 tatattaact taacttcagt gccagttggt ttggtgccat gagatccata atgaatccag 7561 aacttcacca ttgcttagat ataagagtcc cttggaagaa taatgccact gatgatgggg 7621 gtcagaaggt gtattaactc aacatagagg gcttttagat ttttcttcaa aaaaatttcg 7681 agaaaagtat tcttttaccc tccaaacagt taacagctct tagtttctcc aaatatgctc 7741 tttgatttac ttatttttaa ttaaagatgg taatttattg aacaatgaaa tccgtaatat 7801 attgatttaa ggacaaaagt gaagttttag aattataaaa gtacttaaat attatatatt 7861 ttccatttca taattgtttt cctttctctg tggctttaaa gtttttgact attttacaat 7921 gttaatcact aggtaacttg ccatatttct ggttctatat taagttctat cctttataat 7981 gctgttatta taaagctggt ttttagcatt tgtctgtagc aatagaaatt ttactaagtc 8041 tctgttctcc cagtaagttt tttcttttct cagtaagtcc ctaagaaaac atttgtttgc 8101 cactcttact attcccaatc ttggattgtt cgagctgaaa aaaaatttga tgagaaacag 8161 gaggatcctt ttctggtgaa tataggttcc tgctttaaga atgtggaaat ccattgcttt 8221 atataactaa tatacacaca gattaattaa aattgtgaga aataattcac acatgacaag 8281 taggtaacat gcatgagttt tgaatttttt taaaaaccca actgtttgac aaaatataga 8341 acccaaattg gtactttctt agaccagtgt aacctcacac ctcagttttg cttttccaac 8401 cctgacttga aaggcatatt tgtatctttt tattagtgat agtgaagctg tgacactaac 8461 cttttataca aaagagtaaa gaaagaaaaa ctacagcgat taagatgaga acagttctgc 8521 agttgttgaa ctagatcaca gcattgtagg cagaataaaa aatgttcata tctgagaata 8581 ttcctttcgc catcttttcc caaggccaga cctcctggtg gagcacagtt aaaagtaaca 8641 ttctgggcct ttgtaatcgg agggctgtgt ctccagctgg cagcctttgt tttaatatat 8701 aatgcaggac tgtggaaaac agttggcata gaatattttc acctaaaaaa gaaagaaaag 8761 acatacaaaa ctggattaat tgcaaaaaga gaatacagta aaataccata taactggaca 8821 aagctagaag aacctttaga agatttgtct gaaaacagat ttcaagagtg agcttttata 8881 cactgctcac taatttgctt gattactacc aactcttctt aaagttaaca cgtttaaggt 8941 atttctggac ttcctagcct tttagcaagc ttagaggaac tagccattag ctagtgatgt 9001 aaaaatattt tggggactga tgcccttaaa ggttatgccc ttgaaagttc ttaccttttc 9061 tctagtgata ttaaggaacg agtgggtagt gttctcaggg tgaccagctg ccctaaagtg 9121 cctgggattg agggtttccc tggatgcggg actttccctg gatacaaaac ttttagcaga 9181 gttttgtata tatgtggatt tttctgataa gtagcacatc agaggcctta accactgccc 9241 aaaagcgatt ctccattgag agtacatatc ttgaacttaa gaaattcatt tgctctgatt 9301 tttaatcttg taaagttttt gctaaactca aaacaagtcc caggcacacc agaaggagct 9361 gaccacctta ggtgttcttg tgatttatcc ttacttccct atgttgtcat agttgcttct 9421 aaactcagct gcactatggc tgtcaacatt tctgatactt attgggatat gtgccatcca 9481 gtcatttagt actttgaatg gaacatgaga tttataacac aggtaatagc tgaaggtacc 9541 agtatggtgg tgagactcac acttagtgat ccagctaagg taactgatgt tataatggaa 9601 cagagaagag gccaactaga tagctaagtt cttctgaacc tatgtgtata tgtaagtaca 9661 aatcatgcgt ccttatgggg ttaaacttaa tctgaaattt acatttttca tagtaaaagg 9721 aaaccaattg ttgcagattt cttttcttgt gaggaaatac atggcctttg atgctctggc 9781 gtctactgca tttcccagtc tgttctgctc gagaagccag aatgtgttgt taacattttt 9841 ccgtgaatgt tgtgttaaaa tgattaaatg catcagccaa tggcaagtga aggaattggg 9901 tgtcctgatg cagactgagc agtttctctc aattgtagcc tcatactcat aaggtgctta 9961 ccagctagaa cattgagcac gtgaggtgag attttttttc tctgatggca ttaactttgt 10021 aatgcaatat gatggatgca gaccctgttc ttgtttccct ctggaagtcc ttagtggctg 10081 catccttggt gcactgtgat ggagatatta aatgtgttct ttgtgagctt tcgttctatg 10141 attgtcaaaa gtacgatgtg gttccttttt tatttttatt aaacaatgag ctgaggcttt 10201 attacagctg gttttcaagt taaaattgtt gaatactgat gtctttctcc cacctacacc 10261 aaatatttta gtctatttaa agtacaaaaa aagttctgct taagaaaaca ttgcttacat 10321 gtcctgtgat ttctggtcaa tttttatata tatttgtgtg catcatctgt atgtgctttc 10381 actttttacc ttgtttgctc ttacctgtgt taacagccct gtcaccgttg aaaggtggac 10441 agttttccta gcattaaaag aaagccattt gagttgttta ccatgttact atgggactaa 10501 tttttaattg ttttaatttt tatttaaact gatctttttt tatatgggat tacattttgg 10561 tgttcactcc ctaaattata tggaaaccaa aaaaagtgat tgtatttcac atatggacat 10621 atgattttaa gagtacatgt ttttgttttt ttaatttggt gttacataaa agattatcct 10681 atccccccgg gagataaatt tatactactt aatataaccc cacaacaggc gcacaccaca 10741 cactgcacag tgctatttat acatttttat ttatttcaga gtttgcctat gctacattag 10801 cgctctaata cataagatct atgctgtaaa caaaaacatc ttcaaagttg aaatttgctg 10861 aaatatactt ttaacaaaat aacattttta aggctccatt gaaaaatact agataagata 10921 taatctcata taatcagtat gaataatttt aaaaatgaga aatatttagg tcagccacac 10981 ttcctttgtg ccttgcaaga attcagttct gtggatgaat cagtactggt tagcagactg 11041 ttttctgcaa accattttaa acatgcttta gtatgcaaca aaaagggacc tcaaatgcta 11101 aaatacacta ttttacgtgg cattgaatag ccttgggact ggtgtagttt tatcaacact 11161 tttttattag gaagaaaccc aagaaaattt actgtaattg ctaccacctg ccactgtata 11221 aataatctaa aagggacttc ccaacattga acaacaacat tgagggctga ctcgagatcc 11281 ttctacattg tcacctcagc ctggctttgc ctgtcactgc ttagcttgaa gtagtgacac 11341 tgttctgtat caggagattt ttataatggc cctagcatcc ataattccac atgttcatca 11401 aatggctgaa gagtatgaga gaagtattaa ggtctatgtt tgggctgtct ccccacttgg 11461 catattctgt ttttccctct tcaaaataga ttgaaagcct cttagtgcag gaagcaggca 11521 tcagtatcaa actgatgtca tccaatgtaa ttattttaag ctccaggttt gtctaagttt 11581 gggtgaagaa tgttcaggaa catgtttgca acatacagtt atccagctta ccctttgaca 11641 gattcaccct tctcatcaaa atagtaagcc caacctaaaa attataagtt tacaaataaa 11701 ggaatagaaa aacccaaaaa gctaatttac acataaaaat tatcttttgc tgcaataaat 11761 aggtatggaa atatttgtag aattggttta actgattttg taaaacaaat gtcatgctat 11821 tttgccatag tgagacatgc agtaattctt aaaatcacat taatagaagg caagaacatt 11881 gaatcagact tagcagataa cagattcagt gataaatgaa caatagacta agcatactta 11941 ggaagctaca tgagaacaga atgtattact gtgctcccgt ccaaactgca tgactttatt 12001 ggttatagaa taaatggaat ttgagatggg gatttgccag tttttacagt ctgtcttcaa 12061 tagttttgtt ggctgcctct gcacctttct aaatgttatg tgaaaataaa attatttaag 12121 ttctaaagta gtttaggaaa gagatgtgat gacaggaaaa agaagttaac ttctgaacag 12181 tttggtccag gaagaagatg ggcagaatac agtaagccca gggttgaaga atacattcaa 12241 tttggagaga tggagaagac ctttgaagaa ggtcaaaatg agatcttgga acagaactct 12301 cacctgtgtg tctggatata catgaaaact ggacggtgtt attgagctac tgcttatatg 12361 gtgagcagaa aattgataac cacaagcctg gtaggttctg ctatgaagcc cacatataat 12421 cacaaggcct agatagcttg gagttaaaag ccaaggatag ctgtatagtt tgggttccat 12481 agtttgcagt gagattgtgc ttctgagcag tcatttgggg gcagtggttc tgagattaca 12541 agccataacc cagccaagaa cgggctacct gtggaatgag gatgaggaag ttgctacata 12601 taaaccctag tgtgtgtgtg tgtattaagt gaaacttagt taactttttt gctcacagcc 12661 aaagatgatt catctagaga agccattgga attttagcag agttttgtat atatgtggat 12721 ttttctaata agtagcaaat cagaggcctt aaccactgcc caacagcgat tctccattga 12781 gagtacgtat cttgaactta agaaattcat ttgctctgat tttaaatctt gtaaagtttt 12841 tcttcatgag aggtcttgcc tctaaactat attgtggcag tatttgatca aactacataa 12901 gtaccatgta aataagattt taatacaaat gatgactcac ttctaaatgg tttgccattt 12961 agaaatgtgc tgctgtgaga aaaacgaatt tttttttttt ttttttggag acagagtctt 13021 gctctgttgc ccaggctggg gtgcagtggg gcgatctcgg ctcactgcag cctcgcctcc 13081 tgggttcaag tgattctcct gccttagcct cctgagtagc tgggattaca ggcacacacc 13141 accacgccca actacttttt gtatttttag tggagacagg gtttcaccat gtttgccagg 13201 ctggtcttga actcctgacc tcagatgatt tgcctgcctc ggcctcccaa agtgctggaa 13261 ttacaggcgt gagccatcat gcctggctga aaagtgaaaa tttaagccag cttaccacct 13321 ggaataaaaa tgttttatag gaatgtctag gttgctcttt tatattgaaa aaaaacttat 13381 tagtgtctgt tttacccaag aaccacaagc tacttcattt caacttttaa atcatgaata 13441 ataacgtgtt atcaccacat ttaaaaatgt acatcgtcaa tcacaaacac atattctaag 13501 gaattgaatt ttatagagat aattgaatgc tttcatctgt aaaagaatta gtggcctgca 13561 aaccactgtg gattcttgct atgctttgaa gttgtcagtg ggggaatttg ctgctgcaag 13621 ttacttagac ttgtaggcaa agggaaattc aaatttttaa ttctaaaatg aaaaccactg 13681 acaaaatttt atactctgaa agtttggttg ttagcttagt cattattttc ctgttcttta 13741 tcatttcgga attcagatgc ttaaatttaa catacaaatt atttgttggt aaaacataaa 13801 acataaaaag ctacatttgg taaactaaat tttaggattc aaagtctcta acaatttcta 13861 tgtgacatgt catacggtgc agtttttatt tgccaaagtg tctacttcat actgcctatg 13921 cactgcttcc cgtttttaat ctctctaccc caacccccct ataattaaat aaacccctag 13981 aaaactgcct tcttttagaa tacctaattg attactttaa atattttttc agaatcaaaa 14041 ttacaaaagg gagagatacc taagaatctg gcttgtttat attctttaaa agatcgcatt 14101 tgattgaagg tgggtgcata ttttttatat ccactctttc cccatttgta tgtgaccatt 14161 gtaaaagtgg atgtgctttt ttttttttgc tgaggtctag agacaatgtt ttagagatac 14221 agaatgaaac atttatgggt aaaatacaat gggtaagact tgcttcaaaa tagtatgtga 14281 cagaggaagt agatggaggt atgaatgaat aggacattga tggttgtttg ttgggattgg 14341 gtaagggagc tttgttgtat tctatttcct tttagataag tttgaaattc cttgtagtga 14401 agaaattaaa cgtctccatc aggtgcattg ccacgtcttc tctaggaagc ctccttaaca 14461 tcctctggtg gctcctgaac tttttctgtt ctcattcaca gggaagctca tggggctgcc 14521 tggagacttg aggttacatc ttgcctagta ttaccaaaat tgtgatactt ttctccaccc 14581 cataatagca cagtctttgg tctcaacttg aactaaagtc tttttttttt tttttttttt 14641 tttttttagt atttattgat cattcttggg tgtttctcgg agagggggat gtggcagggt 14701 cataggacaa tagtggaggg aaggtcagca gataaacatg tgaacaaggg tctctggttt 14761 tcctaggcag aggaccctgc ggccttctgc agtgtttgtg tccctgggta cttgagatta 14821 aggagtggtg atgactctta acgagcatgc tgccttcaag catctgttta acaaagcaca 14881 tcttgcaccg cccttaatcc atttaaccct gagtggacac agcacatgtt tcagagagca 14941 cggggttggg ggtaaggtta tagattaaca gcatcccaag gcagaagaat ttttcctagt 15001 acagaacaaa atggagtctc ctatgtctac ttctttctac acagacacag caacaatctg 15061 atctctcttt cctttcccca catttccccc ttttctattc gacaaaaccg ccatcgtcat 15121 catggcccgc tctcaatgag ctgttgggta cacctcccag acagggtggc ggccgggcag 15181 aggggctcct cacttcccag acggggcggc tgggcagagg cgccccccca cctcccggac 15241 ggggtggatg ctggccgggg gctgcccccc acctcccgaa cggggcagct ggccgggcgg 15301 gggttgcccc ccacctcccg gacggggcgg ctggccgagc aggggctgcc ccccacctcc 15361 ctcccagacg gggcggctgc tgggcggaga cgctccttac ttcccggacg gggtggttgc 15421 tgggcggagg ggctcctcac ttctcagacg gggcggccgg gcagagacgc tcctcacctc 15481 ccagacgggg tggcggtcgg gcagagacac tcctcacatc ccagacgggg cggcggggca 15541 gaggcgctcc ccacatctca gacgatgggc ggccgggaag aggcgctcct cacttcccag 15601 actgggcggc cgggctgagg ggctcctcac atcccagacg atgggcagcc aggcagagat 15661 gctcctcact tcccagacgg ggtggcggcc gggcagaggc tgcaatctcc gcactttggg 15721 aggccaaggc aggcggctgg gaggtggagg ttgtagcgag ccgagatcgt gccactgcac 15781 tccagcctgg gcaacattga gcactgagtg agcgagactc catctgcaat cccagcacct 15841 cgggaggccc aggcgggcag atcatgcgcg gtcaggagct ggagaccagc ctggccaaca 15901 cggcgaaacc ccgtctccac caaaaaatac aaaaaccagt caggcgtggc ggcgcgcgtc 15961 tgcaatccca ggcactcggc aggctgaggc aggagaatca ggcagggagg ttgcagtgag 16021 ccgagatggc ggcagtacag tccagccttg gctcggcatc agagggagac ggtggaaagt 16081 gggagaccgt agaaagtggg agacgggggg agacgggaga gggagaggga tgtgcttttt 16141 ttctaaccgt tattgccacc aagtaataat gtcttaattc acaatttaca tagtgattgg 16201 ctggagagag gtattgagca taaatttttt tttaagattc aactgggaaa tggatgattt 16261 acatgatttt agtctcttta gttgtctggg tatttcttga ctgggaatag caatatctta 16321 aaggccattt ttaacaagaa tgctaaggat ggaacacttg aaggaagcag tcctgtacag 16381 tcaaatactt cagttacctt ggataataga atgaaaactc aattgcctac tttgaacaaa 16441 tttttttttt ggattttaat ggctggacag aataacattc tgctaatttt aatccttggt 16501 catttccgat gtaatggaaa atgcagtttg actcagaatc ggaggcctgg ggtttggacc 16561 ctgattgtgc caatttatgt gactttagat aaatcttttc atcagtctac cttaaagttc 16621 ttcatttcct ccagttccct aaaatgagga agttagtttt tagggtggtt atgagaacta 16681 aatgagagca cttgagagat cattcagcct gaagtgggta ctcagtatta gatggctaaa 16741 tctgcacagt ctagaatacc aggcaaaggt tactctgaag gtctttgcta ataacaaatc 16801 tttctctaag aaagtttgta aatgtgatgt taaactcaga aatgtcacat agaacatatt 16861 ggagcaatta ttgccgcaaa agtaactcgt agcaaccaca aaaacccagt ggtgtgcagc 16921 aataaacagt ttatgaatta gataagtgat ttcggctaga tgtctctgga gcagttgtag 16981 tctttcctcg ttcatgaggg agttggcctc acctggaagg acttggcatt tttccacatg 17041 cctcctatcc tccattaaac aagcatgttt ttgtggaggt tgtagaaggc aacaacagcc 17101 aagcccaatc ccataactcc ctttcatgtc tgcatgcttc atgctaacta gcattcacca 17161 gaaacaagcc acatggctaa acccagtgtg gaaaggcact acagagttat tagaccaagg 17221 gagagaacat aggaggggtg aagaattgga gccttaaatg cagtcaatct accacaccct 17281 tgctttgtat ttaacaggtt actgtactgg tttgccagca aacaatggaa aatgtggaga 17341 agctgaagaa tgctcaagct gggacttaat agagtggcct atttggtttg aaatgtttta 17401 acttacagag cattgagtag aagcctaatc taatatacat aaggaagaca aaagcaaagg 17461 attgtgtttt ctatctaaag gttaatcatt gtggttgctc ctggccatta tcacatgact 17521 ggaagttaac actctccaaa cgctgagcct atcctgtaca gcactagaaa gtagaaagaa 17581 tcactcaatt cagggaaacc gttttctctt aatgtgaaca tttacattaa tgccatttcc 17641 aaaacctttc tgggacttct taaatgcaaa gatgctatct gctttacttc atgctgcctg 17701 tttttaggag cttggagtgc tttaggaagc ttcccaatac tggtttagca gtaatttggt 17761 tgactgatca aggcatgttt taactttgac actgaaattt taaaaagaca acagttatct 17821 tgcccggaga gtcaagtttc tgcttccaag gaggtcagga attgttctct ttggtgatgt 17881 ggctgtgctt ggtagccctt gaaagtggag tcgacagcag tcctcagctt ttgtgtgcct 17941 gtcttagtct gttttgtgtt actataacag gatagctgag gcagggtcac ttatgaagga 18001 tgctcacagt tctacaggct gggaagttca agggcatggc cctggctttt ggcaagggct 18061 ttgctgctgc ttcatagctt gatggagaag gtcagagggg aagcagacgt gcaaacaacc 18121 cacttgttca caacaaccaa acaagtctct ttttaacaac ccactcctgg ggactaatct 18181 agtcttgaga gagtgagaac tcattgcaag agcagcacca agccattcat gaagcatctg 18241 cctcagtgaa ccaaacatct cccactaggc cccagctctc aacaccacca caatgaagat 18301 aaaatctcat catacatttg agggacagtt tgggagacag accatagcag tgctcagtat 18361 ttctacccaa atgttcaggt aacttaatat atttttcctt gaatatatgt ttaaatgggc 18421 ttcccttccc cacgctcatc ttgaatggtc ccacaacaac ttttgattat cacgttcctg 18481 taaatacaca aaaatatttt gtggtctttt actggcagcc cagtggatgg gactttaaaa 18541 aatcacccag attccaacaa ccagagaaaa cgactggtgt atattttttc cagtctttat 18601 ttgtatgtct gtgtatattc aatggaaaat gtttgaagct tcactcacag cacattccat 18661 tagagaaagc tactaaaatc ataaggaaaa tctaaaatgc agtaagccag tcagcaagcc 18721 ataatgggca tatgaaaaca aagttttttg ccatgatttg tggaccacag aagatctgtg 18781 ttattagtct atttaagttt ggtgtttgaa attaaaaatg ttcgacatac tttttatgtt 18841 ttttttaaat atactgtcta tatttaaaat tgagtatact gtactttagt gtgtttggaa 18901 gcagatatcc ccaaataaaa gtatacagta gaaccaaaga attttattga tcagctagaa 18961 tttagttttc aggtgtaata actgtcaacc taaataacag aggctttcta aaagaaaatg 19021 atgtttattt gggaataggg cattgtgaag gcaatatgca tgccatagta aactgtgtgt 19081 attcaggaag gtaaaggaag acaggttttt aaaggacaga taaagattat ataattgtct 19141 tgaaataatt attcttggct acaaggatta ataacaagga tgctgccagt tcgggtttgg 19201 acaatcggct tctaggcaga tgtcccaaaa gtattttctg tgtaaggttg cgaatagtgt 19261 ttgtgcaagc tggcgtggtt tcttctgggt ctttgaggta gtgcgtaaaa tccctctctt 19321 catggacttc cctggctcca tttgtcaggg cttttggaaa catgactctt gattctgaca 19381 gctttcacct ttccctctct tgatgaagat gtttttccga aagtatctat gatgaatcat 19441 cttgtagtta ggctttgatt gtcccttggt gacagaatag acctttcccg ggttattggt 19501 ctggtcctgc atcctgcatt ggcaggagtg attggcaact aaaagtcagt gttaaaaccc 19561 ttttagccac ctttgagggc agggaggctt taagggagtg gcacttaggc taagtccacc 19621 tggagtctat tattaagtcc aatttttttt ccttagtcct ttgttgtccc ctcaaagtgc 19681 tgggctagca ttattctgtt aggaattgta cttctttctg cagaaaattt ggcaaataac 19741 agatacaaag tttaaaaagg aaatacacaa aattaatagt aatgtgacaa tcccagtttg 19801 cataatggtt ttgagccctg aacctaggct tacaggcaac caattgaata aatcaaattg 19861 taatacaatt cttgctctga tgtcttagga aaaatgtcta cagcctgaaa tcatcaactt 19921 tttgtcctgg tttgcagttt gaatgtctct agctatggca ttggttggta tggtgaactt 19981 ttgtgtgacc catacatcag catgagactt gctcctttaa aaattaatca catcttagct 20041 tataggcctc agagcatggg agtagttttt tttcttagag agtcatagcc aaatattgaa 20101 ggaaattagg aggattcagg agcaaatcca gtctgcaggt ggataacagg agtttcaaaa 20161 cggtacagag ctgtgatcta ataacaggta catatagctt tcttcagaaa cttaaagtta 20221 ccctgatttt taccaaagat gttcagaata aaacagattt gtaaacttta tcagattttg 20281 tctgcaagaa tagtagtatg gtcacagtaa tctcagattt aaaaacctcc ttgaggctaa 20341 gaagctaagt caaggtagac tttagatttt acctatagtt ttaaggttcc tgggcctgcc 20401 aggaaatgat aatttttaat tcagtgtaat gctgagaacc attgaagcca ggcattctac 20461 acattctcaa atatgacatt ttaatcaaag ccttggtaat acaaccagtg tttccaattg 20521 tatcctgtta taacgagagc cgatttttat tgaacttagg caaatcatat tgccttaaga 20581 gtactcacaa ataggctggg cacagtggct catgcctgta atcccagctc tttgggaggc 20641 caagacaggt ggaacacctg aggtcaggag tttgaaacca gcctggccaa catagtgaaa 20701 cctccccccg gccaccgtct ctactaaaaa atacaaaaat tagctgggtg tggtggtgca 20761 tgcctgtagt cccagctact tgggaggctg agacagaatt gcttgaaccc tggaggcaga 20821 agttgcactg aaacaagatc gtgccactgc attccagctg gggcaacaga gcgagactcc 20881 gtctcaaaaa caaaaacaaa tgaatactca aaatagtttc caaattggag ggatcaagaa 20941 gaaaggaaaa gcaaatattt ctacctttgt tcacaaaagt attccaaatt gctgtaaact 21001 atagatagca tgagagaatt tctttaaata tggaaaacaa aacatttaag taaaaaaaca 21061 ataatgcttc aaataaaagt cacagacaca tcttcagtta cttagtctca tgtaactttt 21121 tttgttgtgg ttgatcttaa ttagtagtta catggactca tcagtttctt gaagttctga 21181 aaaaatattt agtccattgg tattaaagtg attagtaacc tgtatttaaa agtgtgttag 21241 catcttttcc atgaatctga ttgcaaatgc ttttagagaa aaagcaataa ctgggaatta 21301 caaaaactta gaataaccat gattaaaaat ctgatgagag tttaccataa ccagaaatag 21361 acaaagagtt ttggttattt ttgtggcaaa cagcataatc agaattatga ctgatgacat 21421 atttctaacg gcatcgtaca attttggaac actcatatca ataacatact cataaatgta 21481 actgtgtcta gtattacatc attagacaat gcttttcata caatttaata catcaaagaa 21541 gcctaattag ctaacatctc taccagatgg catacacatg ctctgaggct ttccagaggc 21601 ccaagtggaa aactcaaagg taattttaag tcaaaaacac ttaatttaga acttgagcct 21661 agagaagcct gtcaaagatg tcaaaagttc gaaacaggat cacaggtcac tataaaatat 21721 ttaacaagaa tgataatcaa aagacttaag aagcaatgca gaaagttaca tacatttaaa 21781 aaccatcttt tcaaagcttc atttttccca agcaaaaaaa aaacttaaac acaagaattt 21841 atcttgatag aacataaaat ttttcttagg ccagttgcca aaatggtaaa gaaaaatctc 21901 ttgcagtgtg actgccttta cttatgggaa gcctatttgg atatactgaa agttgaatct 21961 gatgaaaagg tacttgaatt taatcagaca caggaagagt atttccaagg ttatgagtgt 22021 acgccttata gaggaatgta aataagaaag ctagtatgtt gaacagaata catggctctt 22081 ggaaaaatta cgagaaattt cctgcttgcg tggaacaatt caaacatgag aagagccaag 22141 aattcagaat caagttatac tggaggaaaa cattgctttt ctaggccttc tacagaacat 22201 ttcagtatca agttataaca gcaagagtta gaaccagagg aaaaaagtta caggagctaa 22261 tgaaaaagtt aagagttatc acccctgcca aacaaaaaga tgtaccttct taaggggaga 22321 aagagctaaa ggcaatgatg tgtgacctac aaataaggtg cagcaagata cagcaaaggt 22381 tgaacttgtg agatataaat caggatcttc aagaagaaaa ctctacctca agaaatgaaa 22441 tgaccatctt aaatgaaaaa agacagcctt tctaacctga atctagggga aattaaacgg 22501 atctcagaag gaaatatggc agaaatttaa actgtggttt agaagatggc tgattttaga 22561 attaaaaatt aaaacctctt tcaattttat taagaccaga tccttaaaaa gaaccttgtt 22621 ctaacattgg ggaccaaatt ttgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt 22681 gtgtgtatag tgcatgtata gcatttacac tatcgtgtat atacaaatat atagcatatg 22741 tatagaatat actgtattat tgtacatata catatgtaca agtatatatg taagctcaat 22801 gtcttatgat ttcattctga cctattgcca acttcattac acacaactcc tttcataaat 22861 gtatccttca tgaacatttc atgatctgca cagaccttca gtgacatgct taaactttct 22921 gctttgtttt atacttcccc ttaaacaact ggtcatcctg ctttaggata aaaagttact 22981 atgcaagact catacagaat tattctgtta attttgtaac cttccttacc aaaggtacat 23041 tctcacaccc attaacttcc ttcatatttc tctcctcctc ctacttagtg gttcctttct 23101 gtcttgtttc catatttgaa acaacctcta ataaactctg aatttaaaca acttttttcc 23161 caataaaaag caatttttat gccttataac ttttctcatc aaaacatctt tttttgggta 23221 cactttgtat atggaattgt gtattttcaa attttaactt attaacctta atttttagtg 23281 aaaacctagg aagcaaaatt ttgaagtgtt atatcagcat tttataaatg agaaccatat 23341 tataattttt agaaacatgt ttccttataa ctttgtatat taataggccc aaatatattt 23401 agtctttcta taatttagga agccaagaac aaactaatat tttcagcagt ttattgtttt 23461 tttttggaaa tgatccagac atttactgaa gattaattta taagatttca aattacatga 23521 aaagttcatt aacatcctat ttttaaaaac attcttttgg tttatttttt agagacaatg 23581 tcttgctgtg ttacccaggc tggagttcag tggctgttca caggcacaat tgtagcacac 23641 tgcagcctca aactccaact cacacaatcc tcctgcctcc gtttcctgag tagctggaac 23701 tatagatgca tacctgcata ccaccatgtc tcacccttgc ttatcccgtt tataatccat 23761 ccaattcttt tttttttttt tttttttgag acggagtctc gctctgtcac ccaggctgga 23821 gtgcagtggc gtgatctcgg ctcactgcaa gctccgcctt ctgggttcat gccattctcc 23881 tgcctcagcc tcccgagtag ctgggactac aggcgcccgc caccgcgccc agccaatttt 23941 ttgtattttt agtagagacg aggtttcacc gtgatctcga tctcctgacc tcgtgatctg 24001 cccgccttgg cctcccaaag tgctaggatt acaggcgtga gccactgcac ctggccccca 24061 attcattttt aacaattatt cctagattac ttataaaaac tgagatatta gacatagcta 24121 gtcatttcaa gttattttcc tgttaaccat ttttattacc tgtgagtatc atgtgttcaa 24181 ttaagaacca taaaaatgaa atatgtaggt attttgccag taactcagag gacacagctg 24241 aagtcaataa tacaaaatta gttcaactta cagttataca aagatcattc tgtttttaag 24301 ttgagtttat agttttatga ccttaaaaag tctaacagag acaaatataa aactgagtag 24361 taaattcagg caaaaatttt aaagacactt atttttgatt taccaattat tttaaaacca 24421 gcttatcaga tgtttaagtt atattaacta aaaggcactt gtgttaatta ctatatattt 24481 tgtattagca ctcatttatt tgatgaatag aattccttaa gggatttgtg gccaactgcc 24541 agattttacc acgtagacac aacatacaac atatatatac atatgtgtaa acacacctaa 24601 acatacacat acacaaacat agctttcatt ttagaatttt agtcatacga tagtaataca 24661 ggcttgctgg tttataaaag acagttattg gattcaaatt atatttctga gaaagtggga 24721 cctgctcagc tgggtaaaca tgcagaatag gtaatcttat gaaagctgtg aaccaaaagt 24781 tttggtaaat agcagtttgg atttttaaaa aacctcttac cccacctccc caaccccttt 24841 tttccctttt ttcagtttca aatgagttta atgttaatat ttaaatgctt acatttttag 24901 ctaggactgg ctgaattgta taagaaaaaa caatctccag gtggccttga atttttagta 24961 acaaatcttt tgtttgccat tctggttttt ttgactagtc agtgcaggca gggaagcatt 25021 ttagcagttg tggatgaggg gtttttgttt tgttctttta gcctttgcat agcaggcaag 25081 caatttttat gctataccag agatacctta tattattgcc ctgagctcaa gattttgacc 25141 tgtttgagag cctaattttt atacgtattt atctagttct tttaggctat taatccttta 25201 attaactgtt ccatcaccct aagcagttat taggcaaacc taaatttaca ttaaaaggga 25261 tacttcttaa ttctaggtgt tggttgccag ggaactatta taatttataa agccattaat 25321 ttaaggccct ttaagacctt tttttttctt tttgttcttg gctggaatgc cgtaaggagt 25381 gagtttcatc tcaacactgg cagaaacagc agatttaaag taggcagaaa aaaaattaga 25441 gagcttagaa gactctacat atcaactcta tagctgcagt ctcttggtac taagaataaa 25501 aaagcttggg gagtttagac aaagcataga caatctctat gatggtcatt gatccaaaaa 25561 catgcatgag gaaaagccac atagctgacc tgaagtccca gaaaagcagg catgccttaa 25621 tgtttgagaa tttccatttt gtttcttctc aatctcttaa gagcaaagaa aattctgtaa 25681 atcctgacag ataagtcagg tgtttggacc agtgttttaa ctggtggcga ttgccctagt 25741 ggctttaaaa gagccatcct gtgcccaaaa tttagaatgt ttatttttgc tcttgggaga 25801 tgttcagaaa caggggaaaa gagccaaatc atttacagat gcatgtaacc atatcgaaac 25861 gaaaccaaaa tcagtgttcc caaaagtgtt aacccagtca tgcagattaa aaaataatat 25921 aaacacagaa gaacccaaag taaatttacc agaaaaggca tgcctcagaa tccagagtac 25981 tcagccaggc gcagtggccc atgcctgtaa tcccagcact ttgggaggcc aaggcaggag 26041 gatcgcttga gcccatgagt tcaagaccag cctcagcagt atagtgagac actgtctcta 26101 aaaaaaaatt gtttttaaat ccagagtact caaaccagag ggacacttgt ctttatatca 26161 aaaaggactt gccaggaaag acaaaaagtc ttttgtcatc ccaggaggga tgtaaagtcc 26221 tttattaaag tggtcttaga accaagacaa atccaaagtc aagtcaaaaa gcctctgcca 26281 aaagtgggag gctctgcctg agaaaagact cactggggca gaacagacaa gctatgtaag 26341 cggagagccc aaagggctcc tgtgagtact gcatactgat tctgagatca ccacttctct 26401 ctgaaatgtg tcctacttca ggttctactg ctgaacacca tttatgtcaa cacagagaga 26461 ggctctctaa aagaaaactc tatttgggaa tacagcattg ctgtagaaat acgcatgtca 26521 tgggccgtgc gcggtggctt atgcctgtaa tcccagcact ttgggaggct gaggtgggcc 26581 gatcacgagg tcaggagttt gagaccagcc tggccaacat agtgaaaccc cctctctact 26641 aaaaatacaa aaaattagat gggtgtattg gtgggtgcct atgatcccgc tacttgggag 26701 gctgaggcag aagattggct tgaacctgag aagtggaggt tgcagtgagc ctagatgtgc 26761 cactgcactc cagcctgggc gacagtgcaa aactacgtct ccaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaga 26821 cccatgtcat ggtaaactac gtgtgtattc agggaagtaa aggaagacaa agattttaaa 26881 gaaaaatgag ggttgtataa ttgttttgaa ataattgtcg ttggttacaa agatcaatag 26941 caagggtggt gccactctga agttggacag gcagtggcta ggcaaaagta ttttgtgggt 27001 aacctttgtg aaaggttgca gtttttgtaa cacaagctgc tttattttcc caaaagcttt 27061 cacagtacat agaaaatata ttggacgtgt attaaatgtg ccaaattagt cagcaatatt 27121 acattaaaat atgtgttatt acttgttaat gttcttaata agttgttcag gcagttatac 27181 cagactatct tttctcattt tccaatttat aagtgtatta tccaaaaatg ttagttttag 27241 ggtgaccact gtatattttg gtatttttta aagctaccca attgtgtata atttataaaa 27301 atcttttttt cataagacct aaaacttctg aacaatacat aggtgcaaat aaataaattc 27361 ctttttatct caaactcact tccactgccc tccctgaaga aagccttttg ttattgttgt 27421 cttgactaaa tgtggcatgg gagctaacat tttcaaggga agctgatctt atctccgggc 27481 tctagaagcc aagacatgag gtatgtgttt accgtctctt aggtgactct ccagaacttt 27541 cattctcaac ctcctccctc actgccagtt cctcctcagc ttcttagcca agtggtagag 27601 gaaaaatggt attttatgtc aggactaagc catgtgctct gagccctggg taagtctgca 27661 aggcttctct agaactcata cataggtcaa ttattcctcc tctgaaaact taaactctgg 27721 caccactagc tttttcctac agcatacatg ggctcagtaa atcctctgtt aagacaacag 27781 gaaaattaag acaatgtcct tgcaagcccc ataactactt tctatccctg ctattcacag 27841 ccaagtgtgt cgagaccagt tcacacaaac cttgttgatt ttcggtttca ccccctcctt 27901 actaaatcac ccctccattt gctgcagttg cccttgcgtg ctgtactcag acttggagga 27961 agtgatgtct tattcaaggc cagtttttgt actagtggtt aaataaatgg tttccaaatt 28021 ggagtcagaa ggagagcttc taaaatgtag gttccctggc ctcaattgtg agattctgct 28081 ttagcaggtc tggaattgga gcactgggat ctgcattttc agaaaaccca aaatgattat 28141 cagccaggac ttaaacctct gctttagacc acattccctg tgggctttca gattttctat 28201 caatgttctt ccctcttccc agctcccaca cattaaaact cagatcatgc agaaaagaag 28261 ttacagttcc ttcatttcac atcaatttct catgcatccc atctggtttt gggaaggtgt 28321 gggacgaggt ggatggcctt aaacttgcca atcaaagata acgttctctt tcgattcaaa 28381 tagcctatct caggcttaaa accatctctt tggataaatg ctcagctttt caaaggttct 28441 tcctagcttc ttcctcatga tggcatctag tgggtgagaa cagtcatctc caggtgacac 28501 aggaaagagt ttctctaatg tatgtgctga ggtccttgac ggtcctgctg ctggtgctca 28561 tcctgccatc tttgctggat gtcactgagt ctactgggta atgtaagtgg gtccctggct 28621 tttgttcact gctgtcatgc cctgctcctg accacaactc tgtcattgcc tttggtctca 28681 aggtctctac cttaatagct tccatgtccc aactatggga ctgttaatct gctgggcttt 28741 ggagtgggtg ggaagggatg atgttggaac tttgggatgt actgaacatc ttgctcaagc 28801 tttgggaagc caacattttc tcagactgac tagacacctc cttccaccaa tgctgagcta 28861 gtgctcctgt gccatactgg gtaagcctct aagtcatgag taggactttt ttgagtggct 28921 tgcagtcttc cccaggctat gccaggaaag tagttgacta accctgctgc tccaagactc 28981 gcatacccat cctgaagttt ccgtttattt cccaacaggg caattgcaat ctcaatcaat 29041 ctctccctgc cctgggagtc attccactcc tgcctaatga agagactctt ctcacatcgt 29101 attctcagtt tctcttatcc atggttagga gtaaaactca tgttcagttg tccaagcttt 29161 gcttttagta tgtgaatgga gctcttagca tgtagaactc ccttctcatt ctcagtaaag 29221 tctgactttg aagactactt atcatcttcc tagagatgcc aaagaataat caagataata 29281 aaggcaggct ctgagattca cagctgagta gcaactgtgc tgttactcta gtacacaccc 29341 tctcctttcc tgtgactgtc aggcttcagg gcttaccttt attggaaaga cagcaggggg 29401 gcatatatga agaaaatgga atctttaata ttgtcaaagt cttgacccaa tagagacatt 29461 cttgccccag actctcttgc ttcagtgcct ttgcctgttc tggtcctaag taccttgaat 29521 atccttctct tgatgccctg atataaaact ctttattcct caaagccaag ttcaggttat 29581 cacctccacc acagactttt ctttccctcc ccaaacttca ttgcctcttc tcatcactcc 29641 ctttgtaatt tgtttatact ggtaagagag cattcatcat aattaggcct atctatgcct 29701 acctttcttg ttaaattatg agctttgttc tgccttggat atctctctgg cttggatatc 29761 tctctggcct ttgctctgca cttccaaatg tatccattat tcaagaccca ggtttccagc 29821 ctgatcaaca tagcaagatc ccatctctcc aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa attgtggggc 29881 cgggtacagt ggctcatgcc tgtaatccca gcactttggg aggccgaggc aggtggatca 29941 tgaggtcacg agtttgagac cagtctggcc aacatagtga aaccccatct gtactaaaaa 30001 tgcagaaaat tagccgggtg tggtggtgtg tgcctgtaat cccagctact cgggaggctg 30061 aggcaggaga atcgcatgaa cccgggaggc agaggttgca gtgagccgag attgcgccac 30121 tgcactccag cctgggtgac attgcaagac tccatctcaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaatt 30181 agctgggcat ggtggcaggc acctgtagtc ccagctactt gagaggctga ggtgggagga 30241 ttgcttgagc ccaggaagtc gaggcttcat gagccatgtt tgtgctactg cactctagcc 30301 tggatgacaa agtgagatcc ttttctaaaa ataaggaccc agtttatttt atttagttat 30361 ttagttattt ttgagaccaa gtttcatcac tcaggctgga gtgcaatggc acagtcttga 30421 ctcactgcaa cctctgcctc ctggattcaa gcaattcttc tgcctcagcc tcttgagtag 30481 ctgggattgc aggtgcccgc caccacacct ggctaatttt tgtatttttg gtagagacag 30541 ggtttcacta tgttggccag gctggtctca aactcctgac ctcaggtgat ccacctgcct 30601 tggtctccca aactgctggg attacaggtg tgagtcaccc tgcctggcca gaacccagtt 30661 taaattccat cctctctgca gagtcttcct taaccacccc tattgaaagt tacccctgct 30721 tcctacaaga agtggtactt ggatgttcat gagatacctg tgcaaggctc ctgtgggggt 30781 cctggggaga cagtgacatg gacactcatg aaaggaacct tggaatagcg agtgtgtgtg 30841 ctataaaatg tgctttagat ttgattacca ccacttaagt tatgagctct gatatggttt 30901 gggtctccat ccccacccaa atctcatctt gaattgtaat ccctacatgt tgagggaagg 30961 aagtaattgt attatggggg tggttctccc atgctgttct catgatagtg aattctcaca 31021 ggatctgatg gttttataaa tggtagtttt tcctgtactt tcacacactc acactctctt 31081 ctgccacctt gtgaagaagg tgcctgcttc cccttctgcc ataattgtaa gtttcctgag 31141 gcctccccag ctgtattagt ctgatctcac gcggctaata aagagatacc ggagactggg 31201 taatttataa aagaggttta attgactcac agttttacat ggctggggag gcctcacaat 31261 tatggcagaa ggtgaagggg gagcaagaca catcttacat ggcatcaggc gagagagctt 31321 gtgtagggga actccccttt ataaaaccat cagatctcgt gagacttatt cactattaca 31381 agagcagcac gggaaagacc cacccccatg attcagttac ctctcactgg gtccctcaca 31441 taatatgggg aattatggga gctccaattc aagatgagat ttgggtgggg acacagccaa 31501 actatatcac cagccatgtg gaactgttga gtcaattaaa cctctttcct ttataaatta 31561 cccagtctca ggtatttctt tatagcagtg tgagaacaga ctaatacaag caccttgagg 31621 tcagaggcta aaatcacttt ttcccaaaca tttccttttt atatatgcta catctttgtg 31681 tctgcttcaa catttccagc agtgctttat atatggtagg catgcaataa atgcttcttg 31741 atcgactgac aggtgctcag aagatctagg ttggttgatt ctcttgtgat gccatctttt 31801 cctgagagct cattaatttt taagttgttt tccttgaaat gcatggtatg tttcctccac 31861 cctgctcttt gcctttcata gggttccatt ttgatcagct gctctcattg tctgttttgt 31921 gatcaaaggt tctgatgaac tttggaatat gtgtatgttt ggagtgagga tggggtctgg 31981 aggagatgca tggttgagga ccaattcacc caacccagct tacagaagta aagcggcccc 32041 ttaggagcac tgaagcattg ctgtggattt cagaattacc ttatttcttt ttcttttttt 32101 tttttttttt tttgagacga ggtctcgctc tgtcgcccag gctggagtgc agtggcacaa 32161 tctcagctca ctgcaagctc cgcctcctgg gttcacacca ttctcctccc tcagcctccc 32221 cagcagctgg gactataggt gcacgccgcc acgcctggct aatttttgta tttttagtgg 32281 agacagggtt tcaccgtgtt agccaggatg gtctcaatct cctgaccttg tgatccaccc 32341 gcctcagcct cccaaagtgc tgggattaca ggcgtgagcc accgtgccca gccagcttct 32401 ttcaaatcag agtaggcctt ccagtgtggc aggccataag atctgaagtt ttcaccctgt 32461 tcctggaagc caagtggaca gcaactaatt tttactttct ttattgcaca tttggggctt 32521 gggggataga gtcagatgtg tgtcagttga aactgtagct actgcattcc actccttggg 32581 ggatcgtagt gctcatgcca acagaaaact tcgaggctaa taattactgt cttcagagta 32641 caagacaggc acggaagttg ttttggcata agaaaaccac gatttgcatc ccacagtcta 32701 aggaagacga tgctgaattc agaagatggt gcaaaagtgt gacagttcag ctgtggcggc 32761 tgttgctgat gcatgggact attttattta catttccttt cttctttttt aacagagaca 32821 ggatcttgct gtgttgccca gcctggtctt aaactcctgg gcccaagtga tcctcccacc 32881 tcagcctccc aacgtgttgg gattacaggc atgagccacc atgcctgggc tttatttata 32941 tttccaagtc aaatgttagt tggtcaatca gtctttttaa gcaccaattt tgtgcctagc 33001 cttgtggaaa ctgtaggaaa aagatacttt ttatttggga ggaccttgat ttgctgtcac 33061 aggtgccact aatgccaatt ataaggcagt gtggaatcag gtgattgaaa gcccagtctg 33121 tagcataaac tgctgcaggg ttccagtggg ggcaattaag gtgggcaggg agggtggata 33181 gcatttgact ttgacagcat aacctgagca gaggcacagt ggggatggtg agtgtgcagt 33241 gggaggaggg agagaggtaa gtggtaggga agaggtggga agggggcaag gagaaggctc 33301 aggaggtttg gggacaggga aatgacttgg ttggcgacct cttactttct tctcgtgtgt 33361 gcaatttgga attcacttgg ttcttagtat ttctgggtca gatgacttct ttgcagtatg 33421 agaaaccatt tcccaggctg gctacctggg ctgtggtatc ttccagtgct cctctgtgat 33481 tgtactcaga tcagctcgtc taggcaggca ggatggcaga agccctctga cttcatgtct 33541 gaaagagtat gtgtttcaac tctgtaatta cagcatttaa cagacgatat cagccctctt 33601 tgggatggct tttggcaaat gggctagaag tctattgtgc atttaaatga tactgcatct 33661 tctctttaaa aggtttctca gtgagtccac cccactctgt atccaagtat gtctcaggcc 33721 atgaggcaaa aggaaatgag tagttctttt tggttggaga attaaaaaga aatctccacc 33781 caagtaacag gtacatagtg ggaaaaaata acatctgcct gaaagcttca tcttcaggca 33841 aagagagggt cagggggcgg gagcttagta atggggaaac ctcagaagat ttaaagagaa 33901 ttacagacag acaaggctga acattggctg tcatccaaca aagctcttat aagatgggaa 33961 tcactgcccg gttcttgagc tccgacctgg agggaagagg agtctggaag acttggcaca 34021 ggcctgagtg cttcattgtc tttctggttc caagtcctcc tcagctcact aggaaggagg 34081 tggggtgggg gcaggtaggc cactctgcat aagtgcacac atctacactg gctagtctac 34141 ttcacaattc ccccacaggt tatccttatc tctacctggt tccagttcca gattggaggg 34201 atatagaata ccatccccac ccctcacctt gcttgctctg gcctggaaaa ctgtcattcc 34261 tttaccacca gctggcatct gccatatgct tcaaggaact gaataaagag gaaggggaaa 34321 gaagaaacta gagaaactgg aatgcttcct atctgacccc caagtacagg gactgcctct 34381 ttccgtaacg gcacagaacg tctccatccc tttgacctcc acctccccag agatgcccga 34441 ggaggacagc cttgtttctg tgatctgttg ttgagaactg ctgctgagaa ttcttccttc 34501 agcaccgcct taggcaccat tggtttttca ctaggtccgc tgtagaaaac agccaggaat 34561 tacttagttg actaccacct gaggtgctgt ttggtgttgg taataaagaa taaaggtgga 34621 aatgaa SEQ ID NO: 6 Fkanan SMARD2 Isoform 1 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_005892.1) 1 mssilpftpp vvkrllgwkk saggsggagg geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgrlde 61 lekaittqnc ntkcvtipst cseiwglstp ntidqwdttg lysfseqtrs ldgrlqvshr 121 kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helkaience yafnlkkdev cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv 181 prhteiltel pplddythsi pentnfpagi epqsnyipet pppgyisedg etsdqqlnqs 241 mdtgspaels pttlspvnhs ldlqpvtyse pafwcsiayy elnqrvgetf hasqpsltvd 301 gftdpsnser fclgllsnvn rnatvemtrr higrgvrlyy iggevfaecl sdsaifvqsp 361 ncnqrygwhp atvckippgc nlkifnnqef aallaqsvnq gfeavyqltr mctirmsfvk 421 gwgaeyrrqt vtstpcwiel hlngplqwld kvltqmgsps vrcssms SEQ ID NO: 7 Mouse Smad2 transcript variant 2 mRNA Sequence NM_001252481.1; (CDS: 443-1846) 1 ggttaaaata actatctgag atttgttttg ctgttgttgt tgtttaagga aaattaaggt 61 agtaccatat cttaaatcat tgcaacaaga ggcagtattg ctacttataa aagtaaataa 121 tagtgtataa aattgtgttt caaccgaatc ttactggcat ctttctctct ttcttggaaa 181 cactccatga aacaatagat gcagtagatc aggatgatgg ggacgggaat gggggcacta 241 ctacactact atactactac actctaggat gcgaggctgc atgcagagtt aacaacagtc 301 agctgactgt ttacctgaaa gactggcata gaataggaaa atttggtgcc aagtgcataa 361 aaataagcaa atgaaaagac attaattctg ggtagattta ccgggctttt tctgagtgtg 421 gattgttacc tttggtaaga aaatgtcgtc catcttgcca ttcactccgc cagtggtgaa 481 gagacttctg ggatggaaaa aatcagccgg tgggtctgga ggagcaggtg gtggagagca 541 gaatggacag gaagaaaagt ggtgtgaaaa agcagtgaaa agtctggtga aaaagctaaa 601 gaaaacagga cggttagatg agcttgagaa agccatcacc actcagaatt gcaatactaa 661 atgtgtcacc ataccaagca cttgctctga aatttgggga ctgagtacag caaatacggt 721 agatcagtgg gacacaacag gcctttacag cttctctgaa caaaccaggt ctcttgatgg 781 ccgtcttcag gtttcacacc ggaaagggtt gccacatgtt atatattgcc ggctctggcg 841 ctggccggac cttcacagtc atcatgagct caaggcaatc gaaaactgcg aatatgcttt 901 taatctgaaa aaagatgaag tgtgtgtaaa tccgtaccac taccagagag ttgagacccc 961 agtcttgcct ccagtcttag tgcctcggca cacggagatt ctaacagaac tgccgcccct 1021 ggatgactac acccactcca ttccagaaaa cacaaatttc ccagcaggaa ttgagccaca 1081 gagtaattac atcccagaaa caccaccacc tggatatatc agtgaagatg gagaaacaag 1141 tgaccaacag ttgaaccaaa gtatggacac aggctctccg gctgaactgt ctcctactac 1201 tctctctcct gttaatcaca gcttggattt gcagccagtt acttactcgg aacctgcatt 1261 ctggtgttca atcgcatact atgaactaaa ccagagggtt ggagagacct tccatgcgtc 1321 acagccctcg ctcactgtag acggcttcac agacccatca aactcggaga ggttctgctt 1381 aggcttgctc tccaacgtta accgaaatgc cactgtagaa atgacaagaa gacatatagg 1441 aaggggagtg cgcttgtatt acataggtgg ggaagtgttt gctgagtgcc taagtgatag 1501 tgcaatcttt gtgcagagcc ccaactgtaa ccagagatac ggctggcacc ctgcaacagt 1561 gtgtaagatc ccaccaggct gtaacctgaa gatcttcaac aaccaagaat ttgctgctct 1621 tctggctcag tctgtcaacc agggttttga agccgtttat cagctaaccc gaatgtgcac 1681 cataagaatg agttttgtga agggctgggg agcagaatat cggaggcaga cagtaacaag 1741 tactccttgc tggattgaac ttcatctgaa tggccctctg cagtggctgg acaaagtatt 1801 aactcagatg ggatcccctt cagtgcgatg ctcaagcatg tcgtaaaccc atcaaagact 1861 cgctgtaaca gctcctccgt cgtagtattc atgtatgatc ccgtggactg tttgctatcc 1921 aaaaattcca gagcaaaaac agcacttgag gtctcatcag ttaaagcacc ttgtggaatc 1981 tgtttcctat atttgaatat tagatgggaa aattagtgtc tagaaatgcc ctccccagcg 2041 gggaaaaaga agacttaaag acttaatgat gtcttgttgg gcataagaca gtatcccaaa 2101 ggttattaat aacagtagta gttgtgtaca ggtaatgtgt ccagacccag tattgcagta 2161 ctatgctgtt tgtatacatt cttagtttgc ataaatgagg tgtgtgtgct gcttcttggt 2221 ctaggcaagc ctttataaaa ttacagtatc taatctgtta ttcccacttc tccgttattt 2281 ttgtgtcttt tttaatatat aatatatata tatcaagatt ttcaaattat catttagaag 2341 cagattttcc ttgtagaaac taatttttct gccttttacc aaaaataaac aaactcttgg 2401 gggaagacaa gtggattaac ttggaagtcc ttgaccttca tgtgtccagt ggatcttagc 2461 agtcgttctt ttgtgagcct tttctcctga gttgcattag aaggaaacct tactggaacc 2521 gtccaggctc ctcatcccat tcctgttctg gttcagagca gtacagcaga atgacgtcgt 2581 gctaaacagt tgcactgctg gcttctgggt tagttgtttc tgagtccagg aaaggtttgt 2641 gtgggcagta agtccttttg tctaataacc agacttcagc agatgataac tgatgtgtat 2701 aaccagttgt tctgttgatt aacttttgtc tcaaacatgc acaggtggca gtataattat 2761 tttcagggct attctagaat catctcagtc tgtttccttc ttccaaagcc agtctaataa 2821 taaagtacct ttctgtaaag gcagccgacc ttttgcctca ttttactttt actaccaggt 2881 tgtattacag aacagacctt ttgtaaatgt gttagagtga cgctgaggtc ttgtcagcag 2941 atagggccat ctgtttttaa agtgtattgt atgtaattta taagtagaat gttattttac 3001 ctagcttcaa aggtttaaat attgtgagct aagccattta gcaagatttc tagcccgcag 3061 ttagctgtgg acttagctct tcctgactta ccctgggtgt gtggtttgct gacctttcag 3121 ctctgcagga aggagatccc agctgtcctt tggtcctccc ttctgcagca cacgacagtc 3181 atgtccagtg ttgactcctt tctcgtttgc aactccgtac aaatgcctgg tctccttttt 3241 gtaaactttc atatttttgc agacaaatac ttttggtact tactctttga gaccattctc 3301 acatgtatgt acagtaatca tttttgatgc ttttcaacat tggttgtttt ctatttgata 3361 tttctcattt tcctatattt gtgtttgtat gttatgtgtt catgtaaatt tggtatagta 3421 atttttattc aaatatttat tgttcacctg ttaatgtgcc atgaacttcc ttaacttttg 3481 ggtgaaggtg aacaagatag ctatagttcc tgcctttgct aagagcagtt ggtttaaccc 3541 atactcaagt gtctgcatag gaggtaaaca gggtatactt tgagaatggc agagacgatg 3601 cttttggtag gatattagga aggcatctgg agagtgatgt gtaagctaac ccctgaccta 3661 ggaagagaaa gccatgtgaa gagccaaggg caatttaaca ctgctggaac attatcagca 3721 tccaaaggct caggctcata gagactcact gtcaggtatc atgattgtgc acacacctgc 3781 acacacccac acgtggtgat gaaaatgctt gttcagttta gaatttgttg aaggtgggac 3841 tgctttgtga caggctgctt ctgtcatctc actgtaatct attcctcaga ccttgtacag 3901 ctttcttaca ccaggtcagt gccacttaat ttaacaactc ccgttacgta aatgctcacc 3961 agtctggagc ctccctgctt gcttctggac gtgttgctgc atatcggcta tcactgcttc 4021 ccttccgctg cccatcttgt gatagagcaa ttgtcctgtg cattattgct gttgagccta 4081 ctggagatcc ttgtacataa actgcccctt ctctggaagt ttccacagac tagaaaactt 4141 gagctgttgg gacagttctg gggcagagga cagctttgaa agtggtagga ggttatcaga 4201 catgttaaag tgttgccaac agtgagacac agctccatgg ttggggttca ggaataggtt 4261 ttctatacca ccgagcgtga acaagtcacc gtgtaaactc atgtgaaaag aattcagtgc 4321 ttatctttgc ttttcaccgg aatgctgtgg gcatgcgcta ctgtcaccta gattttgttg 4381 atttcacctc ttttgcaaga ctgatttttg ttccagatga ttcctacggc ctctcttggt 4441 tgatttatat tgatttaatt tctccacatt atttagcatc atgtctcagc agtaatttga 4501 aagcctttct accagattca aacatttggt tgtattaggc cagtcttttg gaatgccact 4561 aaactgggct gtgacttaag gaccctttcc tgctagggtc tgagccacac cagttagact 4621 tactatccat cgttatatac atttagtcag catagttcct gcctattgtt tacccagcca 4681 atgtgattct gggaccatgt cctggctctg gagttgggct tagtcctgtg agagttcctg 4741 ttgttttcag ggcctatgac tttgccagaa ggaatttgca tatgttttct tgagagctga 4801 atcttctaat tgtgtacata tatgtatgta tatgtacaga gttccttctt tgtttcttta 4861 atttcacctt catcacgcct tggttgtcag ttcatcccga ctaagagtcc aagtcagtca 4921 ggttagtagg cttttgctgg ttgaagtcaa agaaagcaga tgcccagttg ccttccctac 4981 ctctgccaag agctgcccgt atgtgttttt aagccctccc ccttttttta agattaacta 5041 cttggaacag ttgttctctt aggtgtcctc tttgctggag agtagttgat ttggtggtga 5101 ggtataaagt aaggagacaa tctaagttga cccttccagc ttgcctgtgt gttgcacctc 5161 tctgtgcaac tatctcaggt atgtcttcac agggcagcca agggcctttc cccatactgt 5221 ggcttaaggc tttggtgtcc tgatagatca gacttattac ttgtcatgct tttgcctgag 5281 cactttgcta aacccaggct tccttgcacc ttaccctccc cagtcaatca gctctatttt 5341 tttttctgaa tgcattctgt attcttccct tagtgcgatg catttccctg caggcaagct 5401 agtattgttc attcctggac cgttgttgga gtctttcaaa tgactctgga atttttgccc 5461 agttaaaatg tccctgtgac tgacaagtag caaactcaac attatttatc atagtttaga 5521 tggtaacagc atctccatca cagtttgggg acagtctaga tcagcggtgt gaccctttag 5581 tgcagttcct catgttgtgg tgacccccag ccataaaatt attttattgc tacttcatta 5641 ctgtaatttt gctactgtta tgaatcataa tgtaaatatc tttgattttt gatggtctta 5701 ggtgacccct gtgaaaaggt tgtttgacca cccctccccc aaggggttgc aacccacagg 5761 ttgagaaacc actgttgtaa agtgtccgat ttattccagt gatggtggtc tgtggtctgc 5821 agaggtagac ctctgccatt ggctcctctt ctgttttcca gcttgcttga ttattttact 5881 tgttcagact accttttgtc cagggagatt gagggacaag ttatttcttg gattatagtt 5941 tatgtgttta aatacttgga gccagaaaat gctgagttaa tctcatgagt gcttttgcga 6001 taagaattgg cctcatgtgt tatatcttga atagagactt ttaccttggc cattataggt 6061 agcttatata catgagagtt gcctcaaaca ttttagtttt agtgtatatg tgtgtgtgtg 6121 ttcaagtgta cacacatgta ccctcagaaa acaaacggtg gggttatctt aacaatgatg 6181 aaagatacat tgtttaaatc tcagatctca gtaaagagat cccatttgct tgtagactca 6241 tgacacaatc agtgtattta aaatgaaatt accagtcctt atttgacagt gcagctggta 6301 tgctggtgtt cgggcactgg tgaaaatcat aagaaatcaa ttaccgccaa taaagctttc 6361 catatacctc atccctaaac tacacccagc actgagggtt aacttgaaaa tctgtctctt 6421 cttcatttgg gtctccccat gaaattccag agacccggga agtacctcca tgaagtcaga 6481 gtcccacacc taatgctact ctaaaggaag gtagttcagg cctgtcttgg cagtgaacta 6541 ccaagaaatg attttccaag acttcttaga acctctgtat actaaccacc tatgtgttca 6601 ttggctagct tctgagtctt agagtggacc ccaggtttca caaatgctag agatgtagga 6661 tcccttggga aaaggggtgt tttttggttt gctattttgg gatggaaggt aaggatttgt 6721 accttttttc tgtcttgaag taatttttaa acaaccaaat acgcaacata agaacagata 6781 caaagcttta gcgtgttgga aaacgctctg attagtgtac aacttccaaa ccagctgtta 6841 cccttcctct ctctggcttt aaggttcctg gctggttgca gtggtaaaca ctaagtaact 6901 ttatgtttct aaggctgtat taaattgtgc ccttcacagt gttgtgtcat agggggttgg 6961 ctttggggag ctgagaagaa acctgccttg aagggccagt gcctagctgg ttgcacattt 7021 gtccttgcct ctgtagggtg gtggattatt ggcttataga ggtagtttac agagactggt 7081 ttaaatcacg agaataacta accaacccct ggcctctgaa ccatgtatgt acatataccg 7141 atccagccta tttcttggta aaatgcagaa ttcaaattgg gcacacatta gaccagcttt 7201 accttcgact tcatttacgc ttttattgac tctgacataa ggtgtgagta tttgactttc 7261 tttgttggtg gcagtgatct gtaacactca gcactttcta ggtgagctaa accaagaaaa 7321 tccacagtga ctggctaagg ctgcaacttc attggaaggc aagtgaaaaa gcatcagagg 7381 cctcctgcct caaggctggc ctcctgggag ctcagtacac agtagtgtgg ctctgggcct 7441 ctgcaagggc cttcaagctt ggctgtcctc atacacgaaa ttagaatgtg ggagtagttg 7501 gcgttgaagg tcttcacatt taaagggata taaaacgata catgaaacta gaatattcat 7561 ttagctcaga aaatctcaac acgtggtagg taagatgcta tgtaacttac gggaacagga 7621 gactcgggac gtcttgtctg aaagtgggtt tcaagagtga agtctgatac actaccacta 7681 aatgtacttg gtctgagtta aataacctta aggtatttcc cagcttccag ctggttagcc 7741 tttagcaaga gagctacaag tgcattgtcc ttaaggagcc ttatgtacac agacgttctt 7801 ttctctgcac gtgtcaaggg aaggtgacca gtcccagcca tgcctgggac aagggtccca 7861 gatatgcaat gctaagtgcc aaccaaagtg agtcctaggg gtcctgggag gagttgtccc 7921 cttaggtgtc ctcaggactt attctcatac tgatgtcatc ctagctgata actgtgttgg 7981 gttatgccat ggctgtcaat atttttagga ctcaacccct gtattctgta ttcattactg 8041 tggatgcaac ctaagattta caataaataa cacaaagaac aatggagttg agtatggaat 8101 gaaaagaggc aacgagctag ggatgatctg tgtaggtgta agtacacttt gtgtccttag 8161 gagttcttgt aacagaaacc gtgtgaaact atagatgtct tctcctataa gggaaaacat 8221 ggtgtttgat gctttggtct ctatttccca gtctgtcctg cttaagaagc cagaatgtgg 8281 tttctatttg gtggatgctg tcttaaaatt actaaatgtg tcatccggaa gcaggtaaag 8341 gagtcagtat ccctgtggag ttctgtccta ctctcacggt gcttaccagc taagctgagc 8401 tcaggagcca agggaaaccc tgctcctgct ctctggtggt cctcagtggc tgatgcagtg 8461 cactgtgatg gagatactaa aacaagtgtg ttatttgtaa gtcttctctc agtgattgtc 8521 agacaactgt ggtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgagaaacag 8581 tgagctgagg ctttattata gctgatttcc agttaaaatt gtgaaatacg tatttcttgt 8641 ccacaccaaa tatttcagtc tatttaatgt attaaagaaa tagttctgct taagaaaatg 8701 ttgcttaaat gttctgtgat ttctggtgca tttttataca gatctgtgtg tgtctgtgca 8761 ttcactttct gcctttgctc tctgtgttaa ctgtcctgtt gccctcggaa ggtggacact 8821 attcgtagca ttaaaaagaa atatttgagt tatttaccat gtc SEQ ID NO: 8 Mouse Smad2 Isoform 1 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001239410.1) 1 mssilpftpp vvkrllgwkk saggsggagg geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgrlde 61 lekaittqnc ntkavtipst cseiwglsta ntvdqwdttg lysfseqtrs ldgrlqvshr 121 kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helkaience yafnlkkdev cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv 181 prhteiltel pplddythsi pentnfpagi epqsnyipet pppgyisedg etsdqqlnqs 241 mdtgspaels pttlspvnhs ldlqpvtyse pafwcsiayy elnqrvgetf hasqpsltvd 301 gftdpsnser fclgllsnvn rnatvemtrr higrgvrlyy iggevfaecl sdsaifvqsp 361 ncnqrygwhp atvckippgc nlkifnnqef aallaqsvnq gfeavyqltr mctirmsfvk 421 gwgaeyrrqt vtstpcwiel hlngplqwld kvltqmgsps vrcssms SEQ ID NO: 9 Mouse Smad2 transcript variant 3 mRNA Sequence (NM_001311070.1; CDS: 48-1361) 1 atttaccggg ctttttctga gtgtggattg ttacctttgg taagaaaatg tcgtccatct 61 tgccattcac tccgccagtg gtgaagagac ttctgggatg gaaaaaatca gccggtgggt 121 ctggaggagc aggtggtgga gagcagaatg gacaggaaga aaagtggtgt gaaaaagcag 181 tgaaaagtct ggtgaaaaag ctaaagaaaa caggacggtt agatgagctt gagaaagcca 241 tcaccactca gaattgcaat actaaatgtg tcaccatacc aaggtctctt gatggccgtc 301 ttcaggtttc acaccggaaa gggttgccac atgttatata ttgccggctc tggcgctggc 361 cggaccttca cagtcatcat gagctcaagg caatcgaaaa ctgcgaatat gcttttaatc 421 tgaaaaaaga tgaagtgtgt gtaaatccgt accactacca gagagttgag accccagtct 481 tgcctccagt cttagtgcct cggcacacgg agattctaac agaactgccg cccctggatg 541 actacaccca ctccattcca gaaaacacaa atttcccagc aggaattgag ccacagagta 601 attacatccc agaaacacca ccacctggat atatcagtga agatggagaa acaagtgacc 661 aacagttgaa ccaaagtatg gacacaggct ctccggctga actgtctcct actactctct 721 ctcctgttaa tcacagcttg gatttgcagc cagttactta ctcggaacct gcattctggt 781 gttcaatcgc atactatgaa ctaaaccaga gggttggaga gaccttccat gcgtcacagc 841 cctcgctcac tgtagacggc ttcacagacc catcaaactc ggagaggttc tgcttaggct 901 tgctctccaa cgttaaccga aatgccactg tagaaatgac aagaagacat ataggaaggg 961 gagtgcgctt gtattacata ggtggggaag tgtttgctga gtgcctaagt gatagtgcaa 1021 tctttgtgca gagccccaac tgtaaccaga gatacggctg gcaccctgca acagtgtgta 1081 agatcccacc aggctgtaac ctgaagatct tcaacaacca agaatttgct gctcttctgg 1141 ctcagtctgt caaccagggt tttgaagccg tttatcagct aacccgaatg tgcaccataa 1201 gaatgagttt tgtgaagggc tggggagcag aatatcggag gcagacagta acaagtactc 1261 cttgctggat tgaacttcat ctgaatggcc ctctgcagtg gctggacaaa gtattaactc 1321 agatgggatc cccttcagtg cgatgctcaa gcatgtcgta aacccatcaa agactcgctg 1381 taacagctcc tccgtcgtag tattcatgta tgatcccgtg gactgtttgc tatccaaaaa 1441 ttccagagca aaaacagcac ttgaggtctc atcagttaaa gcaccttgtg gaatctgttt 1501 cctatatttg aatattagat gggaaaatta gtgtctagaa atgccctccc cagcggggaa 1561 aaagaagact taaagactta atgatgtctt gttgggcata agacagtatc ccaaaggtta 1621 ttaataacag tagtagttgt gtacaggtaa tgtgtccaga cccagtattg cagtactatg 1681 ctgtttgtat acattcttag tttgcataaa tgaggtgtgt gtgctgcttc ttggtctagg 1741 caagccttta taaaattaca gtatctaatc tgttattccc acttctccgt tatttttgtg 1801 tcttttttaa tatataatat atatatatca agattttcaa attatcattt agaagcagat 1861 tttccttgta gaaactaatt tttctgcctt ttaccaaaaa taaacaaact cttgggggaa 1921 gacaagtgga ttaacttgga agtccttgac cttcatgtgt ccagtggatc ttagcagtcg 1981 ttcttttgtg agccttttct cctgagttgc attagaagga aaccttactg gaaccgtcca 2041 ggctcctcat cccattcctg ttctggttca gagcagtaca gcagaatgac gtcgtgctaa 2101 acagttgcac tgctggcttc tgggttagtt gtttctgagt ccaggaaagg tttgtgtggg 2161 cagtaagtcc ttttgtctaa taaccagact tcagcagatg ataactgatg tgtataacca 2221 gttgttctgt tgattaactt ttgtctcaaa catgcacagg tggcagtata attattttca 2281 gggctattct agaatcatct cagtctgttt ccttcttcca aagccagtct aataataaag 2341 tacctttctg taaaggcagc cgaccttttg cctcatttta cttttactac caggttgtat 2401 tacagaacag accttttgta aatgtgttag agtgacgctg aggtcttgtc agcagatagg 2461 gccatctgtt tttaaagtgt attgtatgta atttataagt agaatgttat tttacctagc 2521 ttcaaaggtt taaatattgt gagctaagcc atttagcaag atttctagcc cgcagttagc 2581 tgtggactta gctcttcctg acttaccctg ggtgtgtggt ttgctgacct ttcagctctg 2641 caggaaggag atcccagctg tcctttggtc ctcccttctg cagcacacga cagtcatgtc 2701 cagtgttgac tcctttctcg tttgcaactc cgtacaaatg cctggtctcc tttttgtaaa 2761 ctttcatatt tttgcagaca aatacttttg gtacttactc tttgagacca ttctcacatg 2821 tatgtacagt aatcattttt gatgcttttc aacattggtt gttttctatt tgatatttct 2881 cattttccta tatttgtgtt tgtatgttat gtgttcatgt aaatttggta tagtaatttt 2941 tattcaaata tttattgttc acctgttaat gtgccatgaa cttccttaac ttttgggtga 3001 aggtgaacaa gatagctata gttcctgcct ttgctaagag cagttggttt aacccatact 3061 caagtgtctg cataggaggt aaacagggta tactttgaga atggcagaga cgatgctttt 3121 ggtaggatat taggaaggca tctggagagt gatgtgtaag ctaacccctg acctaggaag 3181 agaaagccat gtgaagagcc aagggcaatt taacactgct ggaacattat cagcatccaa 3241 aggctcaggc tcatagagac tcactgtcag gtatcatgat tgtgcacaca cctgcacaca 3301 cccacacgtg gtgatgaaaa tgcttgttca gtttagaatt tgttgaaggt gggactgctt 3361 tgtgacaggc tgcttctgtc atctcactgt aatctattcc tcagaccttg tacagctttc 3421 ttacaccagg tcagtgccac ttaatttaac aactcccgtt acgtaaatgc tcaccagtct 3481 ggagcctccc tgcttgcttc tggacgtgtt gctgcatatc ggctatcact gcttcccttc 3541 cgctgcccat cttgtgatag agcaattgtc ctgtgcatta ttgctgttga gcctactgga 3601 gatccttgta cataaactgc cccttctctg gaagtttcca cagactagaa aacttgagct 3661 gttgggacag ttctggggca gaggacagct ttgaaagtgg taggaggtta tcagacatgt 3721 taaagtgttg ccaacagtga gacacagctc catggttggg gttcaggaat aggttttcta 3781 taccaccgag cgtgaacaag tcaccgtgta aactcatgtg aaaagaattc agtgcttatc 3841 tttgcttttc accggaatgc tgtgggcatg cgctactgtc acctagattt tgttgatttc 3901 acctcttttg caagactgat ttttgttcca gatgattcct acggcctctc ttggttgatt 3961 tatattgatt taatttctcc acattattta gcatcatgtc tcagcagtaa tttgaaagcc 4021 tttctaccag attcaaacat ttggttgtat taggccagtc ttttggaatg ccactaaact 4081 gggctgtgac ttaaggaccc tttcctgcta gggtctgagc cacaccagtt agacttacta 4141 tccatcgtta tatacattta gtcagcatag ttcctgccta ttgtttaccc agccaatgtg 4201 attctgggac catgtcctgg ctctggagtt gggcttagtc ctgtgagagt tcctgttgtt 4261 ttcagggcct atgactttgc cagaaggaat ttgcatatgt tttcttgaga gctgaatctt 4321 ctaattgtgt acatatatgt atgtatatgt acagagttcc ttctttgttt ctttaatttc 4381 accttcatca cgccttggtt gtcagttcat cccgactaag agtccaagtc agtcaggtta 4441 gtaggctttt gctggttgaa gtcaaagaaa gcagatgccc agttgccttc cctacctctg 4501 ccaagagctg cccgtatgtg tttttaagcc ctcccccttt ttttaagatt aactacttgg 4561 aacagttgtt ctcttaggtg tcctctttgc tggagagtag ttgatttggt ggtgaggtat 4621 aaagtaagga gacaatctaa gttgaccctt ccagcttgcc tgtgtgttgc acctctctgt 4681 gcaactatct caggtatgtc ttcacagggc agccaagggc ctttccccat actgtggctt 4741 aaggctttgg tgtcctgata gatcagactt attacttgtc atgcttttgc ctgagcactt 4801 tgctaaaccc aggcttcctt gcaccttacc ctccccagtc aatcagctct attttttttt 4861 ctgaatgcat tctgtattct tcccttagtg cgatgcattt ccctgcaggc aagctagtat 4921 tgttcattcc tggaccgttg ttggagtctt tcaaatgact ctggaatttt tgcccagtta 4981 aaatgtccct gtgactgaca agtagcaaac tcaacattat ttatcatagt ttagatggta 5041 acagcatctc catcacagtt tggggacagt ctagatcagc ggtgtgaccc tttagtgcag 5101 ttcctcatgt tgtggtgacc cccagccata aaattatttt attgctactt cattactgta 5161 attttgctac tgttatgaat cataatgtaa atatctttga tttttgatgg tcttaggtga 5221 cccctgtgaa aaggttgttt gaccacccct cccccaaggg gttgcaaccc acaggttgag 5281 aaaccactgt tgtaaagtgt ccgatttatt ccagtgatgg tggtctgtgg tctgcagagg 5341 tagacctctg ccattggctc ctcttctgtt ttccagcttg cttgattatt ttacttgttc 5401 agactacctt ttgtccaggg agattgaggg acaagttatt tcttggatta tagtttatgt 5461 gtttaaatac ttggagccag aaaatgctga gttaatctca tgagtgcttt tgcgataaga 5521 attggcctca tgtgttatat cttgaataga gacttttacc ttggccatta taggtagctt 5581 atatacatga gagttgcctc aaacatttta gttttagtgt atatgtgtgt gtgtgttcaa 5641 gtgtacacac atgtaccctc agaaaacaaa cggtggggtt atcttaacaa tgatgaaaga 5701 tacattgttt aaatctcaga tctcagtaaa gagatcccat ttgcttgtag actcatgaca 5761 caatcagtgt atttaaaatg aaattaccag tccttatttg acagtgcagc tggtatgctg 5821 gtgttcgggc actggtgaaa atcataagaa atcaattacc gccaataaag ctttccatat 5881 acctcatccc taaactacac ccagcactga gggttaactt gaaaatctgt ctcttcttca 5941 tttgggtctc cccatgaaat tccagagacc cgggaagtac ctccatgaag tcagagtccc 6001 acacctaatg ctactctaaa ggaaggtagt tcaggcctgt cttggcagtg aactaccaag 6061 aaatgatttt ccaagacttc ttagaacctc tgtatactaa ccacctatgt gttcattggc 6121 tagcttctga gtcttagagt ggaccccagg tttcacaaat gctagagatg taggatccct 6181 tgggaaaagg ggtgtttttt ggtttgctat tttgggatgg aaggtaagga tttgtacctt 6241 ttttctgtct tgaagtaatt tttaaacaac caaatacgca acataagaac agatacaaag 6301 ctttagcgtg ttggaaaacg ctctgattag tgtacaactt ccaaaccagc tgttaccctt 6361 cctctctctg gctttaaggt tcctggctgg ttgcagtggt aaacactaag taactttatg 6421 tttctaaggc tgtattaaat tgtgcccttc acagtgttgt gtcatagggg gttggctttg 6481 gggagctgag aagaaacctg ccttgaaggg ccagtgccta gctggttgca catttgtcct 6541 tgcctctgta gggtggtgga ttattggctt atagaggtag tttacagaga ctggtttaaa 6601 tcacgagaat aactaaccaa cccctggcct ctgaaccatg tatgtacata taccgatcca 6661 gcctatttct tggtaaaatg cagaattcaa attgggcaca cattagacca gctttacctt 6721 cgacttcatt tacgctttta ttgactctga cataaggtgt gagtatttga ctttctttgt 6781 tggtggcagt gatctgtaac actcagcact ttctaggtga gctaaaccaa gaaaatccac 6841 agtgactggc taaggctgca acttcattgg aaggcaagtg aaaaagcatc agaggcctcc 6901 tgcctcaagg ctggcctcct gggagctcag tacacagtag tgtggctctg ggcctctgca 6961 agggccttca agcttggctg tcctcataca cgaaattaga atgtgggagt agttggcgtt 7021 gaaggtcttc acatttaaag ggatataaaa cgatacatga aactagaata ttcatttagc 7081 tcagaaaatc tcaacacgtg gtaggtaaga tgctatgtaa cttacgggaa caggagactc 7141 gggacgtctt gtctgaaagt gggtttcaag agtgaagtct gatacactac cactaaatgt 7201 acttggtctg agttaaataa ccttaaggta tttcccagct tccagctggt tagcctttag 7261 caagagagct acaagtgcat tgtccttaag gagccttatg tacacagacg ttcttttctc 7321 tgcacgtgtc aagggaaggt gaccagtccc agccatgcct gggacaaggg tcccagatat 7381 gcaatgctaa gtgccaacca aagtgagtcc taggggtcct gggaggagtt gtccccttag 7441 gtgtcctcag gacttattct catactgatg tcatcctagc tgataactgt gttgggttat 7501 gccatggctg tcaatatttt taggactcaa cccctgtatt ctgtattcat tactgtggat 7561 gcaacctaag atttacaata aataacacaa agaacaatgg agttgagtat ggaatgaaaa 7621 gaggcaacga gctagggatg atctgtgtag gtgtaagtac actttgtgtc cttaggagtt 7681 cttgtaacag aaaccgtgtg aaactataga tgtcttctcc tataagggaa aacatggtgt 7741 ttgatgcttt ggtctctatt tcccagtctg tcctgcttaa gaagccagaa tgtggtttct 7801 atttggtgga tgctgtctta aaattactaa atgtgtcatc cggaagcagg taaaggagtc 7861 agtatccctg tggagttctg tcctactctc acggtgctta ccagctaagc tgagctcagg 7921 agccaaggga aaccctgctc ctgctctctg gtggtcctca gtggctgatg cagtgcactg 7981 tgatggagat actaaaacaa gtgtgttatt tgtaagtctt ctctcagtga ttgtcagaca 8041 actgtggtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgaga aacagtgagc 8101 tgaggcttta ttatagctga tttccagtta aaattgtgaa atacgtattt cttgtccaca 8161 ccaaatattt cagtctattt aatgtattaa agaaatagtt ctgcttaaga aaatgttgct 8221 taaatgttct gtgatttctg gtgcattttt atacagatct gtgtgtgtct gtgcattcac 8281 tttctgcctt tgctctctgt gttaactgtc ctgttgccct cggaaggtgg acactattcg 8341 tagcattaaa aagaaatatt tgagttattt accatgtc SEQ ID NO: 10 Mouse Smad2 Isoform 2 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001297999.1) 1 mssilpftpp vvkrllgwkk saggsggagg geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgrlde 61 lekaittqnc ntkcvtiprs ldgrlqvshr kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helkaience 121 yafnlkkdev cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv prhteiltel pplddythsi pentnfpagi 181 epqsnyipet pppgyisedg etsdqqlnqs mdtgspaels pttlspvnhs ldlqpvtyse 241 pafwcsiayy elnqrvgetf hasqpsltvd gftdpsnser fclgllsnvn rnatvemtrr 301 higrgvrlyy iggevfaecl sdsaifvqsp ncnqrygwhp atvckippgc nlkifnnqef 361 aallaqsvnq gfeavyqltr mctirmsfvk gwgaeyrrqt vtstpcwiel hlngplqwld 421 kvltqmgsps vrcssms SEQ ID NO: 11 Mouse Smad2 transcript variant 1 Sequence (NM_010754.5; CDS: 332-1735) 1 cgccccgctc ggcccccggc cctgcccgcg gcgcccggcc tccttccgtc cctgccgtgc 61 tccctccgtc ttccgtgcgc gcccgctcgg ccggcgtgcc tcacgcctaa cgggcggccg 121 cgggcgccaa tcagcgggcg gcagggtgcc agcccggggc tgcgccggcg aatcggcggg 181 gtccgcggct cggggaggga ggcggggcta ccgcgcgcgg cggtggagga gcagctcgcc 241 aagcctgcag ctcgcgagcg ccgagcgagc ctcccggagg gtagatttac cgggcttttt 301 ctgagtgtgg attgttacct ttggtaagaa aatgtcgtcc atcttgccat tcactccgcc 361 agtggtgaag agacttctgg gatggaaaaa atcagccggt gggtctggag gagcaggtgg 421 tggagagcag aatggacagg aagaaaagtg gtgtgaaaaa gcagtgaaaa gtctggtgaa 481 aaagctaaag aaaacaggac ggttagatga gcttgagaaa gccatcacca ctcagaattg 541 caatactaaa tgtgtcacca taccaagcac ttgctctgaa atttggggac tgagtacagc 601 aaatacggta gatcagtggg acacaacagg cctttacagc ttctctgaac aaaccaggtc 661 tcttgatggc cgtcttcagg tttcacaccg gaaagggttg ccacatgtta tatattgccg 721 gctctggcgc tggccggacc ttcacagtca tcatgagctc aaggcaatcg aaaactgcga 781 atatgctttt aatctgaaaa aagatgaagt gtgtgtaaat ccgtaccact accagagagt 841 tgagacccca gtcttgcctc cagtcttagt gcctcggcac acggagattc taacagaact 901 gccgcccctg gatgactaca cccactccat tccagaaaac acaaatttcc cagcaggaat 961 tgagccacag agtaattaca tcccagaaac accaccacct ggatatatca gtgaagatgg 1021 agaaacaagt gaccaacagt tgaaccaaag tatggacaca ggctctccgg ctgaactgtc 1081 tcctactact ctctctcctg ttaatcacag cttggatttg cagccagtta cttactcgga 1141 acctgcattc tggtgttcaa tcgcatacta tgaactaaac cagagggttg gagagacctt 1201 ccatgcgtca cagccctcgc tcactgtaga cggcttcaca gacccatcaa actcggagag 1261 gttctgctta ggcttgctct ccaacgttaa ccgaaatgcc actgtagaaa tgacaagaag 1321 acatatagga aggggagtgc gcttgtatta cataggtggg gaagtgtttg ctgagtgcct 1381 aagtgatagt gcaatctttg tgcagagccc caactgtaac cagagatacg gctggcaccc 1441 tgcaacagtg tgtaagatcc caccaggctg taacctgaag atcttcaaca accaagaatt 1501 tgctgctctt ctggctcagt ctgtcaacca gggttttgaa gccgtttatc agctaacccg 1561 aatgtgcacc ataagaatga gttttgtgaa gggctgggga gcagaatatc ggaggcagac 1621 agtaacaagt actccttgct ggattgaact tcatctgaat ggccctctgc agtggctgga 1681 caaagtatta actcagatgg gatccccttc agtgcgatgc tcaagcatgt cgtaaaccca 1741 tcaaagactc gctgtaacag ctcctccgtc gtagtattca tgtatgatcc cgtggactgt 1801 ttgctatcca aaaattccag agcaaaaaca gcacttgagg tctcatcagt taaagcacct 1861 tgtggaatct gtttcctata tttgaatatt agatgggaaa attagtgtct agaaatgccc 1921 tccccagcgg ggaaaaagaa gacttaaaga cttaatgatg tcttgttggg cataagacag 1981 tatcccaaag gttattaata acagtagtag ttgtgtacag gtaatgtgtc cagacccagt 2041 attgcagtac tatgctgttt gtatacattc ttagtttgca taaatgaggt gtgtgtgctg 2101 cttcttggtc taggcaagcc tttataaaat tacagtatct aatctgttat tcccacttct 2161 ccgttatttt tgtgtctttt ttaatatata atatatatat atcaagattt tcaaattatc 2221 atttagaagc agattttcct tgtagaaact aatttttctg ccttttacca aaaataaaca 2281 aactcttggg ggaagacaag tggattaact tggaagtcct tgaccttcat gtgtccagtg 2341 gatcttagca gtcgttcttt tgtgagcctt ttctcctgag ttgcattaga aggaaacctt 2401 actggaaccg tccaggctcc tcatcccatt cctgttctgg ttcagagcag tacagcagaa 2461 tgacgtcgtg ctaaacagtt gcactgctgg cttctgggtt agttgtttct gagtccagga 2521 aaggtttgtg tgggcagtaa gtccttttgt ctaataacca gacttcagca gatgataact 2581 gatgtgtata accagttgtt ctgttgatta acttttgtct caaacatgca caggtggcag 2641 tataattatt ttcagggcta ttctagaatc atctcagtct gtttccttct tccaaagcca 2701 gtctaataat aaagtacctt tctgtaaagg cagccgacct tttgcctcat tttactttta 2761 ctaccaggtt gtattacaga acagaccttt tgtaaatgtg ttagagtgac gctgaggtct 2821 tgtcagcaga tagggccatc tgtttttaaa gtgtattgta tgtaatttat aagtagaatg 2881 ttattttacc tagcttcaaa ggtttaaata ttgtgagcta agccatttag caagatttct 2941 agcccgcagt tagctgtgga cttagctctt cctgacttac cctgggtgtg tggtttgctg 3001 acctttcagc tctgcaggaa ggagatccca gctgtccttt ggtcctccct tctgcagcac 3061 acgacagtca tgtccagtgt tgactccttt ctcgtttgca actccgtaca aatgcctggt 3121 ctcctttttg taaactttca tatttttgca gacaaatact tttggtactt actctttgag 3181 accattctca catgtatgta cagtaatcat ttttgatgct tttcaacatt ggttgttttc 3241 tatttgatat ttctcatttt cctatatttg tgtttgtatg ttatgtgttc atgtaaattt 3301 ggtatagtaa tttttattca aatatttatt gttcacctgt taatgtgcca tgaacttcct 3361 taacttttgg gtgaaggtga acaagatagc tatagttcct gcctttgcta agagcagttg 3421 gtttaaccca tactcaagtg tctgcatagg aggtaaacag ggtatacttt gagaatggca 3481 gagacgatgc ttttggtagg atattaggaa ggcatctgga gagtgatgtg taagctaacc 3541 cctgacctag gaagagaaag ccatgtgaag agccaagggc aatttaacac tgctggaaca 3601 ttatcagcat ccaaaggctc aggctcatag agactcactg tcaggtatca tgattgtgca 3661 cacacctgca cacacccaca cgtggtgatg aaaatgcttg ttcagtttag aatttgttga 3721 aggtgggact gctttgtgac aggctgcttc tgtcatctca ctgtaatcta ttcctcagac 3781 cttgtacagc tttcttacac caggtcagtg ccacttaatt taacaactcc cgttacgtaa 3841 atgctcacca gtctggagcc tccctgcttg cttctggacg tgttgctgca tatcggctat 3901 cactgcttcc cttccgctgc ccatcttgtg atagagcaat tgtcctgtgc attattgctg 3961 ttgagcctac tggagatcct tgtacataaa ctgccccttc tctggaagtt tccacagact 4021 agaaaacttg agctgttggg acagttctgg ggcagaggac agctttgaaa gtggtaggag 4081 gttatcagac atgttaaagt gttgccaaca gtgagacaca gctccatggt tggggttcag 4141 gaataggttt tctataccac cgagcgtgaa caagtcaccg tgtaaactca tgtgaaaaga 4201 attcagtgct tatctttgct tttcaccgga atgctgtggg catgcgctac tgtcacctag 4261 attttgttga tttcacctct tttgcaagac tgatttttgt tccagatgat tcctacggcc 4321 tctcttggtt gatttatatt gatttaattt ctccacatta tttagcatca tgtctcagca 4381 gtaatttgaa agcctttcta ccagattcaa acatttggtt gtattaggcc agtcttttgg 4441 aatgccacta aactgggctg tgacttaagg accctttcct gctagggtct gagccacacc 4501 agttagactt actatccatc gttatataca tttagtcagc atagttcctg cctattgttt 4561 acccagccaa tgtgattctg ggaccatgtc ctggctctgg agttgggctt agtcctgtga 4621 gagttcctgt tgttttcagg gcctatgact ttgccagaag gaatttgcat atgttttctt 4681 gagagctgaa tcttctaatt gtgtacatat atgtatgtat atgtacagag ttccttcttt 4741 gtttctttaa tttcaccttc atcacgcctt ggttgtcagt tcatcccgac taagagtcca 4801 agtcagtcag gttagtaggc ttttgctggt tgaagtcaaa gaaagcagat gcccagttgc 4861 cttccctacc tctgccaaga gctgcccgta tgtgttttta agccctcccc ctttttttaa 4921 gattaactac ttggaacagt tgttctctta ggtgtcctct ttgctggaga gtagttgatt 4981 tggtggtgag gtataaagta aggagacaat ctaagttgac ccttccagct tgcctgtgtg 5041 ttgcacctct ctgtgcaact atctcaggta tgtcttcaca gggcagccaa gggcctttcc 5101 ccatactgtg gcttaaggct ttggtgtcct gatagatcag acttattact tgtcatgctt 5161 ttgcctgagc actttgctaa acccaggctt ccttgcacct taccctcccc agtcaatcag 5221 ctctattttt ttttctgaat gcattctgta ttcttccctt agtgcgatgc atttccctgc 5281 aggcaagcta gtattgttca ttcctggacc gttgttggag tctttcaaat gactctggaa 5341 tttttgccca gttaaaatgt ccctgtgact gacaagtagc aaactcaaca ttatttatca 5401 tagtttagat ggtaacagca tctccatcac agtttgggga cagtctagat cagcggtgtg 5461 accctttagt gcagttcctc atgttgtggt gacccccagc cataaaatta ttttattgct 5521 acttcattac tgtaattttg ctactgttat gaatcataat gtaaatatct ttgatttttg 5581 atggtcttag gtgacccctg tgaaaaggtt gtttgaccac ccctccccca aggggttgca 5641 acccacaggt tgagaaacca ctgttgtaaa gtgtccgatt tattccagtg atggtggtct 5701 gtggtctgca gaggtagacc tctgccattg gctcctcttc tgttttccag cttgcttgat 5761 tattttactt gttcagacta ccttttgtcc agggagattg agggacaagt tatttcttgg 5821 attatagttt atgtgtttaa atacttggag ccagaaaatg ctgagttaat ctcatgagtg 5881 cttttgcgat aagaattggc ctcatgtgtt atatcttgaa tagagacttt taccttggcc 5941 attataggta gcttatatac atgagagttg cctcaaacat tttagtttta gtgtatatgt 6001 gtgtgtgtgt tcaagtgtac acacatgtac cctcagaaaa caaacggtgg ggttatctta 6061 acaatgatga aagatacatt gtttaaatct cagatctcag taaagagatc ccatttgctt 6121 gtagactcat gacacaatca gtgtatttaa aatgaaatta ccagtcctta tttgacagtg 6181 cagctggtat gctggtgttc gggcactggt gaaaatcata agaaatcaat taccgccaat 6241 aaagctttcc atatacctca tccctaaact acacccagca ctgagggtta acttgaaaat 6301 ctgtctcttc ttcatttggg tctccccatg aaattccaga gacccgggaa gtacctccat 6361 gaagtcagag tcccacacct aatgctactc taaaggaagg tagttcaggc ctgtcttggc 6421 agtgaactac caagaaatga ttttccaaga cttcttagaa cctctgtata ctaaccacct 6481 atgtgttcat tggctagctt ctgagtctta gagtggaccc caggtttcac aaatgctaga 6541 gatgtaggat cccttgggaa aaggggtgtt ttttggtttg ctattttggg atggaaggta 6601 aggatttgta ccttttttct gtcttgaagt aatttttaaa caaccaaata cgcaacataa 6661 gaacagatac aaagctttag cgtgttggaa aacgctctga ttagtgtaca acttccaaac 6721 cagctgttac ccttcctctc tctggcttta aggttcctgg ctggttgcag tggtaaacac 6781 taagtaactt tatgtttcta aggctgtatt aaattgtgcc cttcacagtg ttgtgtcata 6841 gggggttggc tttggggagc tgagaagaaa cctgccttga agggccagtg cctagctggt 6901 tgcacatttg tccttgcctc tgtagggtgg tggattattg gcttatagag gtagtttaca 6961 gagactggtt taaatcacga gaataactaa ccaacccctg gcctctgaac catgtatgta 7021 catataccga tccagcctat ttcttggtaa aatgcagaat tcaaattggg cacacattag 7081 accagcttta ccttcgactt catttacgct tttattgact ctgacataag gtgtgagtat 7141 ttgactttct ttgttggtgg cagtgatctg taacactcag cactttctag gtgagctaaa 7201 ccaagaaaat ccacagtgac tggctaaggc tgcaacttca ttggaaggca agtgaaaaag 7261 catcagaggc ctcctgcctc aaggctggcc tcctgggagc tcagtacaca gtagtgtggc 7321 tctgggcctc tgcaagggcc ttcaagcttg gctgtcctca tacacgaaat tagaatgtgg 7381 gagtagttgg cgttgaaggt cttcacattt aaagggatat aaaacgatac atgaaactag 7441 aatattcatt tagctcagaa aatctcaaca cgtggtaggt aagatgctat gtaacttacg 7501 ggaacaggag actcgggacg tcttgtctga aagtgggttt caagagtgaa gtctgataca 7561 ctaccactaa atgtacttgg tctgagttaa ataaccttaa ggtatttccc agcttccagc 7621 tggttagcct ttagcaagag agctacaagt gcattgtcct taaggagcct tatgtacaca 7681 gacgttcttt tctctgcacg tgtcaaggga aggtgaccag tcccagccat gcctgggaca 7741 agggtcccag atatgcaatg ctaagtgcca accaaagtga gtcctagggg tcctgggagg 7801 agttgtcccc ttaggtgtcc tcaggactta ttctcatact gatgtcatcc tagctgataa 7861 ctgtgttggg ttatgccatg gctgtcaata tttttaggac tcaacccctg tattctgtat 7921 tcattactgt ggatgcaacc taagatttac aataaataac acaaagaaca atggagttga 7981 gtatggaatg aaaagaggca acgagctagg gatgatctgt gtaggtgtaa gtacactttg 8041 tgtccttagg agttcttgta acagaaaccg tgtgaaacta tagatgtctt ctcctataag 8101 ggaaaacatg gtgtttgatg ctttggtctc tatttcccag tctgtcctgc ttaagaagcc 8161 agaatgtggt ttctatttgg tggatgctgt cttaaaatta ctaaatgtgt catccggaag 8221 caggtaaagg agtcagtatc cctgtggagt tctgtcctac tctcacggtg cttaccagct 8281 aagctgagct caggagccaa gggaaaccct gctcctgctc tctggtggtc ctcagtggct 8341 gatgcagtgc actgtgatgg agatactaaa acaagtgtgt tatttgtaag tcttctctca 8401 gtgattgtca gacaactgtg gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt 8461 gagaaacagt gagctgaggc tttattatag ctgatttcca gttaaaattg tgaaatacgt 8521 atttcttgtc cacaccaaat atttcagtct atttaatgta ttaaagaaat agttctgctt 8581 aagaaaatgt tgcttaaatg ttctgtgatt tctggtgcat ttttatacag atctgtgtgt 8641 gtctgtgcat tcactttctg cctttgctct ctgtgttaac tgtcctgttg ccctcggaag 8701 gtggacacta ttcgtagcat taaaaagaaa tatttgagtt atttaccatg tc SEQ ID NO: 12 Mouse Smad2 Isoform 1 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_034884.2) 1 mssilpftpp vvkrllgwkk saggsggagg geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgrlde 61 lekaittqnc ntkcvtipst cseiwglsta ntvdqwdttg lysfseqtrs ldgrlqvshr 121 kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helkaience yafnlkkdev cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv 181 prhteiltel pplddythsi pentnfpagi epqsnyipet pppgyisedg etsdqqlnqs 241 mdtgspaels pttlspvnhs ldlqpvtyse pafwcsiayy elnqrvgetf hasqpsltvd 301 gftdpsnser fclgllsnvn rnatvemtrr higrgvrlyy iggevfaecl sdsaifvqsp 361 ncnqrygwhp atvckippgc nlkifnnqef aallaqsvnq gfeavyqltr mctirmsfvk 421 gwgaeyrrqt vtstpcwiel hlngplqwld kvltqmgsps vrcssms SEQ ID NO: 13 Rat Smad2 transcript variant 2 Sequence (NM_001277450.1; CDS: 210-1613) 1 gggcgccaat cagcgggcgg cagggtgcca gcccggggct gcgccggcga atcggcgggg 61 cccgcggctc ggggagggag gcggggctac cgcgcgcggc ggtggaggag cagctcgctc 121 gcctgcagct cgcgagcgct gagcgagccg cccgaagggt agatttacca ggctgtttct 181 gagtgtggat tgttaccctt ggtaagaaaa tgtcgtccat cttgccattc actccgccag 241 tggtgaagag acttctggga tggaaaaaat cagccggtgg gtctggagga gcaggtggtg 301 gagaacagaa tggacaggaa gaaaagtggt gtgaaaaagc agtgaaaagt ctggtgaaaa 361 agctaaagaa aacaggacga ttagatgagc ttgagaaagc catcaccact cagaattgca 421 atactaagtg tgtcaccata ccaagcactt gctctgaaat ttggggactg agtacagcaa 481 atacggtaga tcagtgggac acaacaggcc tttacagctt ctctgaacaa accaggtctc 541 ttgatggtcg tcttcaggtg tctcatcgga aagggctgcc acatgttata tattgccggc 601 tgtggcgctg gccagacctt cacagccatc atgagctcaa ggcgatcgag aactgcgaat 661 acgctttcag tctgaaaaaa gatgaagtgt gtgtgaaccc ttaccactac cagagggtgg 721 agacaccagt cttgcctcca gtcttggtgc ctcggcacac agagattcta acagaactgc 781 cgcctctgga tgactatacc cactccattc cagaaaacac aaatttccca gcaggaattg 841 agccacagag taattacatc ccagaaacac caccacctgg atatatcagt gaagatggag 901 aaactagtga ccaacagttg aaccaaagta tggacacagg ctctccggct gaactgtctc 961 ctaccactct ctcccctgtc aatcacagct tggatttgca gccagttact tattcagaac 1021 ctgcattttg gtgttcaatc gcatattatg aactaaacca gagggttgga gagaccttcc 1081 atgcgtcaca gccctcactc actgtagacg gctttacaga tccatcgaac tcggagaggt 1141 tctgcttagg tttgctctcc aacgttaaca gaaacgctac tgtagaaatg accagaaggc 1201 atataggaag gggagtgcgc ttgtattaca taggtgggga agtgtttgcc gagtgcctaa 1261 gtgatagtgc gatctttgtg cagagcccca actgtaacca gagatacggc tggcaccccg 1321 cgacagtgtg caaaatccca ccaggctgta acctgaagat cttcaacaac caagaatttg 1381 ctgctcttct ggctcagtct gttaaccagg gttttgaggc cgtttatcag ctgactcgaa 1441 tgtgcaccat aagaatgagc ttcgtgaagg ggtggggagc agaataccgg aggcagacag 1501 taacaagtac tccttgctgg attgaacttc atctgaatgg ccccctgcag tggttggaca 1561 aagtattaac tcagatggga tccccgtcag tgcgatgctc aagcatgtcc taaagtccgt 1621 cagcagtgga gctcattgga agacttaacg taccaactcc tccgccacag tactcgtgtg 1681 tgatcccgtg gactgtgcta gtcaaaaccc agagcgaaaa cagcacttga ggtctcatca 1741 gttaaagcac cttgtggagt ctgtttccta catttgaatt ttagatggga aattagtgtc 1801 tagaaatgcc ctccccagag gggacaaaga agacttaaag acttaatgat gtctcgttgg 1861 gcataagaca gtgtcccaaa ggttattaat accagtagta gttgtgtaca gtaatgtgtc 1921 cagacccagt attgcagtgc tctgctgttt gtataccttc ttagtgtgca taaatgaggt 1981 gtgtgctgct gcttggtcta ggcaagcctt tataaaatta cagtacctaa tctgttattc 2041 ccacttctcc gttatttttg tgtctttttt aatatataat atatatatcg agattttcaa 2101 attatcattt agaagcagat tttccttgta gaaactaatt tttctgcctt ttaccaaaaa 2161 taaactcgtg ggggaagaaa agtggattaa cttggaagtc cttgacctta atgtgtccag 2221 tgggtcttag cattctttct gtgatcattt tctgctgaat tgcattagaa ggaaaccttg 2281 ttggaaactt ccaggctctt tgtgccattt ctgttctgat tcaaagcagt gcagcatgat 2341 gtcattgtgg taaatagttg cactgatggc ttctgggtta gttacttctg agtccagtaa 2401 aggattgtgt gagcagtaag tccttttgtc ttctaaccag acttcagcag atgataacca 2461 gttgttccat tgattaactt ttgtctcaaa cgtgcacagg tgacagtata attattttca 2521 gggctattct agaatcatct cagtatgttt ccttcttcca acgccagtct gataataaag 2581 tatctttctg taaaggca SEQ ID NO: 14 Rat Smad2 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001264379.1) 1 mssilpftpp vvkrllgwkk saggsggagg geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgrlde 61 lekaittqnc ntkcvtipst cseiwglsta ntvdqwdttg lysfseqtrs ldgrlqvshr 121 kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helkaience yafslkkdev cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv 181 prhteiltel pplddythsi pentnfpagi epqsnyipet pppgyisedg etsdqqlnqs 241 mdtgspaels pttlspvnhs ldlqpvtyse pafwcsiayy elnqrvgetf hasqpsltvd 301 gftdpsnser fclgllsnvn rnatvemtrr higrgvrlyy iggevfaecl sdsaifvqsp 361 ncnqrygwhp atvckippgc nlkifnnqef aallaqsvnq gfeavyqltr mctirmsfvk 421 gwgaeyrrqt vtstpcwiel hlngplqwld kvltqmgsps vrcssms SEQ ID NO: 15 Rat Smad2 transcript variant 1 Sequence (NM_019191.2; CDS: 238- 1641) 1 tggagcaggc ggctccctcc ccagccggcc gcggtgagcg cgggcctggg ggcggggcgg 61 gggcccgcgg cgcagttccg cctgcgcgcg cccactcctc cggcagcgcg gagcccgtcg 121 gaagaggaag gaacaaaagg tccggggccc ggctcggacg ggccgggacc aggcgctggg 181 tgcagggtag atttaccagg ctgtttctga gtgtggattg ttacccttgg taagaaaatg 241 tcgtccatct tgccattcac tccgccagtg gtgaagagac ttctgggatg gaaaaaatca 301 gccggtgggt ctggaggagc aggtggtgga gaacagaatg gacaggaaga aaagtggtgt 361 gaaaaagcag tgaaaagtct ggtgaaaaag ctaaagaaaa caggacgatt agatgagctt 421 gagaaagcca tcaccactca gaattgcaat actaagtgtg tcaccatacc aagcacttgc 481 tctgaaattt ggggactgag tacagcaaat acggtagatc agtgggacac aacaggcctt 541 tacagcttct ctgaacaaac caggtctctt gatggtcgtc ttcaggtgtc tcatcggaaa 601 gggctgccac atgttatata ttgccggctg tggcgctggc cagaccttca cagccatcat 661 gagctcaagg cgatcgagaa ctgcgaatac gctttcagtc tgaaaaaaga tgaagtgtgt 721 gtgaaccctt accactacca gagggtggag acaccagtct tgcctccagt cttggtgcct 781 cggcacacag agattctaac agaactgccg cctctggatg actataccca ctccattcca 841 gaaaacacaa atttcccagc aggaattgag ccacagagta attacatccc agaaacacca 901 ccacctggat atatcagtga agatggagaa actagtgacc aacagttgaa ccaaagtatg 961 gacacaggct ctccggctga actgtctcct accactctct cccctgtcaa tcacagcttg 1021 gatttgcagc cagttactta ttcagaacct gcattttggt gttcaatcgc atattatgaa 1081 ctaaaccaga gggttggaga gaccttccat gcgtcacagc cctcactcac tgtagacggc 1141 tttacagatc catcgaactc ggagaggttc tgcttaggtt tgctctccaa cgttaacaga 1201 aacgctactg tagaaatgac cagaaggcat ataggaaggg gagtgcgctt gtattacata 1261 ggtggggaag tgtttgccga gtgcctaagt gatagtgcga tctttgtgca gagccccaac 1321 tgtaaccaga gatacggctg gcaccccgcg acagtgtgca aaatcccacc aggctgtaac 1381 ctgaagatct tcaacaacca agaatttgct gctcttctgg ctcagtctgt taaccagggt 1441 tttgaggccg tttatcagct gactcgaatg tgcaccataa gaatgagctt cgtgaagggg 1501 tggggagcag aataccggag gcagacagta acaagtactc cttgctggat tgaacttcat 1561 ctgaatggcc ccctgcagtg gttggacaaa gtattaactc agatgggatc cccgtcagtg 1621 cgatgctcaa gcatgtccta aagtccgtca gcagtggagc tcattggaag acttaacgta 1681 ccaactcctc cgccacagta ctcgtgtgtg atcccgtgga ctgtgctagt caaaacccag 1741 agcgaaaaca gcacttgagg tctcatcagt taaagcacct tgtggagtct gtttcctaca 1801 tttgaatttt agatgggaaa ttagtgtcta gaaatgccct ccccagaggg gacaaagaag 1861 acttaaagac ttaatgatgt ctcgttgggc ataagacagt gtcccaaagg ttattaatac 1921 cagtagtagt tgtgtacagt aatgtgtcca gacccagtat tgcagtgctc tgctgtttgt 1981 ataccttctt agtgtgcata aatgaggtgt gtgctgctgc ttggtctagg caagccttta 2041 taaaattaca gtacctaatc tgttattccc acttctccgt tatttttgtg tcttttttaa 2101 tatataatat atatatcgag attttcaaat tatcatttag aagcagattt tccttgtaga 2161 aactaatttt tctgcctttt accaaaaata aactcgtggg ggaagaaaag tggattaact 2221 tggaagtcct tgaccttaat gtgtccagtg ggtcttagca ttctttctgt gatcattttc 2281 tgctgaattg cattagaagg aaaccttgtt ggaaacttcc aggctctttg tgccatttct 2341 gttctgattc aaagcagtgc agcatgatgt cattgtggta aatagttgca ctgatggctt 2401 ctgggttagt tacttctgag tccagtaaag gattgtgtga gcagtaagtc cttttgtctt 2461 ctaaccagac ttcagcagat gataaccagt tgttccattg attaactttt gtctcaaacg 2521 tgcacaggtg acagtataat tattttcagg gctattctag aatcatctca gtatgtttcc 2581 ttcttccaac gccagtctga taataaagta tctttctgta aaggca SEQ ID NO: 16 Rat Smad2 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_062064.1) 1 mssilpftpp vvkrllgwkk saggsggagg geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgrlde 61 lekaittqnc ntkcvtipst cseiwglsta ntvdqwdttg lysfseqtrs ldgrlqvshr 121 kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helkaience yafslkkdev cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv 181 prhteiltel pplddythsi pentnfpagi epqsnyipet pppgyisedg etsdqqlnqs 241 mdtgspaels pttlspvnhs ldlqpvtyse pafwcsiayy elnqrvgetf hasqpsltvd 301 gftdpsnser fclgllsnvn rnatvemtrr higrgvrlyy iggevfaecl sdsaifvqsp 361 ncnqrygwhp atvckippgc nlkifnnqef aallaqsvnq gfeavyqltr mctirmsfvk 421 gwgaeyrrqt vtstpcwiel hlngplqwld kvltqmgsps vrcssms SEQ ID NO: 17 Human p63 transcript variant 1 mRNA Sequence (NM_003722.5; CDS: 128-2170) 1 ctatgtctga tagcatttga ccctattgct tttagcctcc cggctttata tctatatata 61 cacaggtata tgtgtatatt ttatataatt gttctccgtt cgttgatatc aaagacagtt 121 gaaggaaatg aattttgaaa cttcacggtg tgccacccta cagtactgcc ctgaccctta 181 catccagcgt ttcgtagaaa ccccagctca tttctcttgg aaagaaagtt attaccgatc 241 caccatgtcc cagagcacac agacaaatga attcctcagt ccagaggttt tccagcatat 301 ctgggatttt ctggaacagc ctatatgttc agttcagccc attgacttga actttgtgga 361 tgaaccatca gaagatggtg cgacaaacaa gattgagatt agcatggact gtatccgcat 421 gcaggactcg gacctgagtg accccatgtg gccacagtac acgaacctgg ggctcctgaa 481 cagcatggac cagcagattc agaacggctc ctcgtccacc agtccctata acacagacca 541 cgcgcagaac agcgtcacgg cgccctcgcc ctacgcacag cccagctcca ccttcgatgc 601 tctctctcca tcacccgcca tcccctccaa caccgactac ccaggcccgc acagtttcga 661 cgtgtccttc cagcagtcga gcaccgccaa gtcggccacc tggacgtatt ccactgaact 721 gaagaaactc tactgccaaa ttgcaaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgatgacccc 781 acctcctcag ggagctgtta tccgcgccat gcctgtctac aaaaaagctg agcacgtcac 841 ggaggtggtg aagcggtgcc ccaaccatga gctgagccgt gaattcaacg agggacagat 901 tgcccctcct agtcatttga ttcgagtaga ggggaacagc catgcccagt atgtagaaga 961 tcccatcaca ggaagacaga gtgtgctggt accttatgag ccaccccagg ttggcactga 1021 attcacgaca gtcttgtaca atttcatgtg taacagcagt tgtgttggag ggatgaaccg 1081 ccgtccaatt ttaatcattg ttactctgga aaccagagat gggcaagtcc tgggccgacg 1141 ctgctttgag gcccggatct gtgcttgccc aggaagagac aggaaggcgg atgaagatag 1201 catcagaaag cagcaagttt cggacagtac aaagaacggt gatggtacga agcgcccgtt 1261 tcgtcagaac acacatggta tccagatgac atccatcaag aaacgaagat ccccagatga 1321 tgaactgtta tacttaccag tgaggggccg tgagacttat gaaatgctgt tgaagatcaa 1381 agagtccctg gaactcatgc agtaccttcc tcagcacaca attgaaacgt acaggcaaca 1441 gcaacagcag cagcaccagc acttacttca gaaacagacc tcaatacagt ctccatcttc 1501 atatggtaac agctccccac ctctgaacaa aatgaacagc atgaacaagc tgccttctgt 1561 gagccagctt atcaaccctc agcagcgcaa cgccctcact cctacaacca ttcctgatgg 1621 catgggagcc aacattccca tgatgggcac ccacatgcca atggctggag acatgaatgg 1681 actcagcccc acccaggcac tccctccccc actctccatg ccatccacct cccactgcac 1741 acccccacct ccgtatccca cagattgcag cattgtcagt ttcttagcga ggttgggctg 1801 ttcatcatgt ctggactatt tcacgaccca ggggctgacc accatctatc agattgagca 1861 ttactccatg gatgatctgg caagtctgaa aatccctgag caatttcgac atgcgatctg 1921 gaagggcatc ctggaccacc ggcagctcca cgaattctcc tccccttctc atctcctgcg 1981 gaccccaagc agtgcctcta cagtcagtgt gggctccagt gagacccggg gtgagcgtgt 2041 tattgatgct gtgcgattca ccctccgcca gaccatctct ttcccacccc gagatgagtg 2101 gaatgacttc aactttgaca tggatgctcg ccgcaataag caacagcgca tcaaagagga 2161 gggggagtga gcctcaccat gtgagctctt cctatccctc tcctaactgc cagcccccta 2221 aaagcactcc tgcttaatct tcaaagcctt ctccctagct cctccccttc ctcttgtctg 2281 atttcttagg ggaaggagaa gtaagaggct acctcttacc taacatctga cctggcatct 2341 aattctgatt ctggctttaa gccttcaaaa ctatagcttg cagaactgta gctgccatgg 2401 ctaggtagaa gtgagcaaaa aagagttggg tgtctcctta agctgcagag atttctcatt 2461 gacttttata aagcatgttc acccttatag tctaagacta tatatataaa tgtataaata 2521 tacagtatag atttttgggt ggggggcatt gagtattgtt taaaatgtaa tttaaatgaa 2581 agaaaattga gttgcactta ttgaccattt tttaatttac ttgttttgga tggcttgtct 2641 atactccttc ccttaagggg tatcatgtat ggtgataggt atctagagct taatgctaca 2701 tgtgagtgac gatgatgtac agattctttc agttctttgg attctaaata catgccacat 2761 caaacctttg agtagatcca tttccattgc ttattatgta ggtaagactg tagatatgta 2821 ttcttttctc agtgttggta tattttatat tactgacatt tcttctagtg atgatggttc 2881 acgttggggt gatttaatcc agttataaga agaagttcat gtccaaacgt cctctttagt 2941 ttttggttgg gaatgaggaa aattcttaaa aggcccatag cagccagttc aaaaacaccc 3001 gacgtcatgt atttgagcat atcagtaacc cccttaaatt taataccaga taccttatct 3061 tacaatattg attgggaaaa catttgctgc cattacagag gtattaaaac taaatttcac 3121 tactagattg actaactcaa atacacattt gctactgttg taagaattct gattgatttg 3181 attgggatga atgccatcta tctagttcta acagtgaagt tttactgtct attaatattc 3241 agggtaaata ggaatcattc agaaatgttg agtctgtact aaacagtaag atatctcaat 3301 gaaccataaa ttcaactttg taaaaatctt ttgaagcata gataatattg tttggtaaat 3361 gtttcttttg tttggtaaat gtttctttta aagaccctcc tattctataa aactctgcat 3421 gtagaggctt gtttaccttt ctctctctaa ggtttacaat aggagtggtg atttgaaaaa 3481 tataaaatta tgagattggt tttcctgtgg cataaattgc atcactgtat cattttcttt 3541 tttaaccggt aagagtttca gtttgttgga aagtaactgt gagaacccag tttcccgtcc 3601 atctccctta gggactaccc atagacatga aaggtcccca cagagcaaga gataagtctt 3661 tcatggctgc tgttgcttaa accacttaaa cgaagagttc ccttgaaact ttgggaaaac 3721 atgttaatga caatattcca gatctttcag aaatataaca catttttttg catgcatgca 3781 aatgagctct gaaatcttcc catgcattct ggtcaagggc tgtcattgca cataagcttc 3841 cattttaatt ttaaagtgca aaagggccag cgtggctcta aaaggtaatg tgtggattgc 3901 ctctgaaaag tgtgtatata ttttgtgtga aattgcatac tttgtatttt gattattttt 3961 tttttcttct tgggatagtg ggatttccag aaccacactt gaaacctttt tttatcgttt 4021 ttgtattttc atgaaaatac catttagtaa gaataccaca tcaaataaga aataatgcta 4081 caattttaag aggggaggga agggaaagtt tttttttatt atttttttaa aattttgtat 4141 gttaaagaga atgagtcctt gatttcaaag ttttgttgta cttaaatggt aataagcact 4201 gtaaacttct gcaacaagca tgcagctttg caaacccatt aaggggaaga atgaaagctg 4261 ttccttggtc ctagtaagaa gacaaactgc ttcccttact ttgctgaggg tttgaataaa 4321 cctaggactt ccgagctatg tcagtactat tcaggtaaca ctagggcctt ggaaattcct 4381 gtactgtgtc tcatggattt ggcactagcc aaagcgaggc acccttactg gcttacctcc 4441 tcatggcagc ctactctcct tgagtgtatg agtagccagg gtaaggggta aaaggatagt 4501 aagcatagaa accactagaa agtgggctta atggagttct tgtggcctca gctcaatgca 4561 gttagctgaa gaattgaaaa gtttttgttt ggagacgttt ataaacagaa atggaaagca 4621 gagttttcat taaatccttt tacctttttt ttttcttggt aatcccctaa aataacagta 4681 tgtgggatat tgaatgttaa agggatattt ttttctatta tttttataat tgtacaaaat 4741 taagcaaatg ttaaaagttt tatatgcttt attaatgttt tcaaaaggta ttatacatgt 4801 gatacatttt ttaagcttca gttgcttgtc ttctggtact ttctgttatg ggcttttggg 4861 gagccagaag ccaatctaca atctcttttt gtttgccagg acatgcaata aaatttaaaa 4921 aataaataaa aactaattaa gaaa SEQ ID NO: 18 Human p63 Isoform 1  Amino Acid Sequence (NP_003713.3) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfvetpahfs wkesyyrstm sqstqtnefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pidlnfvdep sedgatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllnsm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdstkn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel lylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhllqkq tsiqspssyg nsspplnkmn smnklpsvsq 481 linpqqrnal tpttipdgmg anipmmgthm pmagdmngls ptqalpppls mpstshctpp 541 ppyptdcsiv sflarlgcss cldyfttqgl ttiyqiehys mddlaslkip eqfrhaiwkg 601 ildhrqlhef sspshllrtp ssastvsvgs setrgervid avrftlrqti sfpprdewnd 661 fnfdmdarrn kqqrikeege SEQ ID NO: 19 Human p63 transcript variant 2 mRNA Sequence NM_001114978.2; CDS: 128-1795) 1 ctatgtctga tagcatttga ccctattgct tttagcctcc cggctttata tctatatata 61 cacaggtata tgtgtatatt ttatataatt gttctccgtt cgttgatatc aaagacagtt 121 gaaggaaatg aattttgaaa cttcacggtg tgccacccta cagtactgcc ctgaccctta 181 catccagcgt ttcgtagaaa ccccagctca tttctcttgg aaagaaagtt attaccgatc 241 caccatgtcc cagagcacac agacaaatga attcctcagt ccagaggttt tccagcatat 301 ctgggatttt ctggaacagc ctatatgttc agttcagccc attgacttga actttgtgga 361 tgaaccatca gaagatggtg cgacaaacaa gattgagatt agcatggact gtatccgcat 421 gcaggactcg gacctgagtg accccatgtg gccacagtac acgaacctgg ggctcctgaa 481 cagcatggac cagcagattc agaacggctc ctcgtccacc agtccctata acacagacca 541 cgcgcagaac agcgtcacgg cgccctcgcc ctacgcacag cccagctcca ccttcgatgc 601 tctctctcca tcacccgcca tcccctccaa caccgactac ccaggcccgc acagtttcga 661 cgtgtccttc cagcagtcga gcaccgccaa gtcggccacc tggacgtatt ccactgaact 721 gaagaaactc tactgccaaa ttgcaaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgatgacccc 781 acctcctcag ggagctgtta tccgcgccat gcctgtctac aaaaaagctg agcacgtcac 841 ggaggtggtg aagcggtgcc ccaaccatga gctgagccgt gaattcaacg agggacagat 901 tgcccctcct agtcatttga ttcgagtaga ggggaacagc catgcccagt atgtagaaga 961 tcccatcaca ggaagacaga gtgtgctggt accttatgag ccaccccagg ttggcactga 1021 attcacgaca gtcttgtaca atttcatgtg taacagcagt tgtgttggag ggatgaaccg 1081 ccgtccaatt ttaatcattg ttactctgga aaccagagat gggcaagtcc tgggccgacg 1141 ctgctttgag gcccggatct gtgcttgccc aggaagagac aggaaggcgg atgaagatag 1201 catcagaaag cagcaagttt cggacagtac aaagaacggt gatggtacga agcgcccgtt 1261 tcgtcagaac acacatggta tccagatgac atccatcaag aaacgaagat ccccagatga 1321 tgaactgtta tacttaccag tgaggggccg tgagacttat gaaatgctgt tgaagatcaa 1381 agagtccctg gaactcatgc agtaccttcc tcagcacaca attgaaacgt acaggcaaca 1441 gcaacagcag cagcaccagc acttacttca gaaacagacc tcaatacagt ctccatcttc 1501 atatggtaac agctccccac ctctgaacaa aatgaacagc atgaacaagc tgccttctgt 1561 gagccagctt atcaaccctc agcagcgcaa cgccctcact cctacaacca ttcctgatgg 1621 catgggagcc aacattccca tgatgggcac ccacatgcca atggctggag acatgaatgg 1681 actcagcccc acccaggcac tccctccccc actctccatg ccatccacct cccactgcac 1741 acccccacct ccgtatccca cagattgcag cattgtcagg atctggcaag tctgaaaatc 1801 cctgagcaat ttcgacatgc gatctggaag ggcatcctgg accaccggca gctccacgaa 1861 ttctcctccc cttctcatct cctgcggacc ccaagcagtg cctctacagt cagtgtgggc 1921 tccagtgaga cccggggtga gcgtgttatt gatgctgtgc gattcaccct ccgccagacc 1981 atctctttcc caccccgaga tgagtggaat gacttcaact ttgacatgga tgctcgccgc 2041 aataagcaac agcgcatcaa agaggagggg gagtgagcct caccatgtga gctcttccta 2101 tccctctcct aactgccagc cccctaaaag cactcctgct taatcttcaa agccttctcc 2161 ctagctcctc cccttcctct tgtctgattt cttaggggaa ggagaagtaa gaggctacct 2221 cttacctaac atctgacctg gcatctaatt ctgattctgg ctttaagcct tcaaaactat 2281 agcttgcaga actgtagctg ccatggctag gtagaagtga gcaaaaaaga gttgggtgtc 2341 tccttaagct gcagagattt ctcattgact tttataaagc atgttcaccc ttatagtcta 2401 agactatata tataaatgta taaatataca gtatagattt ttgggtgggg ggcattgagt 2461 attgtttaaa atgtaattta aatgaaagaa aattgagttg cacttattga ccatttttta 2521 atttacttgt tttggatggc ttgtctatac tccttccctt aaggggtatc atgtatggtg 2581 ataggtatct agagcttaat gctacatgtg agtgacgatg atgtacagat tctttcagtt 2641 ctttggattc taaatacatg ccacatcaaa cctttgagta gatccatttc cattgcttat 2701 tatgtaggta agactgtaga tatgtattct tttctcagtg ttggtatatt ttatattact 2761 gacatttctt ctagtgatga tggttcacgt tggggtgatt taatccagtt ataagaagaa 2821 gttcatgtcc aaacgtcctc tttagttttt ggttgggaat gaggaaaatt cttaaaaggc 2881 ccatagcagc cagttcaaaa acacccgacg tcatgtattt gagcatatca gtaaccccct 2941 taaatttaat accagatacc ttatcttaca atattgattg ggaaaacatt tgctgccatt 3001 acagaggtat taaaactaaa tttcactact agattgacta actcaaatac acatttgcta 3061 ctgttgtaag aattctgatt gatttgattg ggatgaatgc catctatcta gttctaacag 3121 tgaagtttta ctgtctatta atattcaggg taaataggaa tcattcagaa atgttgagtc 3181 tgtactaaac agtaagatat ctcaatgaac cataaattca actttgtaaa aatcttttga 3241 agcatagata atattgtttg gtaaatgttt cttttgtttg gtaaatgttt cttttaaaga 3301 ccctcctatt ctataaaact ctgcatgtag aggcttgttt acctttctct ctctaaggtt 3361 tacaatagga gtggtgattt gaaaaatata aaattatgag attggttttc ctgtggcata 3421 aattgcatca ctgtatcatt ttctttttta accggtaaga gtttcagttt gttggaaagt 3481 aactgtgaga acccagtttc ccgtccatct cccttaggga ctacccatag acatgaaagg 3541 tccccacaga gcaagagata agtctttcat ggctgctgtt gcttaaacca cttaaacgaa 3601 gagttccctt gaaactttgg gaaaacatgt taatgacaat attccagatc tttcagaaat 3661 ataacacatt tttttgcatg catgcaaatg agctctgaaa tcttcccatg cattctggtc 3721 aagggctgtc attgcacata agcttccatt ttaattttaa agtgcaaaag ggccagcgtg 3781 gctctaaaag gtaatgtgtg gattgcctct gaaaagtgtg tatatatttt gtgtgaaatt 3841 gcatactttg tattttgatt attttttttt tcttcttggg atagtgggat ttccagaacc 3901 acacttgaaa ccttttttta tcgtttttgt attttcatga aaataccatt tagtaagaat 3961 accacatcaa ataagaaata atgctacaat tttaagaggg gagggaaggg aaagtttttt 4021 tttattattt ttttaaaatt ttgtatgtta aagagaatga gtccttgatt tcaaagtttt 4081 gttgtactta aatggtaata agcactgtaa acttctgcaa caagcatgca gctttgcaaa 4141 cccattaagg ggaagaatga aagctgttcc ttggtcctag taagaagaca aactgcttcc 4201 cttactttgc tgagggtttg aataaaccta ggacttccga gctatgtcag tactattcag 4261 gtaacactag ggccttggaa attcctgtac tgtgtctcat ggatttggca ctagccaaag 4321 cgaggcaccc ttactggctt acctcctcat ggcagcctac tctccttgag tgtatgagta 4381 gccagggtaa ggggtaaaag gatagtaagc atagaaacca ctagaaagtg ggcttaatgg 4441 agttcttgtg gcctcagctc aatgcagtta gctgaagaat tgaaaagttt ttgtttggag 4501 acgtttataa acagaaatgg aaagcagagt tttcattaaa tccttttacc tttttttttt 4561 cttggtaatc ccctaaaata acagtatgtg ggatattgaa tgttaaaggg atattttttt 4621 ctattatttt tataattgta caaaattaag caaatgttaa aagttttata tgctttatta 4681 atgttttcaa aaggtattat acatgtgata cattttttaa gcttcagttg cttgtcttct 4741 ggtactttct gttatgggct tttggggagc cagaagccaa tctacaatct ctttttgttt 4801 gccaggacat gcaataaaat ttaaaaaata aataaaaact aattaagaaa SEQ ID NO: 20 Human p63 Isoform 2 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001108450.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfvetpahfs wkesyyrstm sqstqtnefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pidlnfvdep sedgatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllnsm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdstkn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel lylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhliqkq tsiqspssyg nsspplnkmn smnklpsvsq 481 linpqqrnal tpttipdgmg anipmmgthm pmagdmngls ptqalpppls mpstshctpp 541 ppyptdcsiv riwqv SEQ ID NO: 21 Human p63 transcript variant 3 mRNA Sequence (NM_001114979.2; CDS: 128-1591) 1 ctatgtctga tagcatttga ccctattgct tttagcctcc cggctttata tctatatata 61 cacaggtata tgtgtatatt ttatataatt gttctccgtt cgttgatatc aaagacagtt 121 gaaggaaatg aattttgaaa cttcacggtg tgccacccta cagtactgcc ctgaccctta 181 catccagcgt ttcgtagaaa ccccagctca tttctcttgg aaagaaagtt attaccgatc 241 caccatgtcc cagagcacac agacaaatga attcctcagt ccagaggttt tccagcatat 301 ctgggatttt ctggaacagc ctatatgttc agttcagccc attgacttga actttgtgga 361 tgaaccatca gaagatggtg cgacaaacaa gattgagatt agcatggact gtatccgcat 421 gcaggactcg gacctgagtg accccatgtg gccacagtac acgaacctgg ggctcctgaa 481 cagcatggac cagcagattc agaacggctc ctcgtccacc agtccctata acacagacca 541 cgcgcagaac agcgtcacgg cgccctcgcc ctacgcacag cccagctcca ccttcgatgc 601 tctctctcca tcacccgcca tcccctccaa caccgactac ccaggcccgc acagtttcga 661 cgtgtccttc cagcagtcga gcaccgccaa gtcggccacc tggacgtatt ccactgaact 721 gaagaaactc tactgccaaa ttgcaaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgatgacccc 781 acctcctcag ggagctgtta tccgcgccat gcctgtctac aaaaaagctg agcacgtcac 841 ggaggtggtg aagcggtgcc ccaaccatga gctgagccgt gaattcaacg agggacagat 901 tgcccctcct agtcatttga ttcgagtaga ggggaacagc catgcccagt atgtagaaga 961 tcccatcaca ggaagacaga gtgtgctggt accttatgag ccaccccagg ttggcactga 1021 attcacgaca gtcttgtaca atttcatgtg taacagcagt tgtgttggag ggatgaaccg 1081 ccgtccaatt ttaatcattg ttactctgga aaccagagat gggcaagtcc tgggccgacg 1141 ctgctttgag gcccggatct gtgcttgccc aggaagagac aggaaggcgg atgaagatag 1201 catcagaaag cagcaagttt cggacagtac aaagaacggt gatggtacga agcgcccgtt 1261 tcgtcagaac acacatggta tccagatgac atccatcaag aaacgaagat ccccagatga 1321 tgaactgtta tacttaccag tgaggggccg tgagacttat gaaatgctgt tgaagatcaa 1381 agagtccctg gaactcatgc agtaccttcc tcagcacaca attgaaacgt acaggcaaca 1441 gcaacagcag cagcaccagc acttacttca gaaacatctc ctttcagcct gcttcaggaa 1501 tgagcttgtg gagccccgga gagaaactcc aaaacaatct gacgtcttct ttagacattc 1561 caagccccca aaccgatcag tgtacccata gagccctatc tctatatttt aagtgtgtgt 1621 gttgtatttc catgtgtata tgtgagtgtg tgtgtgtgta tgtgtgtgcg tgtgtatcta 1681 gccctcataa acaggacttg aagacacttt ggctcagaga cccaactgct caaaggcaca 1741 aagccactag tgagagaatc ttttgaaggg actcaaacct ttacaagaaa ggatgttttc 1801 tgcagatttt gtatccttag accggccatt ggtgggtgag gaaccactgt gtttgtctgt 1861 gagctttctg ttgtttcctg ggagggaggg gtcaggtggg gaaaggggca ttaagatgtt 1921 tattggaacc cttttctgtc ttcttctgtt gtttttctaa aattcacagg gaagcttttg 1981 agcaggtctc aaacttaaga tgtcttttta agaaaaggag aaaaaagttg ttattgtctg 2041 tgcataagta agttgtaggt gactgagaga ctcagtcaga cccttttaat gctggtcatg 2101 taataatatt gcaagtagta agaaacgaag gtgtcaagtg tactgctggg cagcgaggtg 2161 atcattacca aaagtaatca actttgtggg tggagagttc tttgtgagaa cttgcattat 2221 ttgtgtcctc ccctcatgtg taggtagaac atttcttaat gctgtgtacc tgcctctgcc 2281 actgtatgtt ggcatctgtt atgctaaagt ttttcttgta catgaaaccc tggaagacct 2341 actacaaaaa aactgttgtt tggcccccat agcaggtgaa ctcattttgt gcttttaata 2401 gaaagacaaa tccaccccag taatattgcc cttacgtagt tgtttaccat tattcaaagc 2461 tcaaaataga atttgaagcc ctctcacaaa atctgtgatt aatttgctta attagagctt 2521 ctatccctca agcctaccta ccataaaacc agccatatta ctgatactgt tcagtgcatt 2581 tagccaggag acttacgttt tgagtaagtg agatccaagc agacgtgtta aaatcagcac 2641 tcctggactg gaaattaaag attgaaaggg tagactactt ttcttttttt tactcaaaag 2701 tttagagaat ctctgtttct ttccatttta aaaacatatt ttaagataat agcataaaga 2761 ctttaaaaat gttcctcccc tccatcttcc cacacccagt caccagcact gtattttctg 2821 tcaccaagac aatgatttct tgttattgag gctgttgctt ttgtggatgt gtgattttaa 2881 ttttcaataa acttttgcat cttggtttat cttgca SEQ ID NO: 22 Human p63 Isoform 3 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001108451.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfvetpahfs wkesyyrstm sqstqtnefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pidlnfvdep sedgatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllnsm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdstkn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel lylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhllqkh llsacfrnel veprretpkq sdvffrhskp 481 pnrsvyp SEQ ID NO: 23 Human p63 transcript variant 4 mRNA Sequence (NM_001114980.2; CDS: 143-1903) 1 cagagagaga aagagagaga gggacttgag ttctgttatc ttcttaagta gattcatatt 61 gtaagggtct cggggtgggg gggttggcaa aatcctggag ccagaagaaa ggacagcagc 121 attgatcaat cttacagcta acatgttgta cctggaaaac aatgcccaga ctcaatttag 181 tgagccacag tacacgaacc tggggctcct gaacagcatg gaccagcaga ttcagaacgg 241 ctcctcgtcc accagtccct ataacacaga ccacgcgcag aacagcgtca cggcgccctc 301 gccctacgca cagcccagct ccaccttcga tgctctctct ccatcacccg ccatcccctc 361 caacaccgac tacccaggcc cgcacagttt cgacgtgtcc ttccagcagt cgagcaccgc 421 caagtcggcc acctggacgt attccactga actgaagaaa ctctactgcc aaattgcaaa 481 gacatgcccc atccagatca aggtgatgac cccacctcct cagggagctg ttatccgcgc 541 catgcctgtc tacaaaaaag ctgagcacgt cacggaggtg gtgaagcggt gccccaacca 601 tgagctgagc cgtgaattca acgagggaca gattgcccct cctagtcatt tgattcgagt 661 agaggggaac agccatgccc agtatgtaga agatcccatc acaggaagac agagtgtgct 721 ggtaccttat gagccacccc aggttggcac tgaattcacg acagtcttgt acaatttcat 781 gtgtaacagc agttgtgttg gagggatgaa ccgccgtcca attttaatca ttgttactct 841 ggaaaccaga gatgggcaag tcctgggccg acgctgcttt gaggcccgga tctgtgcttg 901 cccaggaaga gacaggaagg cggatgaaga tagcatcaga aagcagcaag tttcggacag 961 tacaaagaac ggtgatggta cgaagcgccc gtttcgtcag aacacacatg gtatccagat 1021 gacatccatc aagaaacgaa gatccccaga tgatgaactg ttatacttac cagtgagggg 1081 ccgtgagact tatgaaatgc tgttgaagat caaagagtcc ctggaactca tgcagtacct 1141 tcctcagcac acaattgaaa cgtacaggca acagcaacag cagcagcacc agcacttact 1201 tcagaaacag acctcaatac agtctccatc ttcatatggt aacagctccc cacctctgaa 1261 caaaatgaac agcatgaaca agctgccttc tgtgagccag cttatcaacc ctcagcagcg 1321 caacgccctc actcctacaa ccattcctga tggcatggga gccaacattc ccatgatggg 1381 cacccacatg ccaatggctg gagacatgaa tggactcagc cccacccagg cactccctcc 1441 cccactctcc atgccatcca cctcccactg cacaccccca cctccgtatc ccacagattg 1501 cagcattgtc agtttcttag cgaggttggg ctgttcatca tgtctggact atttcacgac 1561 ccaggggctg accaccatct atcagattga gcattactcc atggatgatc tggcaagtct 1621 gaaaatccct gagcaatttc gacatgcgat ctggaagggc atcctggacc accggcagct 1681 ccacgaattc tcctcccctt ctcatctcct gcggacccca agcagtgcct ctacagtcag 1741 tgtgggctcc agtgagaccc ggggtgagcg tgttattgat gctgtgcgat tcaccctccg 1801 ccagaccatc tctttcccac cccgagatga gtggaatgac ttcaactttg acatggatgc 1861 tcgccgcaat aagcaacagc gcatcaaaga ggagggggag tgagcctcac catgtgagct 1921 cttcctatcc ctctcctaac tgccagcccc ctaaaagcac tcctgcttaa tcttcaaagc 1981 cttctcccta gctcctcccc ttcctcttgt ctgatttctt aggggaagga gaagtaagag 2041 gctacctctt acctaacatc tgacctggca tctaattctg attctggctt taagccttca 2101 aaactatagc ttgcagaact gtagctgcca tggctaggta gaagtgagca aaaaagagtt 2161 gggtgtctcc ttaagctgca gagatttctc attgactttt ataaagcatg ttcaccctta 2221 tagtctaaga ctatatatat aaatgtataa atatacagta tagatttttg ggtggggggc 2281 attgagtatt gtttaaaatg taatttaaat gaaagaaaat tgagttgcac ttattgacca 2341 ttttttaatt tacttgtttt ggatggcttg tctatactcc ttcccttaag gggtatcatg 2401 tatggtgata ggtatctaga gcttaatgct acatgtgagt gacgatgatg tacagattct 2461 ttcagttctt tggattctaa atacatgcca catcaaacct ttgagtagat ccatttccat 2521 tgcttattat gtaggtaaga ctgtagatat gtattctttt ctcagtgttg gtatatttta 2581 tattactgac atttcttcta gtgatgatgg ttcacgttgg ggtgatttaa tccagttata 2641 agaagaagtt catgtccaaa cgtcctcttt agtttttggt tgggaatgag gaaaattctt 2701 aaaaggccca tagcagccag ttcaaaaaca cccgacgtca tgtatttgag catatcagta 2761 acccccttaa atttaatacc agatacctta tcttacaata ttgattggga aaacatttgc 2821 tgccattaca gaggtattaa aactaaattt cactactaga ttgactaact caaatacaca 2881 tttgctactg ttgtaagaat tctgattgat ttgattggga tgaatgccat ctatctagtt 2941 ctaacagtga agttttactg tctattaata ttcagggtaa ataggaatca ttcagaaatg 3001 ttgagtctgt actaaacagt aagatatctc aatgaaccat aaattcaact ttgtaaaaat 3061 cttttgaagc atagataata ttgtttggta aatgtttctt ttgtttggta aatgtttctt 3121 ttaaagaccc tcctattcta taaaactctg catgtagagg cttgtttacc tttctctctc 3181 taaggtttac aataggagtg gtgatttgaa aaatataaaa ttatgagatt ggttttcctg 3241 tggcataaat tgcatcactg tatcattttc ttttttaacc ggtaagagtt tcagtttgtt 3301 ggaaagtaac tgtgagaacc cagtttcccg tccatctccc ttagggacta cccatagaca 3361 tgaaaggtcc ccacagagca agagataagt ctttcatggc tgctgttgct taaaccactt 3421 aaacgaagag ttcccttgaa actttgggaa aacatgttaa tgacaatatt ccagatcttt 3481 cagaaatata acacattttt ttgcatgcat gcaaatgagc tctgaaatct tcccatgcat 3541 tctggtcaag ggctgtcatt gcacataagc ttccatttta attttaaagt gcaaaagggc 3601 cagcgtggct ctaaaaggta atgtgtggat tgcctctgaa aagtgtgtat atattttgtg 3661 tgaaattgca tactttgtat tttgattatt ttttttttct tcttgggata gtgggatttc 3721 cagaaccaca cttgaaacct ttttttatcg tttttgtatt ttcatgaaaa taccatttag 3781 taagaatacc acatcaaata agaaataatg ctacaatttt aagaggggag ggaagggaaa 3841 gttttttttt attatttttt taaaattttg tatgttaaag agaatgagtc cttgatttca 3901 aagttttgtt gtacttaaat ggtaataagc actgtaaact tctgcaacaa gcatgcagct 3961 ttgcaaaccc attaagggga agaatgaaag ctgttccttg gtcctagtaa gaagacaaac 4021 tgcttccctt actttgctga gggtttgaat aaacctagga cttccgagct atgtcagtac 4081 tattcaggta acactagggc cttggaaatt cctgtactgt gtctcatgga tttggcacta 4141 gccaaagcga ggcaccctta ctggcttacc tcctcatggc agcctactct ccttgagtgt 4201 atgagtagcc agggtaaggg gtaaaaggat agtaagcata gaaaccacta gaaagtgggc 4261 ttaatggagt tcttgtggcc tcagctcaat gcagttagct gaagaattga aaagtttttg 4321 tttggagacg tttataaaca gaaatggaaa gcagagtttt cattaaatcc ttttaccttt 4381 tttttttctt ggtaatcccc taaaataaca gtatgtggga tattgaatgt taaagggata 4441 tttttttcta ttatttttat aattgtacaa aattaagcaa atgttaaaag ttttatatgc 4501 tttattaatg ttttcaaaag gtattataca tgtgatacat tttttaagct tcagttgctt 4561 gtcttctggt actttctgtt atgggctttt ggggagccag aagccaatct acaatctctt 4621 tttgtttgcc aggacatgca ataaaattta aaaaataaat aaaaactaat taagaaa SEQ ID NO: 24 Human p63 Isoform 4 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001108452.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdstkngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkqtsiq 361 spssygnssp plnkmnsmnk lpsysqlinp qqrnaltptt ipdgmganip mmgthmpmag 421 dmnglsptqa lppplsmpst shctppppyp tdcsivsfla rlgcsscldy fttqglttiy 481 qiehysmddl aslkipeqfr haiwkgildh rqlhefssps hllrtpssas tvsvgssetr 541 gervidavrf tlrqtisfpp rdewndfnfd mdarrnkqqr ikeege SEQ ID NO: 25 Human p63 transcript variant 5 mRNA Sequence (NM_001114981.2; CDS: 143-1528) 1 cagagagaga aagagagaga gggacttgag ttctgttatc ttcttaagta gattcatatt 61 gtaagggtct cggggtgggg gggttggcaa aatcctggag ccagaagaaa ggacagcagc 121 attgatcaat cttacagcta acatgttgta cctggaaaac aatgcccaga ctcaatttag 181 tgagccacag tacacgaacc tggggctcct gaacagcatg gaccagcaga ttcagaacgg 241 ctcctcgtcc accagtccct ataacacaga ccacgcgcag aacagcgtca cggcgccctc 301 gccctacgca cagcccagct ccaccttcga tgctctctct ccatcacccg ccatcccctc 361 caacaccgac tacccaggcc cgcacagttt cgacgtgtcc ttccagcagt cgagcaccgc 421 caagtcggcc acctggacgt attccactga actgaagaaa ctctactgcc aaattgcaaa 481 gacatgcccc atccagatca aggtgatgac cccacctcct cagggagctg ttatccgcgc 541 catgcctgtc tacaaaaaag ctgagcacgt cacggaggtg gtgaagcggt gccccaacca 601 tgagctgagc cgtgaattca acgagggaca gattgcccct cctagtcatt tgattcgagt 661 agaggggaac agccatgccc agtatgtaga agatcccatc acaggaagac agagtgtgct 721 ggtaccttat gagccacccc aggttggcac tgaattcacg acagtcttgt acaatttcat 781 gtgtaacagc agttgtgttg gagggatgaa ccgccgtcca attttaatca ttgttactct 841 ggaaaccaga gatgggcaag tcctgggccg acgctgcttt gaggcccgga tctgtgcttg 901 cccaggaaga gacaggaagg cggatgaaga tagcatcaga aagcagcaag tttcggacag 961 tacaaagaac ggtgatggta cgaagcgccc gtttcgtcag aacacacatg gtatccagat 1021 gacatccatc aagaaacgaa gatccccaga tgatgaactg ttatacttac cagtgagggg 1081 ccgtgagact tatgaaatgc tgttgaagat caaagagtcc ctggaactca tgcagtacct 1141 tcctcagcac acaattgaaa cgtacaggca acagcaacag cagcagcacc agcacttact 1201 tcagaaacag acctcaatac agtctccatc ttcatatggt aacagctccc cacctctgaa 1261 caaaatgaac agcatgaaca agctgccttc tgtgagccag cttatcaacc ctcagcagcg 1321 caacgccctc actcctacaa ccattcctga tggcatggga gccaacattc ccatgatggg 1381 cacccacatg ccaatggctg gagacatgaa tggactcagc cccacccagg cactccctcc 1441 cccactctcc atgccatcca cctcccactg cacaccccca cctccgtatc ccacagattg 1501 cagcattgtc aggatctggc aagtctgaaa atccctgagc aatttcgaca tgcgatctgg 1561 aagggcatcc tggaccaccg gcagctccac gaattctcct ccccttctca tctcctgcgg 1621 accccaagca gtgcctctac agtcagtgtg ggctccagtg agacccgggg tgagcgtgtt 1681 attgatgctg tgcgattcac cctccgccag accatctctt tcccaccccg agatgagtgg 1741 aatgacttca actttgacat ggatgctcgc cgcaataagc aacagcgcat caaagaggag 1801 ggggagtgag cctcaccatg tgagctcttc ctatccctct cctaactgcc agccccctaa 1861 aagcactcct gcttaatctt caaagccttc tccctagctc ctccccttcc tcttgtctga 1921 tttcttaggg gaaggagaag taagaggcta cctcttacct aacatctgac ctggcatcta 1981 attctgattc tggctttaag ccttcaaaac tatagcttgc agaactgtag ctgccatggc 2041 taggtagaag tgagcaaaaa agagttgggt gtctccttaa gctgcagaga tttctcattg 2101 acttttataa agcatgttca cccttatagt ctaagactat atatataaat gtataaatat 2161 acagtataga tttttgggtg gggggcattg agtattgttt aaaatgtaat ttaaatgaaa 2221 gaaaattgag ttgcacttat tgaccatttt ttaatttact tgttttggat ggcttgtcta 2281 tactccttcc cttaaggggt atcatgtatg gtgataggta tctagagctt aatgctacat 2341 gtgagtgacg atgatgtaca gattctttca gttctttgga ttctaaatac atgccacatc 2401 aaacctttga gtagatccat ttccattgct tattatgtag gtaagactgt agatatgtat 2461 tcttttctca gtgttggtat attttatatt actgacattt cttctagtga tgatggttca 2521 cgttggggtg atttaatcca gttataagaa gaagttcatg tccaaacgtc ctctttagtt 2581 tttggttggg aatgaggaaa attcttaaaa ggcccatagc agccagttca aaaacacccg 2641 acgtcatgta tttgagcata tcagtaaccc ccttaaattt aataccagat accttatctt 2701 acaatattga ttgggaaaac atttgctgcc attacagagg tattaaaact aaatttcact 2761 actagattga ctaactcaaa tacacatttg ctactgttgt aagaattctg attgatttga 2821 ttgggatgaa tgccatctat ctagttctaa cagtgaagtt ttactgtcta ttaatattca 2881 gggtaaatag gaatcattca gaaatgttga gtctgtacta aacagtaaga tatctcaatg 2941 aaccataaat tcaactttgt aaaaatcttt tgaagcatag ataatattgt ttggtaaatg 3001 tttcttttgt ttggtaaatg tttcttttaa agaccctcct attctataaa actctgcatg 3061 tagaggcttg tttacctttc tctctctaag gtttacaata ggagtggtga tttgaaaaat 3121 ataaaattat gagattggtt ttcctgtggc ataaattgca tcactgtatc attttctttt 3181 ttaaccggta agagtttcag tttgttggaa agtaactgtg agaacccagt ttcccgtcca 3241 tctcccttag ggactaccca tagacatgaa aggtccccac agagcaagag ataagtcttt 3301 catggctgct gttgcttaaa ccacttaaac gaagagttcc cttgaaactt tgggaaaaca 3361 tgttaatgac aatattccag atctttcaga aatataacac atttttttgc atgcatgcaa 3421 atgagctctg aaatcttccc atgcattctg gtcaagggct gtcattgcac ataagcttcc 3481 attttaattt taaagtgcaa aagggccagc gtggctctaa aaggtaatgt gtggattgcc 3541 tctgaaaagt gtgtatatat tttgtgtgaa attgcatact ttgtattttg attatttttt 3601 ttttcttctt gggatagtgg gatttccaga accacacttg aaaccttttt ttatcgtttt 3661 tgtattttca tgaaaatacc atttagtaag aataccacat caaataagaa ataatgctac 3721 aattttaaga ggggagggaa gggaaagttt ttttttatta tttttttaaa attttgtatg 3781 ttaaagagaa tgagtccttg atttcaaagt tttgttgtac ttaaatggta ataagcactg 3841 taaacttctg caacaagcat gcagctttgc aaacccatta aggggaagaa tgaaagctgt 3901 tccttggtcc tagtaagaag acaaactgct tcccttactt tgctgagggt ttgaataaac 3961 ctaggacttc cgagctatgt cagtactatt caggtaacac tagggccttg gaaattcctg 4021 tactgtgtct catggatttg gcactagcca aagcgaggca cccttactgg cttacctcct 4081 catggcagcc tactctcctt gagtgtatga gtagccaggg taaggggtaa aaggatagta 4141 agcatagaaa ccactagaaa gtgggcttaa tggagttctt gtggcctcag ctcaatgcag 4201 ttagctgaag aattgaaaag tttttgtttg gagacgttta taaacagaaa tggaaagcag 4261 agttttcatt aaatcctttt accttttttt tttcttggta atcccctaaa ataacagtat 4321 gtgggatatt gaatgttaaa gggatatttt tttctattat ttttataatt gtacaaaatt 4381 aagcaaatgt taaaagtttt atatgcttta ttaatgtttt caaaaggtat tatacatgtg 4441 atacattttt taagcttcag ttgcttgtct tctggtactt tctgttatgg gcttttgggg 4501 agccagaagc caatctacaa tctctttttg tttgccagga catgcaataa aatttaaaaa 4561 ataaataaaa actaattaag aaa SEQ ID NO: 26 Human p63 Isoform 5 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001108453.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdstkngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkqtsiq 361 spssygnssp plnkmnsmnk lpsysqlinp qqrnaltptt ipdgmganip mmgthmpmag 421 dmnglsptqa lppplsmpst shctppppyp tdcsivriwq v SEQ ID NO: 27 Human p63 transcript variant 6 mRNA Sequence (NM_001114982.2; CDS: 143-1324) 1 cagagagaga aagagagaga gggacttgag ttctgttatc ttcttaagta gattcatatt 61 gtaagggtct cggggtgggg gggttggcaa aatcctggag ccagaagaaa ggacagcagc 121 attgatcaat cttacagcta acatgttgta cctggaaaac aatgcccaga ctcaatttag 181 tgagccacag tacacgaacc tggggctcct gaacagcatg gaccagcaga ttcagaacgg 241 ctcctcgtcc accagtccct ataacacaga ccacgcgcag aacagcgtca cggcgccctc 301 gccctacgca cagcccagct ccaccttcga tgctctctct ccatcacccg ccatcccctc 361 caacaccgac tacccaggcc cgcacagttt cgacgtgtcc ttccagcagt cgagcaccgc 421 caagtcggcc acctggacgt attccactga actgaagaaa ctctactgcc aaattgcaaa 481 gacatgcccc atccagatca aggtgatgac cccacctcct cagggagctg ttatccgcgc 541 catgcctgtc tacaaaaaag ctgagcacgt cacggaggtg gtgaagcggt gccccaacca 601 tgagctgagc cgtgaattca acgagggaca gattgcccct cctagtcatt tgattcgagt 661 agaggggaac agccatgccc agtatgtaga agatcccatc acaggaagac agagtgtgct 721 ggtaccttat gagccacccc aggttggcac tgaattcacg acagtcttgt acaatttcat 781 gtgtaacagc agttgtgttg gagggatgaa ccgccgtcca attttaatca ttgttactct 841 ggaaaccaga gatgggcaag tcctgggccg acgctgcttt gaggcccgga tctgtgcttg 901 cccaggaaga gacaggaagg cggatgaaga tagcatcaga aagcagcaag tttcggacag 961 tacaaagaac ggtgatggta cgaagcgccc gtttcgtcag aacacacatg gtatccagat 1021 gacatccatc aagaaacgaa gatccccaga tgatgaactg ttatacttac cagtgagggg 1081 ccgtgagact tatgaaatgc tgttgaagat caaagagtcc ctggaactca tgcagtacct 1141 tcctcagcac acaattgaaa cgtacaggca acagcaacag cagcagcacc agcacttact 1201 tcagaaacat ctcctttcag cctgcttcag gaatgagctt gtggagcccc ggagagaaac 1261 tccaaaacaa tctgacgtct tctttagaca ttccaagccc ccaaaccgat cagtgtaccc 1321 atagagccct atctctatat tttaagtgtg tgtgttgtat ttccatgtgt atatgtgagt 1381 gtgtgtgtgt gtatgtgtgt gcgtgtgtat ctagccctca taaacaggac ttgaagacac 1441 tttggctcag agacccaact gctcaaaggc acaaagccac tagtgagaga atcttttgaa 1501 gggactcaaa cctttacaag aaaggatgtt ttctgcagat tttgtatcct tagaccggcc 1561 attggtgggt gaggaaccac tgtgtttgtc tgtgagcttt ctgttgtttc ctgggaggga 1621 ggggtcaggt ggggaaaggg gcattaagat gtttattgga acccttttct gtcttcttct 1681 gttgtttttc taaaattcac agggaagctt ttgagcaggt ctcaaactta agatgtcttt 1741 ttaagaaaag gagaaaaaag ttgttattgt ctgtgcataa gtaagttgta ggtgactgag 1801 agactcagtc agaccctttt aatgctggtc atgtaataat attgcaagta gtaagaaacg 1861 aaggtgtcaa gtgtactgct gggcagcgag gtgatcatta ccaaaagtaa tcaactttgt 1921 gggtggagag ttctttgtga gaacttgcat tatttgtgtc ctcccctcat gtgtaggtag 1981 aacatttctt aatgctgtgt acctgcctct gccactgtat gttggcatct gttatgctaa 2041 agtttttctt gtacatgaaa ccctggaaga cctactacaa aaaaactgtt gtttggcccc 2101 catagcaggt gaactcattt tgtgctttta atagaaagac aaatccaccc cagtaatatt 2161 gcccttacgt agttgtttac cattattcaa agctcaaaat agaatttgaa gccctctcac 2221 aaaatctgtg attaatttgc ttaattagag cttctatccc tcaagcctac ctaccataaa 2281 accagccata ttactgatac tgttcagtgc atttagccag gagacttacg ttttgagtaa 2341 gtgagatcca agcagacgtg ttaaaatcag cactcctgga ctggaaatta aagattgaaa 2401 gggtagacta cttttctttt ttttactcaa aagtttagag aatctctgtt tctttccatt 2461 ttaaaaacat attttaagat aatagcataa agactttaaa aatgttcctc ccctccatct 2521 tcccacaccc agtcaccagc actgtatttt ctgtcaccaa gacaatgatt tcttgttatt 2581 gaggctgttg cttttgtgga tgtgtgattt taattttcaa taaacttttg catcttggtt 2641 tatcttgca SEQ ID NO: 28 Human p63 Isoform 6 Sequence (NP_001108454.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqql qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdstkngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkhllsa 361 cfrnelvepr retpkqsdvf frhskppnrs vyp SEQ ID NO: 29 Human p63 transcript variant 7 mRNA Sequence (NM_001329144.2; CDS: 128-1660) 1 ctatgtctga tagcatttga ccctattgct tttagcctcc cggctttata tctatatata 61 cacaggtata tgtgtatatt ttatataatt gttctccgtt cgttgatatc aaagacagtt 121 gaaggaaatg aattttgaaa cttcacggtg tgccacccta cagtactgcc ctgaccctta 181 catccagcgt ttcgtagaaa ccccagctca tttctcttgg aaagaaagtt attaccgatc 241 caccatgtcc cagagcacac agacaaatga attcctcagt ccagaggttt tccagcatat 301 ctgggatttt ctggaacagc ctatatgttc agttcagccc attgacttga actttgtgga 361 tgaaccatca gaagatggtg cgacaaacaa gattgagatt agcatggact gtatccgcat 421 gcaggactcg gacctgagtg accccatgtg gccacagtac acgaacctgg ggctcctgaa 481 cagcatggac cagcagattc agaacggctc ctcgtccacc agtccctata acacagacca 541 cgcgcagaac agcgtcacgg cgccctcgcc ctacgcacag cccagctcca ccttcgatgc 601 tctctctcca tcacccgcca tcccctccaa caccgactac ccaggcccgc acagtttcga 661 cgtgtccttc cagcagtcga gcaccgccaa gtcggccacc tggacgtatt ccactgaact 721 gaagaaactc tactgccaaa ttgcaaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgatgacccc 781 acctcctcag ggagctgtta tccgcgccat gcctgtctac aaaaaagctg agcacgtcac 841 ggaggtggtg aagcggtgcc ccaaccatga gctgagccgt gaattcaacg agggacagat 901 tgcccctcct agtcatttga ttcgagtaga ggggaacagc catgcccagt atgtagaaga 961 tcccatcaca ggaagacaga gtgtgctggt accttatgag ccaccccagg ttggcactga 1021 attcacgaca gtcttgtaca atttcatgtg taacagcagt tgtgttggag ggatgaaccg 1081 ccgtccaatt ttaatcattg ttactctgga aaccagagat gggcaagtcc tgggccgacg 1141 ctgctttgag gcccggatct gtgcttgccc aggaagagac aggaaggcgg atgaagatag 1201 catcagaaag cagcaagttt cggacagtac aaagaacggt gatggtacga agcgcccgtt 1261 tcgtcagaac acacatggta tccagatgac atccatcaag aaacgaagat ccccagatga 1321 tgaactgtta tacttaccag tgaggggccg tgagacttat gaaatgctgt tgaagatcaa 1381 agagtccctg gaactcatgc agtaccttcc tcagcacaca attgaaacgt acaggcaaca 1441 gcaacagcag cagcaccagc acttacttca gaaacagacc tcaatacagt ctccatcttc 1501 atatggtaac agctccccac ctctgaacaa aatgaacagc atgaacaagc tgccttctgt 1561 gagccagctt atcaaccctc agcagcgcaa cgccctcact cctacaacca ttcctgatgg 1621 catgggagcc aacagatctg gcaagtctga aaatccctga gcaatttcga catgcgatct 1681 ggaagggcat cctggaccac cggcagctcc acgaattctc ctccccttct catctcctgc 1741 ggaccccaag cagtgcctct acagtcagtg tgggctccag tgagacccgg ggtgagcgtg 1801 ttattgatgc tgtgcgattc accctccgcc agaccatctc tttcccaccc cgagatgagt 1861 ggaatgactt caactttgac atggatgctc gccgcaataa gcaacagcgc atcaaagagg 1921 agggggagtg agcctcacca tgtgagctct tcctatccct ctcctaactg ccagccccct 1981 aaaagcactc ctgcttaatc ttcaaagcct tctccctagc tcctcccctt cctcttgtct 2041 gatttcttag gggaaggaga agtaagaggc tacctcttac ctaacatctg acctggcatc 2101 taattctgat tctggcttta agccttcaaa actatagctt gcagaactgt agctgccatg 2161 gctaggtaga agtgagcaaa aaagagttgg gtgtctcctt aagctgcaga gatttctcat 2221 tgacttttat aaagcatgtt cacccttata gtctaagact atatatataa atgtataaat 2281 atacagtata gatttttggg tggggggcat tgagtattgt ttaaaatgta atttaaatga 2341 aagaaaattg agttgcactt attgaccatt ttttaattta cttgttttgg atggcttgtc 2401 tatactcctt cccttaaggg gtatcatgta tggtgatagg tatctagagc ttaatgctac 2461 atgtgagtga cgatgatgta cagattcttt cagttctttg gattctaaat acatgccaca 2521 tcaaaccttt gagtagatcc atttccattg cttattatgt aggtaagact gtagatatgt 2581 attcttttct cagtgttggt atattttata ttactgacat ttcttctagt gatgatggtt 2641 cacgttgggg tgatttaatc cagttataag aagaagttca tgtccaaacg tcctctttag 2701 tttttggttg ggaatgagga aaattcttaa aaggcccata gcagccagtt caaaaacacc 2761 cgacgtcatg tatttgagca tatcagtaac ccccttaaat ttaataccag ataccttatc 2821 ttacaatatt gattgggaaa acatttgctg ccattacaga ggtattaaaa ctaaatttca 2881 ctactagatt gactaactca aatacacatt tgctactgtt gtaagaattc tgattgattt 2941 gattgggatg aatgccatct atctagttct aacagtgaag ttttactgtc tattaatatt 3001 cagggtaaat aggaatcatt cagaaatgtt gagtctgtac taaacagtaa gatatctcaa 3061 tgaaccataa attcaacttt gtaaaaatct tttgaagcat agataatatt gtttggtaaa 3121 tgtttctttt gtttggtaaa tgtttctttt aaagaccctc ctattctata aaactctgca 3181 tgtagaggct tgtttacctt tctctctcta aggtttacaa taggagtggt gatttgaaaa 3241 atataaaatt atgagattgg ttttcctgtg gcataaattg catcactgta tcattttctt 3301 ttttaaccgg taagagtttc agtttgttgg aaagtaactg tgagaaccca gtttcccgtc 3361 catctccctt agggactacc catagacatg aaaggtcccc acagagcaag agataagtct 3421 ttcatggctg ctgttgctta aaccacttaa acgaagagtt cccttgaaac tttgggaaaa 3481 catgttaatg acaatattcc agatctttca gaaatataac acattttttt gcatgcatgc 3541 aaatgagctc tgaaatcttc ccatgcattc tggtcaaggg ctgtcattgc acataagctt 3601 ccattttaat tttaaagtgc aaaagggcca gcgtggctct aaaaggtaat gtgtggattg 3661 cctctgaaaa gtgtgtatat attttgtgtg aaattgcata ctttgtattt tgattatttt 3721 ttttttcttc ttgggatagt gggatttcca gaaccacact tgaaaccttt ttttatcgtt 3781 tttgtatttt catgaaaata ccatttagta agaataccac atcaaataag aaataatgct 3841 acaattttaa gaggggaggg aagggaaagt ttttttttat tattttttta aaattttgta 3901 tgttaaagag aatgagtcct tgatttcaaa gttttgttgt acttaaatgg taataagcac 3961 tgtaaacttc tgcaacaagc atgcagcttt gcaaacccat taaggggaag aatgaaagct 4021 gttccttggt cctagtaaga agacaaactg cttcccttac tttgctgagg gtttgaataa 4081 acctaggact tccgagctat gtcagtacta ttcaggtaac actagggcct tggaaattcc 4141 tgtactgtgt ctcatggatt tggcactagc caaagcgagg cacccttact ggcttacctc 4201 ctcatggcag cctactctcc ttgagtgtat gagtagccag ggtaaggggt aaaaggatag 4261 taagcataga aaccactaga aagtgggctt aatggagttc ttgtggcctc agctcaatgc 4321 agttagctga agaattgaaa agtttttgtt tggagacgtt tataaacaga aatggaaagc 4381 agagttttca ttaaatcctt ttaccttttt tttttcttgg taatccccta aaataacagt 4441 atgtgggata ttgaatgtta aagggatatt tttttctatt atttttataa ttgtacaaaa 4501 ttaagcaaat gttaaaagtt ttatatgctt tattaatgtt ttcaaaaggt attatacatg 4561 tgatacattt tttaagcttc agttgcttgt cttctggtac tttctgttat gggcttttgg 4621 ggagccagaa gccaatctac aatctctttt tgtttgccag gacatgcaat aaaatttaaa 4681 aaataaataa aaactaatta agaaa SEQ ID NO: 30 Human p63 Isoform 7 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001316073.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfvetpahfs wkesyyrstm sqstqtnefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pidlnfvdep sedgatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllnsm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdstkn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel lylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhllqkq tsiqspssyg nssppinkmn smnklpsvsq 481 linpqqrnal tpttipdgmg anrsgksenp SEQ ID NO: 31 Human p63 transcript variant 8 mRNA Sequence (NM_001329145.2; CDS: 143-1393) 1 cagagagaga aagagagaga gggacttgag ttctgttatc ttcttaagta gattcatatt 61 gtaagggtct cggggtgggg gggttggcaa aatcctggag ccagaagaaa ggacagcagc 121 attgatcaat cttacagcta acatgttgta cctggaaaac aatgcccaga ctcaatttag 181 tgagccacag tacacgaacc tggggctcct gaacagcatg gaccagcaga ttcagaacgg 241 ctcctcgtcc accagtccct ataacacaga ccacgcgcag aacagcgtca cggcgccctc 301 gccctacgca cagcccagct ccaccttcga tgctctctct ccatcacccg ccatcccctc 361 caacaccgac tacccaggcc cgcacagttt cgacgtgtcc ttccagcagt cgagcaccgc 421 caagtcggcc acctggacgt attccactga actgaagaaa ctctactgcc aaattgcaaa 481 gacatgcccc atccagatca aggtgatgac cccacctcct cagggagctg ttatccgcgc 541 catgcctgtc tacaaaaaag ctgagcacgt cacggaggtg gtgaagcggt gccccaacca 601 tgagctgagc cgtgaattca acgagggaca gattgcccct cctagtcatt tgattcgagt 661 agaggggaac agccatgccc agtatgtaga agatcccatc acaggaagac agagtgtgct 721 ggtaccttat gagccacccc aggttggcac tgaattcacg acagtcttgt acaatttcat 781 gtgtaacagc agttgtgttg gagggatgaa ccgccgtcca attttaatca ttgttactct 841 ggaaaccaga gatgggcaag tcctgggccg acgctgcttt gaggcccgga tctgtgcttg 901 cccaggaaga gacaggaagg cggatgaaga tagcatcaga aagcagcaag tttcggacag 961 tacaaagaac ggtgatggta cgaagcgccc gtttcgtcag aacacacatg gtatccagat 1021 gacatccatc aagaaacgaa gatccccaga tgatgaactg ttatacttac cagtgagggg 1081 ccgtgagact tatgaaatgc tgttgaagat caaagagtcc ctggaactca tgcagtacct 1141 tcctcagcac acaattgaaa cgtacaggca acagcaacag cagcagcacc agcacttact 1201 tcagaaacag acctcaatac agtctccatc ttcatatggt aacagctccc cacctctgaa 1261 caaaatgaac agcatgaaca agctgccttc tgtgagccag cttatcaacc ctcagcagcg 1321 caacgccctc actcctacaa ccattcctga tggcatggga gccaacagat ctggcaagtc 1381 tgaaaatccc tgagcaattt cgacatgcga tctggaaggg catcctggac caccggcagc 1441 tccacgaatt ctcctcccct tctcatctcc tgcggacccc aagcagtgcc tctacagtca 1501 gtgtgggctc cagtgagacc cggggtgagc gtgttattga tgctgtgcga ttcaccctcc 1561 gccagaccat ctctttccca ccccgagatg agtggaatga cttcaacttt gacatggatg 1621 ctcgccgcaa taagcaacag cgcatcaaag aggaggggga gtgagcctca ccatgtgagc 1681 tcttcctatc cctctcctaa ctgccagccc cctaaaagca ctcctgctta atcttcaaag 1741 ccttctccct agctcctccc cttcctcttg tctgatttct taggggaagg agaagtaaga 1801 ggctacctct tacctaacat ctgacctggc atctaattct gattctggct ttaagccttc 1861 aaaactatag cttgcagaac tgtagctgcc atggctaggt agaagtgagc aaaaaagagt 1921 tgggtgtctc cttaagctgc agagatttct cattgacttt tataaagcat gttcaccctt 1981 atagtctaag actatatata taaatgtata aatatacagt atagattttt gggtgggggg 2041 cattgagtat tgtttaaaat gtaatttaaa tgaaagaaaa ttgagttgca cttattgacc 2101 attttttaat ttacttgttt tggatggctt gtctatactc cttcccttaa ggggtatcat 2161 gtatggtgat aggtatctag agcttaatgc tacatgtgag tgacgatgat gtacagattc 2221 tttcagttct ttggattcta aatacatgcc acatcaaacc tttgagtaga tccatttcca 2281 ttgcttatta tgtaggtaag actgtagata tgtattcttt tctcagtgtt ggtatatttt 2341 atattactga catttcttct agtgatgatg gttcacgttg gggtgattta atccagttat 2401 aagaagaagt tcatgtccaa acgtcctctt tagtttttgg ttgggaatga ggaaaattct 2461 taaaaggccc atagcagcca gttcaaaaac acccgacgtc atgtatttga gcatatcagt 2521 aaccccctta aatttaatac cagatacctt atcttacaat attgattggg aaaacatttg 2581 ctgccattac agaggtatta aaactaaatt tcactactag attgactaac tcaaatacac 2641 atttgctact gttgtaagaa ttctgattga tttgattggg atgaatgcca tctatctagt 2701 tctaacagtg aagttttact gtctattaat attcagggta aataggaatc attcagaaat 2761 gttgagtctg tactaaacag taagatatct caatgaacca taaattcaac tttgtaaaaa 2821 tcttttgaag catagataat attgtttggt aaatgtttct tttgtttggt aaatgtttct 2881 tttaaagacc ctcctattct ataaaactct gcatgtagag gcttgtttac ctttctctct 2941 ctaaggttta caataggagt ggtgatttga aaaatataaa attatgagat tggttttcct 3001 gtggcataaa ttgcatcact gtatcatttt cttttttaac cggtaagagt ttcagtttgt 3061 tggaaagtaa ctgtgagaac ccagtttccc gtccatctcc cttagggact acccatagac 3121 atgaaaggtc cccacagagc aagagataag tctttcatgg ctgctgttgc ttaaaccact 3181 taaacgaaga gttcccttga aactttggga aaacatgtta atgacaatat tccagatctt 3241 tcagaaatat aacacatttt tttgcatgca tgcaaatgag ctctgaaatc ttcccatgca 3301 ttctggtcaa gggctgtcat tgcacataag cttccatttt aattttaaag tgcaaaaggg 3361 ccagcgtggc tctaaaaggt aatgtgtgga ttgcctctga aaagtgtgta tatattttgt 3421 gtgaaattgc atactttgta ttttgattat tttttttttc ttcttgggat agtgggattt 3481 ccagaaccac acttgaaacc tttttttatc gtttttgtat tttcatgaaa ataccattta 3541 gtaagaatac cacatcaaat aagaaataat gctacaattt taagagggga gggaagggaa 3601 agtttttttt tattattttt ttaaaatttt gtatgttaaa gagaatgagt ccttgatttc 3661 aaagttttgt tgtacttaaa tggtaataag cactgtaaac ttctgcaaca agcatgcagc 3721 tttgcaaacc cattaagggg aagaatgaaa gctgttcctt ggtcctagta agaagacaaa 3781 ctgcttccct tactttgctg agggtttgaa taaacctagg acttccgagc tatgtcagta 3841 ctattcaggt aacactaggg ccttggaaat tcctgtactg tgtctcatgg atttggcact 3901 agccaaagcg aggcaccctt actggcttac ctcctcatgg cagcctactc tccttgagtg 3961 tatgagtagc cagggtaagg ggtaaaagga tagtaagcat agaaaccact agaaagtggg 4021 cttaatggag ttcttgtggc ctcagctcaa tgcagttagc tgaagaattg aaaagttttt 4081 gtttggagac gtttataaac agaaatggaa agcagagttt tcattaaatc cttttacctt 4141 ttttttttct tggtaatccc ctaaaataac agtatgtggg atattgaatg ttaaagggat 4201 atttttttct attattttta taattgtaca aaattaagca aatgttaaaa gttttatatg 4261 ctttattaat gttttcaaaa ggtattatac atgtgataca ttttttaagc ttcagttgct 4321 tgtcttctgg tactttctgt tatgggcttt tggggagcca gaagccaatc tacaatctct 4381 ttttgtttgc caggacatgc aataaaattt aaaaaataaa taaaaactaa ttaagaaa SEQ ID NO: 32 Human p63 Isoform 8 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001316074.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdstkngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkqtsiq 361 spssygnssp pinkmnsmnk lpsvsqlinp qqrnaltptt ipdgmganrs gksenp SEQ ID NO: 33 Human p63 transcript variant 9 mRNA Sequence NM_001329146.2; CDS: 143-1648) 1 cagagagaga aagagagaga gggacttgag ttctgttatc ttcttaagta gattcatatt 61 gtaagggtct cggggtgggg gggttggcaa aatcctggag ccagaagaaa ggacagcagc 121 attgatcaat cttacagcta acatgttgta cctggaaaac aatgcccaga ctcaatttag 181 tgagtattcc actgaactga agaaactcta ctgccaaatt gcaaagacat gccccatcca 241 gatcaaggtg atgaccccac ctcctcaggg agctgttatc cgcgccatgc ctgtctacaa 301 aaaagctgag cacgtcacgg aggtggtgaa gcggtgcccc aaccatgagc tgagccgtga 361 attcaacgag ggacagattg cccctcctag tcatttgatt cgagtagagg ggaacagcca 421 tgcccagtat gtagaagatc ccatcacagg aagacagagt gtgctggtac cttatgagcc 481 accccaggtt ggcactgaat tcacgacagt cttgtacaat ttcatgtgta acagcagttg 541 tgttggaggg atgaaccgcc gtccaatttt aatcattgtt actctggaaa ccagagatgg 601 gcaagtcctg ggccgacgct gctttgaggc ccggatctgt gcttgcccag gaagagacag 661 gaaggcggat gaagatagca tcagaaagca gcaagtttcg gacagtacaa agaacggtga 721 tggtacgaag cgcccgtttc gtcagaacac acatggtatc cagatgacat ccatcaagaa 781 acgaagatcc ccagatgatg aactgttata cttaccagtg aggggccgtg agacttatga 841 aatgctgttg aagatcaaag agtccctgga actcatgcag taccttcctc agcacacaat 901 tgaaacgtac aggcaacagc aacagcagca gcaccagcac ttacttcaga aacagacctc 961 aatacagtct ccatcttcat atggtaacag ctccccacct ctgaacaaaa tgaacagcat 1021 gaacaagctg ccttctgtga gccagcttat caaccctcag cagcgcaacg ccctcactcc 1081 tacaaccatt cctgatggca tgggagccaa cattcccatg atgggcaccc acatgccaat 1141 ggctggagac atgaatggac tcagccccac ccaggcactc cctcccccac tctccatgcc 1201 atccacctcc cactgcacac ccccacctcc gtatcccaca gattgcagca ttgtcagttt 1261 cttagcgagg ttgggctgtt catcatgtct ggactatttc acgacccagg ggctgaccac 1321 catctatcag attgagcatt actccatgga tgatctggca agtctgaaaa tccctgagca 1381 atttcgacat gcgatctgga agggcatcct ggaccaccgg cagctccacg aattctcctc 1441 cccttctcat ctcctgcgga ccccaagcag tgcctctaca gtcagtgtgg gctccagtga 1501 gacccggggt gagcgtgtta ttgatgctgt gcgattcacc ctccgccaga ccatctcttt 1561 cccaccccga gatgagtgga atgacttcaa ctttgacatg gatgctcgcc gcaataagca 1621 acagcgcatc aaagaggagg gggagtgagc ctcaccatgt gagctcttcc tatccctctc 1681 ctaactgcca gccccctaaa agcactcctg cttaatcttc aaagccttct ccctagctcc 1741 tccccttcct cttgtctgat ttcttagggg aaggagaagt aagaggctac ctcttaccta 1801 acatctgacc tggcatctaa ttctgattct ggctttaagc cttcaaaact atagcttgca 1861 gaactgtagc tgccatggct aggtagaagt gagcaaaaaa gagttgggtg tctccttaag 1921 ctgcagagat ttctcattga cttttataaa gcatgttcac ccttatagtc taagactata 1981 tatataaatg tataaatata cagtatagat ttttgggtgg ggggcattga gtattgttta 2041 aaatgtaatt taaatgaaag aaaattgagt tgcacttatt gaccattttt taatttactt 2101 gttttggatg gcttgtctat actccttccc ttaaggggta tcatgtatgg tgataggtat 2161 ctagagctta atgctacatg tgagtgacga tgatgtacag attctttcag ttctttggat 2221 tctaaataca tgccacatca aacctttgag tagatccatt tccattgctt attatgtagg 2281 taagactgta gatatgtatt cttttctcag tgttggtata ttttatatta ctgacatttc 2341 ttctagtgat gatggttcac gttggggtga tttaatccag ttataagaag aagttcatgt 2401 ccaaacgtcc tctttagttt ttggttggga atgaggaaaa ttcttaaaag gcccatagca 2461 gccagttcaa aaacacccga cgtcatgtat ttgagcatat cagtaacccc cttaaattta 2521 ataccagata ccttatctta caatattgat tgggaaaaca tttgctgcca ttacagaggt 2581 attaaaacta aatttcacta ctagattgac taactcaaat acacatttgc tactgttgta 2641 agaattctga ttgatttgat tgggatgaat gccatctatc tagttctaac agtgaagttt 2701 tactgtctat taatattcag ggtaaatagg aatcattcag aaatgttgag tctgtactaa 2761 acagtaagat atctcaatga accataaatt caactttgta aaaatctttt gaagcataga 2821 taatattgtt tggtaaatgt ttcttttgtt tggtaaatgt ttcttttaaa gaccctccta 2881 ttctataaaa ctctgcatgt agaggcttgt ttacctttct ctctctaagg tttacaatag 2941 gagtggtgat ttgaaaaata taaaattatg agattggttt tcctgtggca taaattgcat 3001 cactgtatca ttttcttttt taaccggtaa gagtttcagt ttgttggaaa gtaactgtga 3061 gaacccagtt tcccgtccat ctcccttagg gactacccat agacatgaaa ggtccccaca 3121 gagcaagaga taagtctttc atggctgctg ttgcttaaac cacttaaacg aagagttccc 3181 ttgaaacttt gggaaaacat gttaatgaca atattccaga tctttcagaa atataacaca 3241 tttttttgca tgcatgcaaa tgagctctga aatcttccca tgcattctgg tcaagggctg 3301 tcattgcaca taagcttcca ttttaatttt aaagtgcaaa agggccagcg tggctctaaa 3361 aggtaatgtg tggattgcct ctgaaaagtg tgtatatatt ttgtgtgaaa ttgcatactt 3421 tgtattttga ttattttttt tttcttcttg ggatagtggg atttccagaa ccacacttga 3481 aacctttttt tatcgttttt gtattttcat gaaaatacca tttagtaaga ataccacatc 3541 aaataagaaa taatgctaca attttaagag gggagggaag ggaaagtttt tttttattat 3601 ttttttaaaa ttttgtatgt taaagagaat gagtccttga tttcaaagtt ttgttgtact 3661 taaatggtaa taagcactgt aaacttctgc aacaagcatg cagctttgca aacccattaa 3721 ggggaagaat gaaagctgtt ccttggtcct agtaagaaga caaactgctt cccttacttt 3781 gctgagggtt tgaataaacc taggacttcc gagctatgtc agtactattc aggtaacact 3841 agggccttgg aaattcctgt actgtgtctc atggatttgg cactagccaa agcgaggcac 3901 ccttactggc ttacctcctc atggcagcct actctccttg agtgtatgag tagccagggt 3961 aaggggtaaa aggatagtaa gcatagaaac cactagaaag tgggcttaat ggagttcttg 4021 tggcctcagc tcaatgcagt tagctgaaga attgaaaagt ttttgtttgg agacgtttat 4081 aaacagaaat ggaaagcaga gttttcatta aatcctttta cctttttttt ttcttggtaa 4141 tcccctaaaa taacagtatg tgggatattg aatgttaaag ggatattttt ttctattatt 4201 tttataattg tacaaaatta agcaaatgtt aaaagtttta tatgctttat taatgttttc 4261 aaaaggtatt atacatgtga tacatttttt aagcttcagt tgcttgtctt ctggtacttt 4321 ctgttatggg cttttgggga gccagaagcc aatctacaat ctctttttgt ttgccaggac 4381 atgcaataaa atttaaaaaa taaataaaaa ctaattaaga aa SEQ ID NO: 34 Human p63 Isoform 9 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001316075.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfseystelk klycqiaktc piqikvmtpp pqgaviramp vykkaehvte 61 vvkrcpnhel srefnegqia ppshlirveg nshaqyvedp itgrqsvlvp yeppqvgtef 121 ttvlynfmcn sscvggmnrr piliivtlet rdgqvlgrrc fearicacpg rdrkadedsi 181 rkqqvsdstk ngdgtkrpfr qnthgiqmts ikkrrspdde llylpvrgre tyemllkike 241 slelmqylpq htietyrqqq qqqhqhllqk qtsiqspssy gnsspplnkm nsmnklpsvs 301 qlinpqqrna ltpttipdgm ganipmmgth mpmagdmngl sptqalpppl smpstshctp 361 pppyptdcsi vsflarlgcs scldyfttqg lttiyqiehy smddlaslki peqfrhaiwk 421 gildhrqlhe fsspshllrt pssastvsvg ssetrgervi davrftlrqt isfpprdewn 481 dfnfdmdarr nkqqrikeeg e SEQ ID NO: 35 Human p63 transcript variant 10 mRNA Sequence NM_001329148.2; CDS: 128-2158) 1 ctatgtctga tagcatttga ccctattgct tttagcctcc cggctttata tctatatata 61 cacaggtata tgtgtatatt ttatataatt gttctccgtt cgttgatatc aaagacagtt 121 gaaggaaatg aattttgaaa cttcacggtg tgccacccta cagtactgcc ctgaccctta 181 catccagcgt ttcgtagaaa ccccagctca tttctcttgg aaagaaagtt attaccgatc 241 caccatgtcc cagagcacac agacaaatga attcctcagt ccagaggttt tccagcatat 301 ctgggatttt ctggaacagc ctatatgttc agttcagccc attgacttga actttgtgga 361 tgaaccatca gaagatggtg cgacaaacaa gattgagatt agcatggact gtatccgcat 421 gcaggactcg gacctgagtg accccatgtg gccacagtac acgaacctgg ggctcctgaa 481 cagcatggac cagcagattc agaacggctc ctcgtccacc agtccctata acacagacca 541 cgcgcagaac agcgtcacgg cgccctcgcc ctacgcacag cccagctcca ccttcgatgc 601 tctctctcca tcacccgcca tcccctccaa caccgactac ccaggcccgc acagtttcga 661 cgtgtccttc cagcagtcga gcaccgccaa gtcggccacc tggacgtatt ccactgaact 721 gaagaaactc tactgccaaa ttgcaaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgatgacccc 781 acctcctcag ggagctgtta tccgcgccat gcctgtctac aaaaaagctg agcacgtcac 841 ggaggtggtg aagcggtgcc ccaaccatga gctgagccgt gaattcaacg agggacagat 901 tgcccctcct agtcatttga ttcgagtaga ggggaacagc catgcccagt atgtagaaga 961 tcccatcaca ggaagacaga gtgtgctggt accttatgag ccaccccagg ttggcactga 1021 attcacgaca gtcttgtaca atttcatgtg taacagcagt tgtgttggag ggatgaaccg 1081 ccgtccaatt ttaatcattg ttactctgga aaccagagat gggcaagtcc tgggccgacg 1141 ctgctttgag gcccggatct gtgcttgccc aggaagagac aggaaggcgg atgaagatag 1201 catcagaaag cagcaagttt cggacagtac aaagaacggt gatgcgtttc gtcagaacac 1261 acatggtatc cagatgacat ccatcaagaa acgaagatcc ccagatgatg aactgttata 1321 cttaccagtg aggggccgtg agacttatga aatgctgttg aagatcaaag agtccctgga 1381 actcatgcag taccttcctc agcacacaat tgaaacgtac aggcaacagc aacagcagca 1441 gcaccagcac ttacttcaga aacagacctc aatacagtct ccatcttcat atggtaacag 1501 ctccccacct ctgaacaaaa tgaacagcat gaacaagctg ccttctgtga gccagcttat 1561 caaccctcag cagcgcaacg ccctcactcc tacaaccatt cctgatggca tgggagccaa 1621 cattcccatg atgggcaccc acatgccaat ggctggagac atgaatggac tcagccccac 1681 ccaggcactc cctcccccac tctccatgcc atccacctcc cactgcacac ccccacctcc 1741 gtatcccaca gattgcagca ttgtcagttt cttagcgagg ttgggctgtt catcatgtct 1801 ggactatttc acgacccagg ggctgaccac catctatcag attgagcatt actccatgga 1861 tgatctggca agtctgaaaa tccctgagca atttcgacat gcgatctgga agggcatcct 1921 ggaccaccgg cagctccacg aattctcctc cccttctcat ctcctgcgga ccccaagcag 1981 tgcctctaca gtcagtgtgg gctccagtga gacccggggt gagcgtgtta ttgatgctgt 2041 gcgattcacc ctccgccaga ccatctcttt cccaccccga gatgagtgga atgacttcaa 2101 ctttgacatg gatgctcgcc gcaataagca acagcgcatc aaagaggagg gggagtgagc 2161 ctcaccatgt gagctcttcc tatccctctc ctaactgcca gccccctaaa agcactcctg 2221 cttaatcttc aaagccttct ccctagctcc tccccttcct cttgtctgat ttcttagggg 2281 aaggagaagt aagaggctac ctcttaccta acatctgacc tggcatctaa ttctgattct 2341 ggctttaagc cttcaaaact atagcttgca gaactgtagc tgccatggct aggtagaagt 2401 gagcaaaaaa gagttgggtg tctccttaag ctgcagagat ttctcattga cttttataaa 2461 gcatgttcac ccttatagtc taagactata tatataaatg tataaatata cagtatagat 2521 ttttgggtgg ggggcattga gtattgttta aaatgtaatt taaatgaaag aaaattgagt 2581 tgcacttatt gaccattttt taatttactt gttttggatg gcttgtctat actccttccc 2641 ttaaggggta tcatgtatgg tgataggtat ctagagctta atgctacatg tgagtgacga 2701 tgatgtacag attctttcag ttctttggat tctaaataca tgccacatca aacctttgag 2761 tagatccatt tccattgctt attatgtagg taagactgta gatatgtatt cttttctcag 2821 tgttggtata ttttatatta ctgacatttc ttctagtgat gatggttcac gttggggtga 2881 tttaatccag ttataagaag aagttcatgt ccaaacgtcc tctttagttt ttggttggga 2941 atgaggaaaa ttcttaaaag gcccatagca gccagttcaa aaacacccga cgtcatgtat 3001 ttgagcatat cagtaacccc cttaaattta ataccagata ccttatctta caatattgat 3061 tgggaaaaca tttgctgcca ttacagaggt attaaaacta aatttcacta ctagattgac 3121 taactcaaat acacatttgc tactgttgta agaattctga ttgatttgat tgggatgaat 3181 gccatctatc tagttctaac agtgaagttt tactgtctat taatattcag ggtaaatagg 3241 aatcattcag aaatgttgag tctgtactaa acagtaagat atctcaatga accataaatt 3301 caactttgta aaaatctttt gaagcataga taatattgtt tggtaaatgt ttcttttgtt 3361 tggtaaatgt ttcttttaaa gaccctccta ttctataaaa ctctgcatgt agaggcttgt 3421 ttacctttct ctctctaagg tttacaatag gagtggtgat ttgaaaaata taaaattatg 3481 agattggttt tcctgtggca taaattgcat cactgtatca ttttcttttt taaccggtaa 3541 gagtttcagt ttgttggaaa gtaactgtga gaacccagtt tcccgtccat ctcccttagg 3601 gactacccat agacatgaaa ggtccccaca gagcaagaga taagtctttc atggctgctg 3661 ttgcttaaac cacttaaacg aagagttccc ttgaaacttt gggaaaacat gttaatgaca 3721 atattccaga tctttcagaa atataacaca tttttttgca tgcatgcaaa tgagctctga 3781 aatcttccca tgcattctgg tcaagggctg tcattgcaca taagcttcca ttttaatttt 3841 aaagtgcaaa agggccagcg tggctctaaa aggtaatgtg tggattgcct ctgaaaagtg 3901 tgtatatatt ttgtgtgaaa ttgcatactt tgtattttga ttattttttt tttcttcttg 3961 ggatagtggg atttccagaa ccacacttga aacctttttt tatcgttttt gtattttcat 4021 gaaaatacca tttagtaaga ataccacatc aaataagaaa taatgctaca attttaagag 4081 gggagggaag ggaaagtttt tttttattat ttttttaaaa ttttgtatgt taaagagaat 4141 gagtccttga tttcaaagtt ttgttgtact taaatggtaa taagcactgt aaacttctgc 4201 aacaagcatg cagctttgca aacccattaa ggggaagaat gaaagctgtt ccttggtcct 4261 agtaagaaga caaactgctt cccttacttt gctgagggtt tgaataaacc taggacttcc 4321 gagctatgtc agtactattc aggtaacact agggccttgg aaattcctgt actgtgtctc 4381 atggatttgg cactagccaa agcgaggcac ccttactggc ttacctcctc atggcagcct 4441 actctccttg agtgtatgag tagccagggt aaggggtaaa aggatagtaa gcatagaaac 4501 cactagaaag tgggcttaat ggagttcttg tggcctcagc tcaatgcagt tagctgaaga 4561 attgaaaagt ttttgtttgg agacgtttat aaacagaaat ggaaagcaga gttttcatta 4621 aatcctttta cctttttttt ttcttggtaa tcccctaaaa taacagtatg tgggatattg 4681 aatgttaaag ggatattttt ttctattatt tttataattg tacaaaatta agcaaatgtt 4741 aaaagtttta tatgctttat taatgttttc aaaaggtatt atacatgtga tacatttttt 4801 aagcttcagt tgcttgtctt ctggtacttt ctgttatggg cttttgggga gccagaagcc 4861 aatctacaat ctctttttgt ttgccaggac atgcaataaa atttaaaaaa taaataaaaa 4921 ctaattaaga aa SEQ ID NO: 36 Human p63 Isoform 10 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001316077.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfvetpahfs wkesyyrstm sqstqtnefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pidlnfvdep sedgatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllnsm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdstkn gdafrqnthg iqmtsikkrr spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm 421 qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkqtsiq spssygnssp plnkmnsmnk lpsvsqlinp 481 qqrnaltptt ipdgmganip mmgthmpmag dmnglsptqa lppplsmpst shctppppyp 541 tdcsivsfla rlgcsscldy fttqglttiy qiehysmddl aslkipeqfr haiwkgildh 601 rqlhefssps hllrtpssas tvsvgssetr gervidavrf tlrqtisfpp rdewndfnfd 661 mdarrnkqqr ikeege SEQ ID NO: 37 Human p63 transcript variant 11  (NM_001329149.2; CDS: 143-1381) mRNA Sequence 1 cagagagaga aagagagaga gggacttgag ttctgttatc ttcttaagta gattcatatt 61 gtaagggtct cggggtgggg gggttggcaa aatcctggag ccagaagaaa ggacagcagc 121 attgatcaat cttacagcta acatgttgta cctggaaaac aatgcccaga ctcaatttag 181 tgagccacag tacacgaacc tggggctcct gaacagcatg gaccagcaga ttcagaacgg 241 ctcctcgtcc accagtccct ataacacaga ccacgcgcag aacagcgtca cggcgccctc 301 gccctacgca cagcccagct ccaccttcga tgctctctct ccatcacccg ccatcccctc 361 caacaccgac tacccaggcc cgcacagttt cgacgtgtcc ttccagcagt cgagcaccgc 421 caagtcggcc acctggacgt attccactga actgaagaaa ctctactgcc aaattgcaaa 481 gacatgcccc atccagatca aggtgatgac cccacctcct cagggagctg ttatccgcgc 541 catgcctgtc tacaaaaaag ctgagcacgt cacggaggtg gtgaagcggt gccccaacca 601 tgagctgagc cgtgaattca acgagggaca gattgcccct cctagtcatt tgattcgagt 661 agaggggaac agccatgccc agtatgtaga agatcccatc acaggaagac agagtgtgct 721 ggtaccttat gagccacccc aggttggcac tgaattcacg acagtcttgt acaatttcat 781 gtgtaacagc agttgtgttg gagggatgaa ccgccgtcca attttaatca ttgttactct 841 ggaaaccaga gatgggcaag tcctgggccg acgctgcttt gaggcccgga tctgtgcttg 901 cccaggaaga gacaggaagg cggatgaaga tagcatcaga aagcagcaag tttcggacag 961 tacaaagaac ggtgatgcgt ttcgtcagaa cacacatggt atccagatga catccatcaa 1021 gaaacgaaga tccccagatg atgaactgtt atacttacca gtgaggggcc gtgagactta 1081 tgaaatgctg ttgaagatca aagagtccct ggaactcatg cagtaccttc ctcagcacac 1141 aattgaaacg tacaggcaac agcaacagca gcagcaccag cacttacttc agaaacagac 1201 ctcaatacag tctccatctt catatggtaa cagctcccca cctctgaaca aaatgaacag 1261 catgaacaag ctgccttctg tgagccagct tatcaaccct cagcagcgca acgccctcac 1321 tcctacaacc attcctgatg gcatgggagc caacagatct ggcaagtctg aaaatccctg 1381 agcaatttcg acatgcgatc tggaagggca tcctggacca ccggcagctc cacgaattct 1441 cctccccttc tcatctcctg cggaccccaa gcagtgcctc tacagtcagt gtgggctcca 1501 gtgagacccg gggtgagcgt gttattgatg ctgtgcgatt caccctccgc cagaccatct 1561 ctttcccacc ccgagatgag tggaatgact tcaactttga catggatgct cgccgcaata 1621 agcaacagcg catcaaagag gagggggagt gagcctcacc atgtgagctc ttcctatccc 1681 tctcctaact gccagccccc taaaagcact cctgcttaat cttcaaagcc ttctccctag 1741 ctcctcccct tcctcttgtc tgatttctta ggggaaggag aagtaagagg ctacctctta 1801 cctaacatct gacctggcat ctaattctga ttctggcttt aagccttcaa aactatagct 1861 tgcagaactg tagctgccat ggctaggtag aagtgagcaa aaaagagttg ggtgtctcct 1921 taagctgcag agatttctca ttgactttta taaagcatgt tcacccttat agtctaagac 1981 tatatatata aatgtataaa tatacagtat agatttttgg gtggggggca ttgagtattg 2041 tttaaaatgt aatttaaatg aaagaaaatt gagttgcact tattgaccat tttttaattt 2101 acttgttttg gatggcttgt ctatactcct tcccttaagg ggtatcatgt atggtgatag 2161 gtatctagag cttaatgcta catgtgagtg acgatgatgt acagattctt tcagttcttt 2221 ggattctaaa tacatgccac atcaaacctt tgagtagatc catttccatt gcttattatg 2281 taggtaagac tgtagatatg tattcttttc tcagtgttgg tatattttat attactgaca 2341 tttcttctag tgatgatggt tcacgttggg gtgatttaat ccagttataa gaagaagttc 2401 atgtccaaac gtcctcttta gtttttggtt gggaatgagg aaaattctta aaaggcccat 2461 agcagccagt tcaaaaacac ccgacgtcat gtatttgagc atatcagtaa cccccttaaa 2521 tttaatacca gataccttat cttacaatat tgattgggaa aacatttgct gccattacag 2581 aggtattaaa actaaatttc actactagat tgactaactc aaatacacat ttgctactgt 2641 tgtaagaatt ctgattgatt tgattgggat gaatgccatc tatctagttc taacagtgaa 2701 gttttactgt ctattaatat tcagggtaaa taggaatcat tcagaaatgt tgagtctgta 2761 ctaaacagta agatatctca atgaaccata aattcaactt tgtaaaaatc ttttgaagca 2821 tagataatat tgtttggtaa atgtttcttt tgtttggtaa atgtttcttt taaagaccct 2881 cctattctat aaaactctgc atgtagaggc ttgtttacct ttctctctct aaggtttaca 2941 ataggagtgg tgatttgaaa aatataaaat tatgagattg gttttcctgt ggcataaatt 3001 gcatcactgt atcattttct tttttaaccg gtaagagttt cagtttgttg gaaagtaact 3061 gtgagaaccc agtttcccgt ccatctccct tagggactac ccatagacat gaaaggtccc 3121 cacagagcaa gagataagtc tttcatggct gctgttgctt aaaccactta aacgaagagt 3181 tcccttgaaa ctttgggaaa acatgttaat gacaatattc cagatctttc agaaatataa 3241 cacatttttt tgcatgcatg caaatgagct ctgaaatctt cccatgcatt ctggtcaagg 3301 gctgtcattg cacataagct tccattttaa ttttaaagtg caaaagggcc agcgtggctc 3361 taaaaggtaa tgtgtggatt gcctctgaaa agtgtgtata tattttgtgt gaaattgcat 3421 actttgtatt ttgattattt tttttttctt cttgggatag tgggatttcc agaaccacac 3481 ttgaaacctt tttttatcgt ttttgtattt tcatgaaaat accatttagt aagaatacca 3541 catcaaataa gaaataatgc tacaatttta agaggggagg gaagggaaag ttttttttta 3601 ttattttttt aaaattttgt atgttaaaga gaatgagtcc ttgatttcaa agttttgttg 3661 tacttaaatg gtaataagca ctgtaaactt ctgcaacaag catgcagctt tgcaaaccca 3721 ttaaggggaa gaatgaaagc tgttccttgg tcctagtaag aagacaaact gcttccctta 3781 ctttgctgag ggtttgaata aacctaggac ttccgagcta tgtcagtact attcaggtaa 3841 cactagggcc ttggaaattc ctgtactgtg tctcatggat ttggcactag ccaaagcgag 3901 gcacccttac tggcttacct cctcatggca gcctactctc cttgagtgta tgagtagcca 3961 gggtaagggg taaaaggata gtaagcatag aaaccactag aaagtgggct taatggagtt 4021 cttgtggcct cagctcaatg cagttagctg aagaattgaa aagtttttgt ttggagacgt 4081 ttataaacag aaatggaaag cagagttttc attaaatcct tttacctttt ttttttcttg 4141 gtaatcccct aaaataacag tatgtgggat attgaatgtt aaagggatat ttttttctat 4201 tatttttata attgtacaaa attaagcaaa tgttaaaagt tttatatgct ttattaatgt 4261 tttcaaaagg tattatacat gtgatacatt ttttaagctt cagttgcttg tcttctggta 4321 ctttctgtta tgggcttttg gggagccaga agccaatcta caatctcttt ttgtttgcca 4381 ggacatgcaa taaaatttaa aaaataaata aaaactaatt aagaaa SEQ ID NO: 38 Human p63 Isoform 11 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001316078.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdstkngdaf rqnthgiqmt sikkrrspdd 301 ellylpvrgr etyemllkik eslelmqylp qhtietyrqq qqqqhqhllq kqtsiqspss 361 ygnsspplnk mnsmnklpsv sqlinpqqrn altpttipdg mganrsgkse np SEQ ID NO: 39 Human p63 transcript variant 12 mRNA Sequence (NM_001329150.2; CDS: 143-1126) 1 cagagagaga aagagagaga gggacttgag ttctgttatc ttcttaagta gattcatatt 61 gtaagggtct cggggtgggg gggttggcaa aatcctggag ccagaagaaa ggacagcagc 121 attgatcaat cttacagcta acatgttgta cctggaaaac aatgcccaga ctcaatttag 181 tgagtattcc actgaactga agaaactcta ctgccaaatt gcaaagacat gccccatcca 241 gatcaaggtg atgaccccac ctcctcaggg agctgttatc cgcgccatgc ctgtctacaa 301 aaaagctgag cacgtcacgg aggtggtgaa gcggtgcccc aaccatgagc tgagccgtga 361 attcaacgag ggacagattg cccctcctag tcatttgatt cgagtagagg ggaacagcca 421 tgcccagtat gtagaagatc ccatcacagg aagacagagt gtgctggtac cttatgagcc 481 accccaggtt ggcactgaat tcacgacagt cttgtacaat ttcatgtgta acagcagttg 541 tgttggaggg atgaaccgcc gtccaatttt aatcattgtt actctggaaa ccagagatgg 601 gcaagtcctg ggccgacgct gctttgaggc ccggatctgt gcttgcccag gaagagacag 661 gaaggcggat gaagatagca tcagaaagca gcaagtttcg gacagtacaa agaacggtga 721 tgcgtttcgt cagaacacac atggtatcca gatgacatcc atcaagaaac gaagatcccc 781 agatgatgaa ctgttatact taccagtgag gggccgtgag acttatgaaa tgctgttgaa 841 gatcaaagag tccctggaac tcatgcagta ccttcctcag cacacaattg aaacgtacag 901 gcaacagcaa cagcagcagc accagcactt acttcagaaa cagacctcaa tacagtctcc 961 atcttcatat ggtaacagct ccccacctct gaacaaaatg aacagcatga acaagctgcc 1021 ttctgtgagc cagcttatca accctcagca gcgcaacgcc ctcactccta caaccattcc 1081 tgatggcatg ggagccaaca gatctggcaa gtctgaaaat ccctgagcaa tttcgacatg 1141 cgatctggaa gggcatcctg gaccaccggc agctccacga attctcctcc ccttctcatc 1201 tcctgcggac cccaagcagt gcctctacag tcagtgtggg ctccagtgag acccggggtg 1261 agcgtgttat tgatgctgtg cgattcaccc tccgccagac catctctttc ccaccccgag 1321 atgagtggaa tgacttcaac tttgacatgg atgctcgccg caataagcaa cagcgcatca 1381 aagaggaggg ggagtgagcc tcaccatgtg agctcttcct atccctctcc taactgccag 1441 ccccctaaaa gcactcctgc ttaatcttca aagccttctc cctagctcct ccccttcctc 1501 ttgtctgatt tcttagggga aggagaagta agaggctacc tcttacctaa catctgacct 1561 ggcatctaat tctgattctg gctttaagcc ttcaaaacta tagcttgcag aactgtagct 1621 gccatggcta ggtagaagtg agcaaaaaag agttgggtgt ctccttaagc tgcagagatt 1681 tctcattgac ttttataaag catgttcacc cttatagtct aagactatat atataaatgt 1741 ataaatatac agtatagatt tttgggtggg gggcattgag tattgtttaa aatgtaattt 1801 aaatgaaaga aaattgagtt gcacttattg accatttttt aatttacttg ttttggatgg 1861 cttgtctata ctccttccct taaggggtat catgtatggt gataggtatc tagagcttaa 1921 tgctacatgt gagtgacgat gatgtacaga ttctttcagt tctttggatt ctaaatacat 1981 gccacatcaa acctttgagt agatccattt ccattgctta ttatgtaggt aagactgtag 2041 atatgtattc ttttctcagt gttggtatat tttatattac tgacatttct tctagtgatg 2101 atggttcacg ttggggtgat ttaatccagt tataagaaga agttcatgtc caaacgtcct 2161 ctttagtttt tggttgggaa tgaggaaaat tcttaaaagg cccatagcag ccagttcaaa 2221 aacacccgac gtcatgtatt tgagcatatc agtaaccccc ttaaatttaa taccagatac 2281 cttatcttac aatattgatt gggaaaacat ttgctgccat tacagaggta ttaaaactaa 2341 atttcactac tagattgact aactcaaata cacatttgct actgttgtaa gaattctgat 2401 tgatttgatt gggatgaatg ccatctatct agttctaaca gtgaagtttt actgtctatt 2461 aatattcagg gtaaatagga atcattcaga aatgttgagt ctgtactaaa cagtaagata 2521 tctcaatgaa ccataaattc aactttgtaa aaatcttttg aagcatagat aatattgttt 2581 ggtaaatgtt tcttttgttt ggtaaatgtt tcttttaaag accctcctat tctataaaac 2641 tctgcatgta gaggcttgtt tacctttctc tctctaaggt ttacaatagg agtggtgatt 2701 tgaaaaatat aaaattatga gattggtttt cctgtggcat aaattgcatc actgtatcat 2761 tttctttttt aaccggtaag agtttcagtt tgttggaaag taactgtgag aacccagttt 2821 cccgtccatc tcccttaggg actacccata gacatgaaag gtccccacag agcaagagat 2881 aagtctttca tggctgctgt tgcttaaacc acttaaacga agagttccct tgaaactttg 2941 ggaaaacatg ttaatgacaa tattccagat ctttcagaaa tataacacat ttttttgcat 3001 gcatgcaaat gagctctgaa atcttcccat gcattctggt caagggctgt cattgcacat 3061 aagcttccat tttaatttta aagtgcaaaa gggccagcgt ggctctaaaa ggtaatgtgt 3121 ggattgcctc tgaaaagtgt gtatatattt tgtgtgaaat tgcatacttt gtattttgat 3181 tatttttttt ttcttcttgg gatagtggga tttccagaac cacacttgaa accttttttt 3241 atcgtttttg tattttcatg aaaataccat ttagtaagaa taccacatca aataagaaat 3301 aatgctacaa ttttaagagg ggagggaagg gaaagttttt ttttattatt tttttaaaat 3361 tttgtatgtt aaagagaatg agtccttgat ttcaaagttt tgttgtactt aaatggtaat 3421 aagcactgta aacttctgca acaagcatgc agctttgcaa acccattaag gggaagaatg 3481 aaagctgttc cttggtccta gtaagaagac aaactgcttc ccttactttg ctgagggttt 3541 gaataaacct aggacttccg agctatgtca gtactattca ggtaacacta gggccttgga 3601 aattcctgta ctgtgtctca tggatttggc actagccaaa gcgaggcacc cttactggct 3661 tacctcctca tggcagccta ctctccttga gtgtatgagt agccagggta aggggtaaaa 3721 ggatagtaag catagaaacc actagaaagt gggcttaatg gagttcttgt ggcctcagct 3781 caatgcagtt agctgaagaa ttgaaaagtt tttgtttgga gacgtttata aacagaaatg 3841 gaaagcagag ttttcattaa atccttttac cttttttttt tcttggtaat cccctaaaat 3901 aacagtatgt gggatattga atgttaaagg gatatttttt tctattattt ttataattgt 3961 acaaaattaa gcaaatgtta aaagttttat atgctttatt aatgttttca aaaggtatta 4021 tacatgtgat acatttttta agcttcagtt gcttgtcttc tggtactttc tgttatgggc 4081 ttttggggag ccagaagcca atctacaatc tctttttgtt tgccaggaca tgcaataaaa 4141 tttaaaaaat aaataaaaac taattaagaa a SEQ ID NO: 40 Human p63 Isoform 12 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001316079.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfseystelk klycqiaktc piqikvmtpp pqgaviramp vykkaehvte 61 vvkrcpnhel srefnegqia ppshlirveg nshaqyvedp itgrqsvlvp yeppqvgtef 121 ttvlynfmcn sscvggmnrr piliivtlet rdgqvlgrrc fearicacpg rdrkadedsi 181 rkqqvsdstk ngdafrqnth giqmtsikkr rspddellyl pvrgretyem llkikeslel 241 mqylpqhtie tyrqqqqqqh qhllqkqtsi qspssygnss pplnkmnsmn klpsvsqlin 301 pqqrnaltpt tipdgmganr sgksenp SEQ ID NO: 41 Human p63 transcript variant 13 mRNA Sequence (NM_001329964.1; CDS: 438-2474) 1 ggcaacccgc tggggtcacc ttccacactg tggaagcttt gttcttttgc tctttgcagt 61 aaatcttgct actgctcact ctttgggtgc acactgcttt tatgagctgt aacactcacc 121 gtgaaggtct gcagcttcac tcctgaagcc agcgagacca ggagtccact gggaggaacg 181 aacaactcca gacgcaccgc cttaagaact tcaacactca ctgcgaaggt ctgcagcttc 241 actcctgagc cagcgagacc acgaacccac cgtaaggaag aaactccgaa cacatccgaa 301 catcagaagg aacaaactcc agacgcgcca ccttaagagc tgtaacactc accgccaggg 361 tccgcggctt cattcttgaa gtcagagaga ccaagaaccc accaattccg gacaccctat 421 cagagatttt gaaaactatg aagtgctggg aacagagaga ctggacagcc ttcacaaagg 481 tggggaaacc ttgtttcgta gaaaccccag ctcatttctc ttggaaagaa agttattacc 541 gatccaccat gtcccagagc acacagacaa atgaattcct cagtccagag gttttccagc 601 atatctggga ttttctggaa cagcctatat gttcagttca gcccattgac ttgaactttg 661 tggatgaacc atcagaagat ggtgcgacaa acaagattga gattagcatg gactgtatcc 721 gcatgcagga ctcggacctg agtgacccca tgtggccaca gtacacgaac ctggggctcc 781 tgaacagcat ggaccagcag attcagaacg gctcctcgtc caccagtccc tataacacag 841 accacgcgca gaacagcgtc acggcgccct cgccctacgc acagcccagc tccaccttcg 901 atgctctctc tccatcaccc gccatcccct ccaacaccga ctacccaggc ccgcacagtt 961 tcgacgtgtc cttccagcag tcgagcaccg ccaagtcggc cacctggacg tattccactg 1021 aactgaagaa actctactgc caaattgcaa agacatgccc catccagatc aaggtgatga 1081 ccccacctcc tcagggagct gttatccgcg ccatgcctgt ctacaaaaaa gctgagcacg 1141 tcacggaggt ggtgaagcgg tgccccaacc atgagctgag ccgtgaattc aacgagggac 1201 agattgcccc tcctagtcat ttgattcgag tagaggggaa cagccatgcc cagtatgtag 1261 aagatcccat cacaggaaga cagagtgtgc tggtacctta tgagccaccc caggttggca 1321 ctgaattcac gacagtcttg tacaatttca tgtgtaacag cagttgtgtt ggagggatga 1381 accgccgtcc aattttaatc attgttactc tggaaaccag agatgggcaa gtcctgggcc 1441 gacgctgctt tgaggcccgg atctgtgctt gcccaggaag agacaggaag gcggatgaag 1501 atagcatcag aaagcagcaa gtttcggaca gtacaaagaa cggtgatggt acgaagcgcc 1561 cgtttcgtca gaacacacat ggtatccaga tgacatccat caagaaacga agatccccag 1621 atgatgaact gttatactta ccagtgaggg gccgtgagac ttatgaaatg ctgttgaaga 1681 tcaaagagtc cctggaactc atgcagtacc ttcctcagca cacaattgaa acgtacaggc 1741 aacagcaaca gcagcagcac cagcacttac ttcagaaaca gacctcaata cagtctccat 1801 cttcatatgg taacagctcc ccacctctga acaaaatgaa cagcatgaac aagctgcctt 1861 ctgtgagcca gcttatcaac cctcagcagc gcaacgccct cactcctaca accattcctg 1921 atggcatggg agccaacatt cccatgatgg gcacccacat gccaatggct ggagacatga 1981 atggactcag ccccacccag gcactccctc ccccactctc catgccatcc acctcccact 2041 gcacaccccc acctccgtat cccacagatt gcagcattgt cagtttctta gcgaggttgg 2101 gctgttcatc atgtctggac tatttcacga cccaggggct gaccaccatc tatcagattg 2161 agcattactc catggatgat ctggcaagtc tgaaaatccc tgagcaattt cgacatgcga 2221 tctggaaggg catcctggac caccggcagc tccacgaatt ctcctcccct tctcatctcc 2281 tgcggacccc aagcagtgcc tctacagtca gtgtgggctc cagtgagacc cggggtgagc 2341 gtgttattga tgctgtgcga ttcaccctcc gccagaccat ctctttccca ccccgagatg 2401 agtggaatga cttcaacttt gacatggatg ctcgccgcaa taagcaacag cgcatcaaag 2461 aggaggggga gtgagcctca ccatgtgagc tcttcctatc cctctcctaa ctgccagccc 2521 cctaaaagca ctcctgctta atcttcaaag ccttctccct agctcctccc cttcctcttg 2581 tctgatttct taggggaagg agaagtaaga ggctacctct tacctaacat ctgacctggc 2641 atctaattct gattctggct ttaagccttc aaaactatag cttgcagaac tgtagctgcc 2701 atggctaggt agaagtgagc aaaaaagagt tgggtgtctc cttaagctgc agagatttct 2761 cattgacttt tataaagcat gttcaccctt atagtctaag actatatata taaatgtata 2821 aatatacagt atagattttt gggtgggggg cattgagtat tgtttaaaat gtaatttaaa 2881 tgaaagaaaa ttgagttgca cttattgacc attttttaat ttacttgttt tggatggctt 2941 gtctatactc cttcccttaa ggggtatcat gtatggtgat aggtatctag agcttaatgc 3001 tacatgtgag tgacgatgat gtacagattc tttcagttct ttggattcta aatacatgcc 3061 acatcaaacc tttgagtaga tccatttcca ttgcttatta tgtaggtaag actgtagata 3121 tgtattcttt tctcagtgtt ggtatatttt atattactga catttcttct agtgatgatg 3181 gttcacgttg gggtgattta atccagttat aagaagaagt tcatgtccaa acgtcctctt 3241 tagtttttgg ttgggaatga ggaaaattct taaaaggccc atagcagcca gttcaaaaac 3301 acccgacgtc atgtatttga gcatatcagt aaccccctta aatttaatac cagatacctt 3361 atcttacaat attgattggg aaaacatttg ctgccattac agaggtatta aaactaaatt 3421 tcactactag attgactaac tcaaatacac atttgctact gttgtaagaa ttctgattga 3481 tttgattggg atgaatgcca tctatctagt tctaacagtg aagttttact gtctattaat 3541 attcagggta aataggaatc attcagaaat gttgagtctg tactaaacag taagatatct 3601 caatgaacca taaattcaac tttgtaaaaa tcttttgaag catagataat attgtttggt 3661 aaatgtttct tttgtttggt aaatgtttct tttaaagacc ctcctattct ataaaactct 3721 gcatgtagag gcttgtttac ctttctctct ctaaggttta caataggagt ggtgatttga 3781 aaaatataaa attatgagat tggttttcct gtggcataaa ttgcatcact gtatcatttt 3841 cttttttaac cggtaagagt ttcagtttgt tggaaagtaa ctgtgagaac ccagtttccc 3901 gtccatctcc cttagggact acccatagac atgaaaggtc cccacagagc aagagataag 3961 tctttcatgg ctgctgttgc ttaaaccact taaacgaaga gttcccttga aactttggga 4021 aaacatgtta atgacaatat tccagatctt tcagaaatat aacacatttt tttgcatgca 4081 tgcaaatgag ctctgaaatc ttcccatgca ttctggtcaa gggctgtcat tgcacataag 4141 cttccatttt aattttaaag tgcaaaaggg ccagcgtggc tctaaaaggt aatgtgtgga 4201 ttgcctctga aaagtgtgta tatattttgt gtgaaattgc atactttgta ttttgattat 4261 tttttttttc ttcttgggat agtgggattt ccagaaccac acttgaaacc tttttttatc 4321 gtttttgtat tttcatgaaa ataccattta gtaagaatac cacatcaaat aagaaataat 4381 gctacaattt taagagggga gggaagggaa agtttttttt tattattttt ttaaaatttt 4441 gtatgttaaa gagaatgagt ccttgatttc aaagttttgt tgtacttaaa tggtaataag 4501 cactgtaaac ttctgcaaca agcatgcagc tttgcaaacc cattaagggg aagaatgaaa 4561 gctgttcctt ggtcctagta agaagacaaa ctgcttccct tactttgctg agggtttgaa 4621 taaacctagg acttccgagc tatgtcagta ctattcaggt aacactaggg ccttggaaat 4681 tcctgtactg tgtctcatgg atttggcact agccaaagcg aggcaccctt actggcttac 4741 ctcctcatgg cagcctactc tccttgagtg tatgagtagc cagggtaagg ggtaaaagga 4801 tagtaagcat agaaaccact agaaagtggg cttaatggag ttcttgtggc ctcagctcaa 4861 tgcagttagc tgaagaattg aaaagttttt gtttggagac gtttataaac agaaatggaa 4921 agcagagttt tcattaaatc cttttacctt ttttttttct tggtaatccc ctaaaataac 4981 agtatgtggg atattgaatg ttaaagggat atttttttct attattttta taattgtaca 5041 aaattaagca aatgttaaaa gttttatatg ctttattaat gttttcaaaa ggtattatac 5101 atgtgataca ttttttaagc ttcagttgct tgtcttctgg tactttctgt tatgggcttt 5161 tggggagcca gaagccaatc tacaatctct ttttgtttgc caggacatgc aataaaattt 5221 aaaaaataaa taaaaactaa ttaagaaatt gaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 42 Human p63 Isoform 13 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001316893.1) 1 mkcweqrdwt aftkvgkpcf vetpahfswk esyyrstmsq stqtneflsp evfqhiwdfl 61 eqpicsvqpi dlnfvdepse dgatnkieis mdcirmqdsd lsdpmwpqyt nlgllnsmdq 121 qiqngsssts pyntdhaqns vtapspyaqp sstfdalsps paipsntdyp gphsfdvsfq 181 qsstaksatw tystelkkly cqiaktcpiq ikvmtpppqg avirampvyk kaehvtevvk 241 rcpnhelsre fnegqiapps hlirvegnsh aqyvedpitg rqsvlvpyep pqvgtefttv 301 lynfmcnssc vggmnrrpil iivtletrdg qvlgrrcfea ricacpgrdr kadedsirkq 361 qvsdstkngd gtkrpfrqnt hgiqmtsikk rrspddelly lpvrgretye mllkikesle 421 lmqylpqhti etyrqqqqqq hqhllqkqts iqspssygns spplnkmnsm nklpsvsqli 481 npqqrnaltp ttipdgmgan ipmmgthmpm agdmnglspt qalppplsmp stshctpppp 541 yptdcsivsf larlgcsscl dyfttqgltt iyqiehysmd dlaslkipeq frhaiwkgil 601 dhrqlhefss pshllrtpss astvsvgsse trgervidav rftlrqtisf pprdewndfn 661 fdmdarrnkq qrikeege SEQ ID NO: 43 Mouse p63 transcript variant 1 mRNA Sequence (NM_001127259.1; CDS: 526-2568) 1 aaaacattgt agccacagca gaactgacag gagctctcaa atcaagtcag aatacagata 61 caaggagatg ttattcagtt ggagcaaggg ggacatttat tagctcagtg acaagtcctg 121 gcttctgtga ttaaactctg atgccattca taccagcacc caatcccaag caagatcaga 181 agttcagaga tgcctacaaa ttgccaacaa gtgtggccac tctacgtcaa gggctctaaa 241 actgtggcag agaggaagaa cagctttaca gggggtgccc agctggtaag aattgacggt 301 ttatgatgct ctggttactt gaagactctc attggctgaa aggaagaaac gccccgcctc 361 tttgcaaatc tgagtaaagg ggggaagtgt ctaaacttct atgtctgatg gcatttgacc 421 ctattgcttt cagcctcctg gctacatacc tagatattct caggtgtata tgtatatttt 481 atagaattgc ttcccatctg ttggtatcaa agagagttga aggaaatgaa ttttgaaact 541 tcacggtgtg ccaccctaca gtactgcccc gacccttaca tccagcgttt catagaaacc 601 ccagctcatt tctcgtggaa agaaagttat tacagatctg ccatgtcgca gagcacccag 661 acaagcgagt tcctcagccc agaggtcttc cagcatatct gggattttct ggaacagcct 721 atatgctcag tacagcccat cgagttgaac tttgtggatg aaccttccga aaatggtgca 781 acaaacaaga ttgagattag catggattgt atccgcatgc aagactcaga cctcagtgac 841 cccatgtggc cacagtacac gaacctgggg ctcctgaaca gcatggacca gcagattcag 901 aacggctcct cgtccaccag cccctacaac acagaccacg cacagaatag cgtgacggcg 961 ccctcgccct atgcacagcc cagctccacc tttgatgccc tctctccatc ccctgccatt 1021 ccctccaaca cagattaccc gggcccacac agcttcgatg tgtccttcca gcagtcaagc 1081 actgccaagt cagccacctg gacgtattcc accgaactga agaagctgta ctgccagatt 1141 gcgaagacat gccccatcca gatcaaggtg atgaccccac ccccacaggg cgctgttatc 1201 cgtgccatgc ctgtctacaa gaaagctgag catgtcaccg aggttgtgaa acgatgccct 1261 aaccatgagc tgagccgtga gttcaatgag ggacagattg cccctcccag tcatctgatt 1321 cgagtagaag ggaacagcca tgcccagtat gtagaagatc ctatcacggg aaggcagagc 1381 gtgctggtcc cttatgagcc accacaggtt ggcactgaat tcacaacagt cctgtacaat 1441 ttcatgtgta acagcagctg cgtcggagga atgaacagac gtccaatttt aatcatcgtt 1501 actctggaaa ccagagatgg gcaagtcctg ggccgacggt gctttgaggc ccggatctgt 1561 gcttgcccag gaagagaccg gaaggcagat gaagacagca tcagaaagca gcaagtatcg 1621 gacagcgcaa agaacggcga tggtacgaag cgccctttcc gtcagaatac acacggaatc 1681 cagatgactt ccatcaagaa acggagatcc ccagatgatg agctgctgta cctaccagtg 1741 agaggtcgtg agacgtacga gatgttgctg aagatcaaag agtcactgga gctcatgcag 1801 tacctccctc agcacacgat cgaaacgtac aggcagcagc agcagcagca gcaccagcac 1861 ctacttcaga aacagacctc gatgcagtct cagtcttcat atggcaacag ttccccacct 1921 ctgaacaaaa tgaacagcat gaacaagctg ccttccgtga gccagcttat caacccacag 1981 cagcgcaatg ccctcactcc caccaccatg cctgagggca tgggagccaa cattcctatg 2041 atgggcactc acatgccaat ggctggagac atgaatggac tcagccctac ccaagctctc 2101 cctcctccac tctccatgcc ctccacctcc cactgcaccc caccaccgcc ctaccccaca 2161 gactgcagca ttgtcagttt cttagcaagg ttgggctgct catcatgcct ggactatttc 2221 acgacccagg ggctgaccac catctatcag attgagcatt actccatgga tgatttggca 2281 agtctgaaga tccctgaaca gttccgacat gccatctgga agggcatcct ggaccacagg 2341 cagctgcacg acttctcctc acctcctcat ctcctgagga ccccaagtgg tgcctctacc 2401 gtcagtgtgg gctccagtga gacccgtggt gaacgtgtga tcgatgccgt gcgctttacc 2461 ctccgccaga ccatctcttt tccaccccgt gacgagtgga atgatttcaa ctttgacatg 2521 gattctcgtc gcaacaagca gcagcgtatc aaagaggaag gagaatgagc gcccattgcg 2581 gggttcttcc tgtcttcttc cacctcccag cccctacagg gcacgcctgc ttgatcctca 2641 gagccttctc gttagctctt ctccttctcc ttctcagtct ggtttctaaa gggacggaga 2701 attaggaggc tgcctgttac ctaaagtctg acctgtcacc tgattctgat tctggcttta 2761 agccttcaat actcttgctt gcaagatgca ttgacattgc tagatagaag ttagcaaaga 2821 agcagtaggt ctctttaagc agtggagatc tctcattgac ttttataaag cattttcagc 2881 cttatagtct aagactatat atataaatat ataaatatcc gatatatatt ttgggtgtgg 2941 ggggtattga gtattgttta aatgtaattt aatggaaatt gagttgcact tatcatcctt 3001 ctttggaatt tgcttgtttc ggatggctga gctgtactcc tttctcaggg gtatcatgta 3061 tggtgacaga tatctagagt tgaatggtct atgtgagtaa caatgacgta taggacctct 3121 cctcatcctt tggatggtta ttgtttagca catcaaacct gtggatgcat ccagtgtgtt 3181 taccattgct tcctatgagg taaaactgta tatatgtaca cagttttctc tgtcagtata 3241 ttttatgtta ctggtgtcca ttccagttag gctggttcac tctgtggcta ttacaagcca 3301 cattttaggt ttgctttgtc acacactata agacagggca ttgtctcttg cttttgtttg 3361 agaatgagga atgcagttgt gttgtggttt gttttgtttt attttgtttt gttttctgga 3421 aactcttaaa tggttcaagt cagccattcc aaatatctga tgaaatttag cccaatatag 3481 cagtagctct ttgaaattta aggcccaaca ccctagtatt tattagaaaa ataaacattt 3541 gctgttgtta gaatagtctt aaaaataaat ttctctgcta gattgactaa gtaaaataga 3601 cattctctgc tgttgtgaga atttgggcca attagaatga atgaaattcg tctagttttc 3661 atggggagtt gtaatgtcta ttagaaagat tcaggaaaaa taagaatgat tcagaaatac 3721 tgaatttcca tgaaaaggaa aacagaaagc gattcatccc accaaactct gaattgaagt 3781 tccttttgaa gggtggagtg atgcttggga agtggacctt ttaaagactt tcctatctat 3841 gagacactgc atgcacaggc aagtttctct ctccccaagg gctaaaataa gaataatggc 3901 ttggaaaata caaacttcgt agtgtagttt tcacatagca tgagctgaac cactgttatc 3961 ttcctcttga tcatcaaagc ttcattgttt tagaaagcag aggtgaagac ccagttttcc 4021 gcctgacact ttccaagcta gtgtagacca agacctgtct acaaacccac gacaaacctt 4081 ttcacctgtt taatccatat ccagaaagac ttgtttcata ccttgggaaa gcatgcaaca 4141 gtattcccct tagatatttt ggaaacattt tgagacaagt atattttttt tcctgcctaa 4201 accaagtgtt gtttgtatgc taatgagctc tacaatcttc ccacacattt tgttaaatga 4261 ctttcattgc acatgagctc ccatttttta ttttaaagtg caaatgggct aataggcctt 4321 tgacgtgtaa tgtatgagtt ttgccagaaa atcatatctt gtgtatatgc gtgtgtgtga 4381 aattgcttac tatgctggtt ttgtttgtta tggctttctc tttgggatag ttgggttttc 4441 cagaaccaca gatgaaactt tttttgttgc tatttttata tttttgcaga aacaccgttt 4501 agtgagaatt caatgtcaaa tatgacatga taccttaatt gtaagaagaa ggtgggaagg 4561 gaaagttggt ttattaattt ttttaaattt tgtatgcaaa agcaaatgag tccttaattt 4621 caacattttg ttgtgtttaa ataatgataa gcatcattaa cttctgtaac aaactcacag 4681 ctttacaaat tcaatgggtg gagaagaaag ctgtgtctta gccatgttag gaagacaaat 4741 ggcttcctgt gtgttgtaag tatttgggct gtttcagcag tgttggtgtg gcacagggga 4801 ctctgtggca tttcagcact atttaggtgg cactagggac tctgaaattc ctgtactgta 4861 tctgatgatt ttggcattag ccataggtag gcacagtttg tctcctcaca ccagtgttta 4921 gtgtgtgaat agccagagct gtggggaaga acacagagaa cagacatctg ctggatgcct 4981 ctcagtggag aatgggattc cttcacttgg tggtgaagca gataggatag aaagcaggat 5041 tctctttgtt aatccagtta gcttttgttt tcttgatatc ccccctgaat acgttgagta 5101 tgagagatat gtgggttttt tttattttta taattgtaca aaattaagca aatatcaaat 5161 gttttatata ctttattaat gttttttttc aaaaggtact ttcttataga catgatactt 5221 ttttacagct tcagttgctt gtcttctggt atttttgtgt tatgggctat ggtgagccag 5281 aggcaaatct ataagccatt tttgtttgcc aggacatgca ataaaattta aaaataaatg 5341 aaaatacact gaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa SEQ ID NO: 44 Mouse p63 Isoform A Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120731.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfietpahfs wkesyyrsam sqstqtsefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pielnfvdep sengatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllnsm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdsakn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel 1ylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhllqkq tsmqsqssyg nsspplnkmn smnklpsvsq 481 linpqqrnal tpttmpegmg anipmmgthm pmagdmngls ptqalpppls mpstshctpp 541 ppyptdcsiv sflarlgcss cldyfttqgl ttiyqiehys mddlaslkip eqfrhaiwkg 601 ildhrqlhdf sspphllrtp sgastvsvgs setrgervid avrftlrqti sfpprdewnd 661 fnfdmdsrrn kqqrikeege SEQ ID NO: 45 Mouse p63 transcript variant 2 mRNA Sequence (NM_001127260.1; CDS: 526-2193) 1 aaaacattgt agccacagca gaactgacag gagctctcaa atcaagtcag aatacagata 61 caaggagatg ttattcagtt ggagcaaggg ggacatttat tagctcagtg acaagtcctg 121 gcttctgtga ttaaactctg atgccattca taccagcacc caatcccaag caagatcaga 181 agttcagaga tgcctacaaa ttgccaacaa gtgtggccac tctacgtcaa gggctctaaa 241 actgtggcag agaggaagaa cagctttaca gggggtgccc agctggtaag aattgacggt 301 ttatgatgct ctggttactt gaagactctc attggctgaa aggaagaaac gccccgcctc 361 tttgcaaatc tgagtaaagg ggggaagtgt ctaaacttct atgtctgatg gcatttgacc 421 ctattgcttt cagcctcctg gctacatacc tagatattct caggtgtata tgtatatttt 481 atagaattgc ttcccatctg ttggtatcaa agagagttga aggaaatgaa ttttgaaact 541 tcacggtgtg ccaccctaca gtactgcccc gacccttaca tccagcgttt catagaaacc 601 ccagctcatt tctcgtggaa agaaagttat tacagatctg ccatgtcgca gagcacccag 661 acaagcgagt tcctcagccc agaggtcttc cagcatatct gggattttct ggaacagcct 721 atatgctcag tacagcccat cgagttgaac tttgtggatg aaccttccga aaatggtgca 781 acaaacaaga ttgagattag catggattgt atccgcatgc aagactcaga cctcagtgac 841 cccatgtggc cacagtacac gaacctgggg ctcctgaaca gcatggacca gcagattcag 901 aacggctcct cgtccaccag cccctacaac acagaccacg cacagaatag cgtgacggcg 961 ccctcgccct atgcacagcc cagctccacc tttgatgccc tctctccatc ccctgccatt 1021 ccctccaaca cagattaccc gggcccacac agcttcgatg tgtccttcca gcagtcaagc 1081 actgccaagt cagccacctg gacgtattcc accgaactga agaagctgta ctgccagatt 1141 gcgaagacat gccccatcca gatcaaggtg atgaccccac ccccacaggg cgctgttatc 1201 cgtgccatgc ctgtctacaa gaaagctgag catgtcaccg aggttgtgaa acgatgccct 1261 aaccatgagc tgagccgtga gttcaatgag ggacagattg cccctcccag tcatctgatt 1321 cgagtagaag ggaacagcca tgcccagtat gtagaagatc ctatcacggg aaggcagagc 1381 gtgctggtcc cttatgagcc accacaggtt ggcactgaat tcacaacagt cctgtacaat 1441 ttcatgtgta acagcagctg cgtcggagga atgaacagac gtccaatttt aatcatcgtt 1501 actctggaaa ccagagatgg gcaagtcctg ggccgacggt gctttgaggc ccggatctgt 1561 gcttgcccag gaagagaccg gaaggcagat gaagacagca tcagaaagca gcaagtatcg 1621 gacagcgcaa agaacggcga tggtacgaag cgccctttcc gtcagaatac acacggaatc 1681 cagatgactt ccatcaagaa acggagatcc ccagatgatg agctgctgta cctaccagtg 1741 agaggtcgtg agacgtacga gatgttgctg aagatcaaag agtcactgga gctcatgcag 1801 tacctccctc agcacacgat cgaaacgtac aggcagcagc agcagcagca gcaccagcac 1861 ctacttcaga aacagacctc gatgcagtct cagtcttcat atggcaacag ttccccacct 1921 ctgaacaaaa tgaacagcat gaacaagctg ccttccgtga gccagcttat caacccacag 1981 cagcgcaatg ccctcactcc caccaccatg cctgagggca tgggagccaa cattcctatg 2041 atgggcactc acatgccaat ggctggagac atgaatggac tcagccctac ccaagctctc 2101 cctcctccac tctccatgcc ctccacctcc cactgcaccc caccaccgcc ctaccccaca 2161 gactgcagca ttgtcaggat ttggcaagtc tgaagatccc tgaacagttc cgacatgcca 2221 tctggaaggg catcctggac cacaggcagc tgcacgactt ctcctcacct cctcatctcc 2281 tgaggacccc aagtggtgcc tctaccgtca gtgtgggctc cagtgagacc cgtggtgaac 2341 gtgtgatcga tgccgtgcgc tttaccctcc gccagaccat ctcttttcca ccccgtgacg 2401 agtggaatga tttcaacttt gacatggatt ctcgtcgcaa caagcagcag cgtatcaaag 2461 aggaaggaga atgagcgccc attgcggggt tcttcctgtc ttcttccacc tcccagcccc 2521 tacagggcac gcctgcttga tcctcagagc cttctcgtta gctcttctcc ttctccttct 2581 cagtctggtt tctaaaggga cggagaatta ggaggctgcc tgttacctaa agtctgacct 2641 gtcacctgat tctgattctg gctttaagcc ttcaatactc ttgcttgcaa gatgcattga 2701 cattgctaga tagaagttag caaagaagca gtaggtctct ttaagcagtg gagatctctc 2761 attgactttt ataaagcatt ttcagcctta tagtctaaga ctatatatat aaatatataa 2821 atatccgata tatattttgg gtgtgggggg tattgagtat tgtttaaatg taatttaatg 2881 gaaattgagt tgcacttatc atccttcttt ggaatttgct tgtttcggat ggctgagctg 2941 tactcctttc tcaggggtat catgtatggt gacagatatc tagagttgaa tggtctatgt 3001 gagtaacaat gacgtatagg acctctcctc atcctttgga tggttattgt ttagcacatc 3061 aaacctgtgg atgcatccag tgtgtttacc attgcttcct atgaggtaaa actgtatata 3121 tgtacacagt tttctctgtc agtatatttt atgttactgg tgtccattcc agttaggctg 3181 gttcactctg tggctattac aagccacatt ttaggtttgc tttgtcacac actataagac 3241 agggcattgt ctcttgcttt tgtttgagaa tgaggaatgc agttgtgttg tggtttgttt 3301 tgttttattt tgttttgttt tctggaaact cttaaatggt tcaagtcagc cattccaaat 3361 atctgatgaa atttagccca atatagcagt agctctttga aatttaaggc ccaacaccct 3421 agtatttatt agaaaaataa acatttgctg ttgttagaat agtcttaaaa ataaatttct 3481 ctgctagatt gactaagtaa aatagacatt ctctgctgtt gtgagaattt gggccaatta 3541 gaatgaatga aattcgtcta gttttcatgg ggagttgtaa tgtctattag aaagattcag 3601 gaaaaataag aatgattcag aaatactgaa tttccatgaa aaggaaaaca gaaagcgatt 3661 catcccacca aactctgaat tgaagttcct tttgaagggt ggagtgatgc ttgggaagtg 3721 gaccttttaa agactttcct atctatgaga cactgcatgc acaggcaagt ttctctctcc 3781 ccaagggcta aaataagaat aatggcttgg aaaatacaaa cttcgtagtg tagttttcac 3841 atagcatgag ctgaaccact gttatcttcc tcttgatcat caaagcttca ttgttttaga 3901 aagcagaggt gaagacccag ttttccgcct gacactttcc aagctagtgt agaccaagac 3961 ctgtctacaa acccacgaca aaccttttca cctgtttaat ccatatccag aaagacttgt 4021 ttcatacctt gggaaagcat gcaacagtat tccccttaga tattttggaa acattttgag 4081 acaagtatat tttttttcct gcctaaacca agtgttgttt gtatgctaat gagctctaca 4141 atcttcccac acattttgtt aaatgacttt cattgcacat gagctcccat tttttatttt 4201 aaagtgcaaa tgggctaata ggcctttgac gtgtaatgta tgagttttgc cagaaaatca 4261 tatcttgtgt atatgcgtgt gtgtgaaatt gcttactatg ctggttttgt ttgttatggc 4321 tttctctttg ggatagttgg gttttccaga accacagatg aaactttttt tgttgctatt 4381 tttatatttt tgcagaaaca ccgtttagtg agaattcaat gtcaaatatg acatgatacc 4441 ttaattgtaa gaagaaggtg ggaagggaaa gttggtttat taattttttt aaattttgta 4501 tgcaaaagca aatgagtcct taatttcaac attttgttgt gtttaaataa tgataagcat 4561 cattaacttc tgtaacaaac tcacagcttt acaaattcaa tgggtggaga agaaagctgt 4621 gtcttagcca tgttaggaag acaaatggct tcctgtgtgt tgtaagtatt tgggctgttt 4681 cagcagtgtt ggtgtggcac aggggactct gtggcatttc agcactattt aggtggcact 4741 agggactctg aaattcctgt actgtatctg atgattttgg cattagccat aggtaggcac 4801 agtttgtctc ctcacaccag tgtttagtgt gtgaatagcc agagctgtgg ggaagaacac 4861 agagaacaga catctgctgg atgcctctca gtggagaatg ggattccttc acttggtggt 4921 gaagcagata ggatagaaag caggattctc tttgttaatc cagttagctt ttgttttctt 4981 gatatccccc ctgaatacgt tgagtatgag agatatgtgg gtttttttta tttttataat 5041 tgtacaaaat taagcaaata tcaaatgttt tatatacttt attaatgttt tttttcaaaa 5101 ggtactttct tatagacatg atactttttt acagcttcag ttgcttgtct tctggtattt 5161 ttgtgttatg ggctatggtg agccagaggc aaatctataa gccatttttg tttgccagga 5221 catgcaataa aatttaaaaa taaatgaaaa tacactgaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 5281 aaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 46 Mouse p63 Isoform B Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120732.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfietpahfs wkesyyrsam sqstqtsefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pielnfvdep sengatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllnsm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdsakn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel lylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhllqkq tsmqsqssyg nsspplnkmn smnklpsvsq 481 linpqqrnal tpttmpegmg anipmmgthm pmagdmngls ptqalpppls mpstshctpp 541 ppyptdcsiv riwqv SEQ ID NO: 47 Mouse p63 transcript variant 3 mRNA Sequence (NM_001127261.1; CDS: 526-1977) 1 aaaacattgt agccacagca gaactgacag gagctctcaa atcaagtcag aatacagata 61 caaggagatg ttattcagtt ggagcaaggg ggacatttat tagctcagtg acaagtcctg 121 gcttctgtga ttaaactctg atgccattca taccagcacc caatcccaag caagatcaga 181 agttcagaga tgcctacaaa ttgccaacaa gtgtggccac tctacgtcaa gggctctaaa 241 actgtggcag agaggaagaa cagctttaca gggggtgccc agctggtaag aattgacggt 301 ttatgatgct ctggttactt gaagactctc attggctgaa aggaagaaac gccccgcctc 361 tttgcaaatc tgagtaaagg ggggaagtgt ctaaacttct atgtctgatg gcatttgacc 421 ctattgcttt cagcctcctg gctacatacc tagatattct caggtgtata tgtatatttt 481 atagaattgc ttcccatctg ttggtatcaa agagagttga aggaaatgaa ttttgaaact 541 tcacggtgtg ccaccctaca gtactgcccc gacccttaca tccagcgttt catagaaacc 601 ccagctcatt tctcgtggaa agaaagttat tacagatctg ccatgtcgca gagcacccag 661 acaagcgagt tcctcagccc agaggtcttc cagcatatct gggattttct ggaacagcct 721 atatgctcag tacagcccat cgagttgaac tttgtggatg aaccttccga aaatggtgca 781 acaaacaaga ttgagattag catggattgt atccgcatgc aagactcaga cctcagtgac 841 cccatgtggc cacagtacac gaacctgggg ctcctgaaca gcatggacca gcagattcag 901 aacggctcct cgtccaccag cccctacaac acagaccacg cacagaatag cgtgacggcg 961 ccctcgccct atgcacagcc cagctccacc tttgatgccc tctctccatc ccctgccatt 1021 ccctccaaca cagattaccc gggcccacac agcttcgatg tgtccttcca gcagtcaagc 1081 actgccaagt cagccacctg gacgtattcc accgaactga agaagctgta ctgccagatt 1141 gcgaagacat gccccatcca gatcaaggtg atgaccccac ccccacaggg cgctgttatc 1201 cgtgccatgc ctgtctacaa gaaagctgag catgtcaccg aggttgtgaa acgatgccct 1261 aaccatgagc tgagccgtga gttcaatgag ggacagattg cccctcccag tcatctgatt 1321 cgagtagaag ggaacagcca tgcccagtat gtagaagatc ctatcacggg aaggcagagc 1381 gtgctggtcc cttatgagcc accacaggtt ggcactgaat tcacaacagt cctgtacaat 1441 ttcatgtgta acagcagctg cgtcggagga atgaacagac gtccaatttt aatcatcgtt 1501 actctggaaa ccagagatgg gcaagtcctg ggccgacggt gctttgaggc ccggatctgt 1561 gcttgcccag gaagagaccg gaaggcagat gaagacagca tcagaaagca gcaagtatcg 1621 gacagcgcaa agaacggcga tgctttccgt cagaatacac acggaatcca gatgacttcc 1681 atcaagaaac ggagatcccc agatgatgag ctgctgtacc taccagtgag aggtcgtgag 1741 acgtacgaga tgttgctgaa gatcaaagag tcactggagc tcatgcagta cctccctcag 1801 cacacgatcg aaacgtacag gcagcagcag cagcagcagc accagcacct acttcagaaa 1861 catctccttt cagcctgctt caggaatgag cttgtggagc cccggggaga agctccgaca 1921 cagtctgacg tcttctttag acattccaac cccccaaacc actccgtgta cccataggtc 1981 cccagctatg tgtttgagtt catgtgcttg ttgtgtttct gtgtgcgttt gtgtatatgc 2041 acatgcgtgt tagtgtttcc agccctcaca aacaggactt gaagacattt tggctcagag 2101 acccagctgc tcaaaggcac acatccacta gtgagagaat ctttgaaggg actcaaaatt 2161 ttacaaagca gagatgcttt ctgcacattt tgtatcttta gatcctgcct tggttggacg 2221 ggagccgcga ctgtgcttgt ctgtgagctt tctattgttt tcccaggagg gagggggaat 2281 ccattgggaa agaggcattg caaagtttat tggaaacctt ttctgttacc tcctgttgtg 2341 tttctaaaac tcataataaa gcttttgagc aggtctcaaa SEQ ID NO: 48 Mouse p63 Isoform C Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120733.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfietpahfs wkesyyrsam sqstqtsefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pielnfvdep sengatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllnsm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdsakn gdafrqnthg iqmtsikkrr spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm 421 qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkhllsa cfrnelvepr geaptqsdvf frhsnppnhs 481 vyp SEQ ID NO: 49 Mouse p63 transcript variant 6 mRNA Sequence (NM_001127262.1; CDS: 145-1530) 1 agagagagag agagagagag gcacctgaat tctgttatct tcttagaaga ttcgcagcgc 61 aaggctctca gagggggtgg gggggctggc aaaaccctgg aagcagaaaa gaggagagca 121 gccttgacca gtctcactgc taacatgttg tacctggaaa acaatgccca gactcaattt 181 agtgagccac agtacacgaa cctggggctc ctgaacagca tggaccagca gattcagaac 241 ggctcctcgt ccaccagccc ctacaacaca gaccacgcac agaatagcgt gacggcgccc 301 tcgccctatg cacagcccag ctccaccttt gatgccctct ctccatcccc tgccattccc 361 tccaacacag attacccggg cccacacagc ttcgatgtgt ccttccagca gtcaagcact 421 gccaagtcag ccacctggac gtattccacc gaactgaaga agctgtactg ccagattgcg 481 aagacatgcc ccatccagat caaggtgatg accccacccc cacagggcgc tgttatccgt 541 gccatgcctg tctacaagaa agctgagcat gtcaccgagg ttgtgaaacg atgccctaac 601 catgagctga gccgtgagtt caatgaggga cagattgccc ctcccagtca tctgattcga 661 gtagaaggga acagccatgc ccagtatgta gaagatccta tcacgggaag gcagagcgtg 721 ctggtccctt atgagccacc acaggttggc actgaattca caacagtcct gtacaatttc 781 atgtgtaaca gcagctgcgt cggaggaatg aacagacgtc caattttaat catcgttact 841 ctggaaacca gagatgggca agtcctgggc cgacggtgct ttgaggcccg gatctgtgct 901 tgcccaggaa gagaccggaa ggcagatgaa gacagcatca gaaagcagca agtatcggac 961 agcgcaaaga acggcgatgg tacgaagcgc cctttccgtc agaatacaca cggaatccag 1021 atgacttcca tcaagaaacg gagatcccca gatgatgagc tgctgtacct accagtgaga 1081 ggtcgtgaga cgtacgagat gttgctgaag atcaaagagt cactggagct catgcagtac 1141 ctccctcagc acacgatcga aacgtacagg cagcagcagc agcagcagca ccagcaccta 1201 cttcagaaac agacctcgat gcagtctcag tcttcatatg gcaacagttc cccacctctg 1261 aacaaaatga acagcatgaa caagctgcct tccgtgagcc agcttatcaa cccacagcag 1321 cgcaatgccc tcactcccac caccatgcct gagggcatgg gagccaacat tcctatgatg 1381 ggcactcaca tgccaatggc tggagacatg aatggactca gccctaccca agctctccct 1441 cctccactct ccatgccctc cacctcccac tgcaccccac caccgcccta ccccacagac 1501 tgcagcattg tcaggatttg gcaagtctga agatccctga acagttccga catgccatct 1561 ggaagggcat cctggaccac aggcagctgc acgacttctc ctcacctcct catctcctga 1621 ggaccccaag tggtgcctct accgtcagtg tgggctccag tgagacccgt ggtgaacgtg 1681 tgatcgatgc cgtgcgcttt accctccgcc agaccatctc ttttccaccc cgtgacgagt 1741 ggaatgattt caactttgac atggattctc gtcgcaacaa gcagcagcgt atcaaagagg 1801 aaggagaatg agcgcccatt gcggggttct tcctgtcttc ttccacctcc cagcccctac 1861 agggcacgcc tgcttgatcc tcagagcctt ctcgttagct cttctccttc tccttctcag 1921 tctggtttct aaagggacgg agaattagga ggctgcctgt tacctaaagt ctgacctgtc 1981 acctgattct gattctggct ttaagccttc aatactcttg cttgcaagat gcattgacat 2041 tgctagatag aagttagcaa agaagcagta ggtctcttta agcagtggag atctctcatt 2101 gacttttata aagcattttc agccttatag tctaagacta tatatataaa tatataaata 2161 tccgatatat attttgggtg tggggggtat tgagtattgt ttaaatgtaa tttaatggaa 2221 attgagttgc acttatcatc cttctttgga atttgcttgt ttcggatggc tgagctgtac 2281 tcctttctca ggggtatcat gtatggtgac agatatctag agttgaatgg tctatgtgag 2341 taacaatgac gtataggacc tctcctcatc ctttggatgg ttattgttta gcacatcaaa 2401 cctgtggatg catccagtgt gtttaccatt gcttcctatg aggtaaaact gtatatatgt 2461 acacagtttt ctctgtcagt atattttatg ttactggtgt ccattccagt taggctggtt 2521 cactctgtgg ctattacaag ccacatttta ggtttgcttt gtcacacact ataagacagg 2581 gcattgtctc ttgcttttgt ttgagaatga ggaatgcagt tgtgttgtgg tttgttttgt 2641 tttattttgt tttgttttct ggaaactctt aaatggttca agtcagccat tccaaatatc 2701 tgatgaaatt tagcccaata tagcagtagc tctttgaaat ttaaggccca acaccctagt 2761 atttattaga aaaataaaca tttgctgttg ttagaatagt cttaaaaata aatttctctg 2821 ctagattgac taagtaaaat agacattctc tgctgttgtg agaatttggg ccaattagaa 2881 tgaatgaaat tcgtctagtt ttcatgggga gttgtaatgt ctattagaaa gattcaggaa 2941 aaataagaat gattcagaaa tactgaattt ccatgaaaag gaaaacagaa agcgattcat 3001 cccaccaaac tctgaattga agttcctttt gaagggtgga gtgatgcttg ggaagtggac 3061 cttttaaaga ctttcctatc tatgagacac tgcatgcaca ggcaagtttc tctctcccca 3121 agggctaaaa taagaataat ggcttggaaa atacaaactt cgtagtgtag ttttcacata 3181 gcatgagctg aaccactgtt atcttcctct tgatcatcaa agcttcattg ttttagaaag 3241 cagaggtgaa gacccagttt tccgcctgac actttccaag ctagtgtaga ccaagacctg 3301 tctacaaacc cacgacaaac cttttcacct gtttaatcca tatccagaaa gacttgtttc 3361 ataccttggg aaagcatgca acagtattcc ccttagatat tttggaaaca ttttgagaca 3421 agtatatttt ttttcctgcc taaaccaagt gttgtttgta tgctaatgag ctctacaatc 3481 ttcccacaca ttttgttaaa tgactttcat tgcacatgag ctcccatttt ttattttaaa 3541 gtgcaaatgg gctaataggc ctttgacgtg taatgtatga gttttgccag aaaatcatat 3601 cttgtgtata tgcgtgtgtg tgaaattgct tactatgctg gttttgtttg ttatggcttt 3661 ctctttggga tagttgggtt ttccagaacc acagatgaaa ctttttttgt tgctattttt 3721 atatttttgc agaaacaccg tttagtgaga attcaatgtc aaatatgaca tgatacctta 3781 attgtaagaa gaaggtggga agggaaagtt ggtttattaa tttttttaaa ttttgtatgc 3841 aaaagcaaat gagtccttaa tttcaacatt ttgttgtgtt taaataatga taagcatcat 3901 taacttctgt aacaaactca cagctttaca aattcaatgg gtggagaaga aagctgtgtc 3961 ttagccatgt taggaagaca aatggcttcc tgtgtgttgt aagtatttgg gctgtttcag 4021 cagtgttggt gtggcacagg ggactctgtg gcatttcagc actatttagg tggcactagg 4081 gactctgaaa ttcctgtact gtatctgatg attttggcat tagccatagg taggcacagt 4141 ttgtctcctc acaccagtgt ttagtgtgtg aatagccaga gctgtgggga agaacacaga 4201 gaacagacat ctgctggatg cctctcagtg gagaatggga ttccttcact tggtggtgaa 4261 gcagatagga tagaaagcag gattctcttt gttaatccag ttagcttttg ttttcttgat 4321 atcccccctg aatacgttga gtatgagaga tatgtgggtt ttttttattt ttataattgt 4381 acaaaattaa gcaaatatca aatgttttat atactttatt aatgtttttt ttcaaaaggt 4441 actttcttat agacatgata cttttttaca gcttcagttg cttgtcttct ggtatttttg 4501 tgttatgggc tatggtgagc cagaggcaaa tctataagcc atttttgttt gccaggacat 4561 gcaataaaat ttaaaaataa atgaaaatac actgaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 4621 aaaaa SEQ ID NO: 50 Mouse p63 Isoform F Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120734.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdsakngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkqtsmq 361 sqssygnssp plnkmnsmnk lpsysqlinp qqrnaltptt mpegmganip mmgthmpmag 421 dmnglsptqa lppplsmpst shctppppyp tdcsivriwq v SEQ ID NO: 51 Mouse p63 transcript variant 7 mRNA Sequence (NM_001127263.1; CDS: 145-1326) 1 agagagagag agagagagag gcacctgaat tctgttatct tcttagaaga ttcgcagcgc 61 aaggctctca gagggggtgg gggggctggc aaaaccctgg aagcagaaaa gaggagagca 121 gccttgacca gtctcactgc taacatgttg tacctggaaa acaatgccca gactcaattt 181 agtgagccac agtacacgaa cctggggctc ctgaacagca tggaccagca gattcagaac 241 ggctcctcgt ccaccagccc ctacaacaca gaccacgcac agaatagcgt gacggcgccc 301 tcgccctatg cacagcccag ctccaccttt gatgccctct ctccatcccc tgccattccc 361 tccaacacag attacccggg cccacacagc ttcgatgtgt ccttccagca gtcaagcact 421 gccaagtcag ccacctggac gtattccacc gaactgaaga agctgtactg ccagattgcg 481 aagacatgcc ccatccagat caaggtgatg accccacccc cacagggcgc tgttatccgt 541 gccatgcctg tctacaagaa agctgagcat gtcaccgagg ttgtgaaacg atgccctaac 601 catgagctga gccgtgagtt caatgaggga cagattgccc ctcccagtca tctgattcga 661 gtagaaggga acagccatgc ccagtatgta gaagatccta tcacgggaag gcagagcgtg 721 ctggtccctt atgagccacc acaggttggc actgaattca caacagtcct gtacaatttc 781 atgtgtaaca gcagctgcgt cggaggaatg aacagacgtc caattttaat catcgttact 841 ctggaaacca gagatgggca agtcctgggc cgacggtgct ttgaggcccg gatctgtgct 901 tgcccaggaa gagaccggaa ggcagatgaa gacagcatca gaaagcagca agtatcggac 961 agcgcaaaga acggcgatgg tacgaagcgc cctttccgtc agaatacaca cggaatccag 1021 atgacttcca tcaagaaacg gagatcccca gatgatgagc tgctgtacct accagtgaga 1081 ggtcgtgaga cgtacgagat gttgctgaag atcaaagagt cactggagct catgcagtac 1141 ctccctcagc acacgatcga aacgtacagg cagcagcagc agcagcagca ccagcaccta 1201 cttcagaaac atctcctttc agcctgcttc aggaatgagc ttgtggagcc ccggggagaa 1261 gctccgacac agtctgacgt cttctttaga cattccaacc ccccaaacca ctccgtgtac 1321 ccataggtcc ccagctatgt gtttgagttc atgtgcttgt tgtgtttctg tgtgcgtttg 1381 tgtatatgca catgcgtgtt agtgtttcca gccctcacaa acaggacttg aagacatttt 1441 ggctcagaga cccagctgct caaaggcaca catccactag tgagagaatc tttgaaggga 1501 ctcaaaattt tacaaagcag agatgctttc tgcacatttt gtatctttag atcctgcctt 1561 ggttggacgg gagccgcgac tgtgcttgtc tgtgagcttt ctattgtttt cccaggaggg 1621 agggggaatc cattgggaaa gaggcattgc aaagtttatt ggaaaccttt tctgttacct 1681 cctgttgtgt ttctaaaact cataataaag cttttgagca ggtctcaaa SEQ ID NO: 52 Mouse p63 Isoform G Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120735.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdsakngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkhllsa 361 cfrnelvepr geaptqsdvf frhsnppnhs vyp SEQ ID NO: 53 Mouse p63 transcript variant 5 mRNA Sequence (NM_001127264.1; CDS: 145-1893) 1 agagagagag agagagagag gcacctgaat tctgttatct tcttagaaga ttcgcagcgc 61 aaggctctca gagggggtgg gggggctggc aaaaccctgg aagcagaaaa gaggagagca 121 gccttgacca gtctcactgc taacatgttg tacctggaaa acaatgccca gactcaattt 181 agtgagccac agtacacgaa cctggggctc ctgaacagca tggaccagca gattcagaac 241 ggctcctcgt ccaccagccc ctacaacaca gaccacgcac agaatagcgt gacggcgccc 301 tcgccctatg cacagcccag ctccaccttt gatgccctct ctccatcccc tgccattccc 361 tccaacacag attacccggg cccacacagc ttcgatgtgt ccttccagca gtcaagcact 421 gccaagtcag ccacctggac gtattccacc gaactgaaga agctgtactg ccagattgcg 481 aagacatgcc ccatccagat caaggtgatg accccacccc cacagggcgc tgttatccgt 541 gccatgcctg tctacaagaa agctgagcat gtcaccgagg ttgtgaaacg atgccctaac 601 catgagctga gccgtgagtt caatgaggga cagattgccc ctcccagtca tctgattcga 661 gtagaaggga acagccatgc ccagtatgta gaagatccta tcacgggaag gcagagcgtg 721 ctggtccctt atgagccacc acaggttggc actgaattca caacagtcct gtacaatttc 781 atgtgtaaca gcagctgcgt cggaggaatg aacagacgtc caattttaat catcgttact 841 ctggaaacca gagatgggca agtcctgggc cgacggtgct ttgaggcccg gatctgtgct 901 tgcccaggaa gagaccggaa ggcagatgaa gacagcatca gaaagcagca agtatcggac 961 agcgcaaaga acggcgatgc tttccgtcag aatacacacg gaatccagat gacttccatc 1021 aagaaacgga gatccccaga tgatgagctg ctgtacctac cagtgagagg tcgtgagacg 1081 tacgagatgt tgctgaagat caaagagtca ctggagctca tgcagtacct ccctcagcac 1141 acgatcgaaa cgtacaggca gcagcagcag cagcagcacc agcacctact tcagaaacag 1201 acctcgatgc agtctcagtc ttcatatggc aacagttccc cacctctgaa caaaatgaac 1261 agcatgaaca agctgccttc cgtgagccag cttatcaacc cacagcagcg caatgccctc 1321 actcccacca ccatgcctga gggcatggga gccaacattc ctatgatggg cactcacatg 1381 ccaatggctg gagacatgaa tggactcagc cctacccaag ctctccctcc tccactctcc 1441 atgccctcca cctcccactg caccccacca ccgccctacc ccacagactg cagcattgtc 1501 agtttcttag caaggttggg ctgctcatca tgcctggact atttcacgac ccaggggctg 1561 accaccatct atcagattga gcattactcc atggatgatt tggcaagtct gaagatccct 1621 gaacagttcc gacatgccat ctggaagggc atcctggacc acaggcagct gcacgacttc 1681 tcctcacctc ctcatctcct gaggacccca agtggtgcct ctaccgtcag tgtgggctcc 1741 agtgagaccc gtggtgaacg tgtgatcgat gccgtgcgct ttaccctccg ccagaccatc 1801 tcttttccac cccgtgacga gtggaatgat ttcaactttg acatggattc tcgtcgcaac 1861 aagcagcagc gtatcaaaga ggaaggagaa tgagcgccca ttgcggggtt cttcctgtct 1921 tcttccacct cccagcccct acagggcacg cctgcttgat cctcagagcc ttctcgttag 1981 ctcttctcct tctccttctc agtctggttt ctaaagggac ggagaattag gaggctgcct 2041 gttacctaaa gtctgacctg tcacctgatt ctgattctgg ctttaagcct tcaatactct 2101 tgcttgcaag atgcattgac attgctagat agaagttagc aaagaagcag taggtctctt 2161 taagcagtgg agatctctca ttgactttta taaagcattt tcagccttat agtctaagac 2221 tatatatata aatatataaa tatccgatat atattttggg tgtggggggt attgagtatt 2281 gtttaaatgt aatttaatgg aaattgagtt gcacttatca tccttctttg gaatttgctt 2341 gtttcggatg gctgagctgt actcctttct caggggtatc atgtatggtg acagatatct 2401 agagttgaat ggtctatgtg agtaacaatg acgtatagga cctctcctca tcctttggat 2461 ggttattgtt tagcacatca aacctgtgga tgcatccagt gtgtttacca ttgcttccta 2521 tgaggtaaaa ctgtatatat gtacacagtt ttctctgtca gtatatttta tgttactggt 2581 gtccattcca gttaggctgg ttcactctgt ggctattaca agccacattt taggtttgct 2641 ttgtcacaca ctataagaca gggcattgtc tcttgctttt gtttgagaat gaggaatgca 2701 gttgtgttgt ggtttgtttt gttttatttt gttttgtttt ctggaaactc ttaaatggtt 2761 caagtcagcc attccaaata tctgatgaaa tttagcccaa tatagcagta gctctttgaa 2821 atttaaggcc caacacccta gtatttatta gaaaaataaa catttgctgt tgttagaata 2881 gtcttaaaaa taaatttctc tgctagattg actaagtaaa atagacattc tctgctgttg 2941 tgagaatttg ggccaattag aatgaatgaa attcgtctag ttttcatggg gagttgtaat 3001 gtctattaga aagattcagg aaaaataaga atgattcaga aatactgaat ttccatgaaa 3061 aggaaaacag aaagcgattc atcccaccaa actctgaatt gaagttcctt ttgaagggtg 3121 gagtgatgct tgggaagtgg accttttaaa gactttccta tctatgagac actgcatgca 3181 caggcaagtt tctctctccc caagggctaa aataagaata atggcttgga aaatacaaac 3241 ttcgtagtgt agttttcaca tagcatgagc tgaaccactg ttatcttcct cttgatcatc 3301 aaagcttcat tgttttagaa agcagaggtg aagacccagt tttccgcctg acactttcca 3361 agctagtgta gaccaagacc tgtctacaaa cccacgacaa accttttcac ctgtttaatc 3421 catatccaga aagacttgtt tcataccttg ggaaagcatg caacagtatt ccccttagat 3481 attttggaaa cattttgaga caagtatatt ttttttcctg cctaaaccaa gtgttgtttg 3541 tatgctaatg agctctacaa tcttcccaca cattttgtta aatgactttc attgcacatg 3601 agctcccatt ttttatttta aagtgcaaat gggctaatag gcctttgacg tgtaatgtat 3661 gagttttgcc agaaaatcat atcttgtgta tatgcgtgtg tgtgaaattg cttactatgc 3721 tggttttgtt tgttatggct ttctctttgg gatagttggg ttttccagaa ccacagatga 3781 aacttttttt gttgctattt ttatattttt gcagaaacac cgtttagtga gaattcaatg 3841 tcaaatatga catgatacct taattgtaag aagaaggtgg gaagggaaag ttggtttatt 3901 aattttttta aattttgtat gcaaaagcaa atgagtcctt aatttcaaca ttttgttgtg 3961 tttaaataat gataagcatc attaacttct gtaacaaact cacagcttta caaattcaat 4021 gggtggagaa gaaagctgtg tcttagccat gttaggaaga caaatggctt cctgtgtgtt 4081 gtaagtattt gggctgtttc agcagtgttg gtgtggcaca ggggactctg tggcatttca 4141 gcactattta ggtggcacta gggactctga aattcctgta ctgtatctga tgattttggc 4201 attagccata ggtaggcaca gtttgtctcc tcacaccagt gtttagtgtg tgaatagcca 4261 gagctgtggg gaagaacaca gagaacagac atctgctgga tgcctctcag tggagaatgg 4321 gattccttca cttggtggtg aagcagatag gatagaaagc aggattctct ttgttaatcc 4381 agttagcttt tgttttcttg atatcccccc tgaatacgtt gagtatgaga gatatgtggg 4441 ttttttttat ttttataatt gtacaaaatt aagcaaatat caaatgtttt atatacttta 4501 ttaatgtttt ttttcaaaag gtactttctt atagacatga tactttttta cagcttcagt 4561 tgcttgtctt ctggtatttt tgtgttatgg gctatggtga gccagaggca aatctataag 4621 ccatttttgt ttgccaggac atgcaataaa atttaaaaat aaatgaaaat acactgaaaa 4681 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 54 Mouse p63 Isoform E Sequence (NP_001120736.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdsakngdaf rqnthgiqmt sikkrrspdd 301 ellylpvrgr etyemllkik eslelmqylp qhtietyrqq qqqqhqhllq kqtsmqsqss 361 ygnsspplnk mnsmnklpsv sqlinpqqrn altpttmpeg mganipmmgt hmpmagdmng 421 lsptqalppp lsmpstshct ppppyptdcs ivsflarlgc sscldyfttq glttiyqieh 481 ysmddlaslk ipeqfrhaiw kgildhrqlh dfsspphllr tpsgastvsv gssetrgerv 541 idavrftlrq tisfpprdew ndfnfdmdsr rnkqqrikee ge SEQ ID NO: 55 Mouse p63 transcript variant 8 mRNA Sequence (NM_001127265.1; CDS: 145-1314) 1 agagagagag agagagagag gcacctgaat tctgttatct tcttagaaga ttcgcagcgc 61 aaggctctca gagggggtgg gggggctggc aaaaccctgg aagcagaaaa gaggagagca 121 gccttgacca gtctcactgc taacatgttg tacctggaaa acaatgccca gactcaattt 181 agtgagccac agtacacgaa cctggggctc ctgaacagca tggaccagca gattcagaac 241 ggctcctcgt ccaccagccc ctacaacaca gaccacgcac agaatagcgt gacggcgccc 301 tcgccctatg cacagcccag ctccaccttt gatgccctct ctccatcccc tgccattccc 361 tccaacacag attacccggg cccacacagc ttcgatgtgt ccttccagca gtcaagcact 421 gccaagtcag ccacctggac gtattccacc gaactgaaga agctgtactg ccagattgcg 481 aagacatgcc ccatccagat caaggtgatg accccacccc cacagggcgc tgttatccgt 541 gccatgcctg tctacaagaa agctgagcat gtcaccgagg ttgtgaaacg atgccctaac 601 catgagctga gccgtgagtt caatgaggga cagattgccc ctcccagtca tctgattcga 661 gtagaaggga acagccatgc ccagtatgta gaagatccta tcacgggaag gcagagcgtg 721 ctggtccctt atgagccacc acaggttggc actgaattca caacagtcct gtacaatttc 781 atgtgtaaca gcagctgcgt cggaggaatg aacagacgtc caattttaat catcgttact 841 ctggaaacca gagatgggca agtcctgggc cgacggtgct ttgaggcccg gatctgtgct 901 tgcccaggaa gagaccggaa ggcagatgaa gacagcatca gaaagcagca agtatcggac 961 agcgcaaaga acggcgatgc tttccgtcag aatacacacg gaatccagat gacttccatc 1021 aagaaacgga gatccccaga tgatgagctg ctgtacctac cagtgagagg tcgtgagacg 1081 tacgagatgt tgctgaagat caaagagtca ctggagctca tgcagtacct ccctcagcac 1141 acgatcgaaa cgtacaggca gcagcagcag cagcagcacc agcacctact tcagaaacat 1201 ctcctttcag cctgcttcag gaatgagctt gtggagcccc ggggagaagc tccgacacag 1261 tctgacgtct tctttagaca ttccaacccc ccaaaccact ccgtgtaccc ataggtcccc 1321 agctatgtgt ttgagttcat gtgcttgttg tgtttctgtg tgcgtttgtg tatatgcaca 1381 tgcgtgttag tgtttccagc cctcacaaac aggacttgaa gacattttgg ctcagagacc 1441 cagctgctca aaggcacaca tccactagtg agagaatctt tgaagggact caaaatttta 1501 caaagcagag atgctttctg cacattttgt atctttagat cctgccttgg ttggacggga 1561 gccgcgactg tgcttgtctg tgagctttct attgttttcc caggagggag ggggaatcca 1621 ttgggaaaga ggcattgcaa agtttattgg aaaccttttc tgttacctcc tgttgtgttt 1681 ctaaaactca taataaagct tttgagcagg tctcaaa SEQ ID NO: 56 Mouse p63 Isoform H Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120737.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdsakngdaf rqnthgiqmt sikkrrspdd 301 ellylpvrgr etyemllkik eslelmqylp qhtietyrqq qqqqhqhllq khllsacfrn 361 elveprgeap tqsdvffrhs nppnhsvyp SEQ ID NO: 57 Mouse p63 transcript variant 4 mRNA Sequence (NM_011641.2; CDS: 145-1905) 1 agagagagag agagagagag gcacctgaat tctgttatct tcttagaaga ttcgcagcgc 61 aaggctctca gagggggtgg gggggctggc aaaaccctgg aagcagaaaa gaggagagca 121 gccttgacca gtctcactgc taacatgttg tacctggaaa acaatgccca gactcaattt 181 agtgagccac agtacacgaa cctggggctc ctgaacagca tggaccagca gattcagaac 241 ggctcctcgt ccaccagccc ctacaacaca gaccacgcac agaatagcgt gacggcgccc 301 tcgccctatg cacagcccag ctccaccttt gatgccctct ctccatcccc tgccattccc 361 tccaacacag attacccggg cccacacagc ttcgatgtgt ccttccagca gtcaagcact 421 gccaagtcag ccacctggac gtattccacc gaactgaaga agctgtactg ccagattgcg 481 aagacatgcc ccatccagat caaggtgatg accccacccc cacagggcgc tgttatccgt 541 gccatgcctg tctacaagaa agctgagcat gtcaccgagg ttgtgaaacg atgccctaac 601 catgagctga gccgtgagtt caatgaggga cagattgccc ctcccagtca tctgattcga 661 gtagaaggga acagccatgc ccagtatgta gaagatccta tcacgggaag gcagagcgtg 721 ctggtccctt atgagccacc acaggttggc actgaattca caacagtcct gtacaatttc 781 atgtgtaaca gcagctgcgt cggaggaatg aacagacgtc caattttaat catcgttact 841 ctggaaacca gagatgggca agtcctgggc cgacggtgct ttgaggcccg gatctgtgct 901 tgcccaggaa gagaccggaa ggcagatgaa gacagcatca gaaagcagca agtatcggac 961 agcgcaaaga acggcgatgg tacgaagcgc cctttccgtc agaatacaca cggaatccag 1021 atgacttcca tcaagaaacg gagatcccca gatgatgagc tgctgtacct accagtgaga 1081 ggtcgtgaga cgtacgagat gttgctgaag atcaaagagt cactggagct catgcagtac 1141 ctccctcagc acacgatcga aacgtacagg cagcagcagc agcagcagca ccagcaccta 1201 cttcagaaac agacctcgat gcagtctcag tcttcatatg gcaacagttc cccacctctg 1261 aacaaaatga acagcatgaa caagctgcct tccgtgagcc agcttatcaa cccacagcag 1321 cgcaatgccc tcactcccac caccatgcct gagggcatgg gagccaacat tcctatgatg 1381 ggcactcaca tgccaatggc tggagacatg aatggactca gccctaccca agctctccct 1441 cctccactct ccatgccctc cacctcccac tgcaccccac caccgcccta ccccacagac 1501 tgcagcattg tcagtttctt agcaaggttg ggctgctcat catgcctgga ctatttcacg 1561 acccaggggc tgaccaccat ctatcagatt gagcattact ccatggatga tttggcaagt 1621 ctgaagatcc ctgaacagtt ccgacatgcc atctggaagg gcatcctgga ccacaggcag 1681 ctgcacgact tctcctcacc tcctcatctc ctgaggaccc caagtggtgc ctctaccgtc 1741 agtgtgggct ccagtgagac ccgtggtgaa cgtgtgatcg atgccgtgcg ctttaccctc 1801 cgccagacca tctcttttcc accccgtgac gagtggaatg atttcaactt tgacatggat 1861 tctcgtcgca acaagcagca gcgtatcaaa gaggaaggag aatgagcgcc cattgcgggg 1921 ttcttcctgt cttcttccac ctcccagccc ctacagggca cgcctgcttg atcctcagag 1981 ccttctcgtt agctcttctc cttctccttc tcagtctggt ttctaaaggg acggagaatt 2041 aggaggctgc ctgttaccta aagtctgacc tgtcacctga ttctgattct ggctttaagc 2101 cttcaatact cttgcttgca agatgcattg acattgctag atagaagtta gcaaagaagc 2161 agtaggtctc tttaagcagt ggagatctct cattgacttt tataaagcat tttcagcctt 2221 atagtctaag actatatata taaatatata aatatccgat atatattttg ggtgtggggg 2281 gtattgagta ttgtttaaat gtaatttaat ggaaattgag ttgcacttat catccttctt 2341 tggaatttgc ttgtttcgga tggctgagct gtactccttt ctcaggggta tcatgtatgg 2401 tgacagatat ctagagttga atggtctatg tgagtaacaa tgacgtatag gacctctcct 2461 catcctttgg atggttattg tttagcacat caaacctgtg gatgcatcca gtgtgtttac 2521 cattgcttcc tatgaggtaa aactgtatat atgtacacag ttttctctgt cagtatattt 2581 tatgttactg gtgtccattc cagttaggct ggttcactct gtggctatta caagccacat 2641 tttaggtttg ctttgtcaca cactataaga cagggcattg tctcttgctt ttgtttgaga 2701 atgaggaatg cagttgtgtt gtggtttgtt ttgttttatt ttgttttgtt ttctggaaac 2761 tcttaaatgg ttcaagtcag ccattccaaa tatctgatga aatttagccc aatatagcag 2821 tagctctttg aaatttaagg cccaacaccc tagtatttat tagaaaaata aacatttgct 2881 gttgttagaa tagtcttaaa aataaatttc tctgctagat tgactaagta aaatagacat 2941 tctctgctgt tgtgagaatt tgggccaatt agaatgaatg aaattcgtct agttttcatg 3001 gggagttgta atgtctatta gaaagattca ggaaaaataa gaatgattca gaaatactga 3061 atttccatga aaaggaaaac agaaagcgat tcatcccacc aaactctgaa ttgaagttcc 3121 ttttgaaggg tggagtgatg cttgggaagt ggacctttta aagactttcc tatctatgag 3181 acactgcatg cacaggcaag tttctctctc cccaagggct aaaataagaa taatggcttg 3241 gaaaatacaa acttcgtagt gtagttttca catagcatga gctgaaccac tgttatcttc 3301 ctcttgatca tcaaagcttc attgttttag aaagcagagg tgaagaccca gttttccgcc 3361 tgacactttc caagctagtg tagaccaaga cctgtctaca aacccacgac aaaccttttc 3421 acctgtttaa tccatatcca gaaagacttg tttcatacct tgggaaagca tgcaacagta 3481 ttccccttag atattttgga aacattttga gacaagtata ttttttttcc tgcctaaacc 3541 aagtgttgtt tgtatgctaa tgagctctac aatcttccca cacattttgt taaatgactt 3601 tcattgcaca tgagctccca ttttttattt taaagtgcaa atgggctaat aggcctttga 3661 cgtgtaatgt atgagttttg ccagaaaatc atatcttgtg tatatgcgtg tgtgtgaaat 3721 tgcttactat gctggttttg tttgttatgg ctttctcttt gggatagttg ggttttccag 3781 aaccacagat gaaacttttt ttgttgctat ttttatattt ttgcagaaac accgtttagt 3841 gagaattcaa tgtcaaatat gacatgatac cttaattgta agaagaaggt gggaagggaa 3901 agttggttta ttaatttttt taaattttgt atgcaaaagc aaatgagtcc ttaatttcaa 3961 cattttgttg tgtttaaata atgataagca tcattaactt ctgtaacaaa ctcacagctt 4021 tacaaattca atgggtggag aagaaagctg tgtcttagcc atgttaggaa gacaaatggc 4081 ttcctgtgtg ttgtaagtat ttgggctgtt tcagcagtgt tggtgtggca caggggactc 4141 tgtggcattt cagcactatt taggtggcac tagggactct gaaattcctg tactgtatct 4201 gatgattttg gcattagcca taggtaggca cagtttgtct cctcacacca gtgtttagtg 4261 tgtgaatagc cagagctgtg gggaagaaca cagagaacag acatctgctg gatgcctctc 4321 agtggagaat gggattcctt cacttggtgg tgaagcagat aggatagaaa gcaggattct 4381 ctttgttaat ccagttagct tttgttttct tgatatcccc cctgaatacg ttgagtatga 4441 gagatatgtg ggtttttttt atttttataa ttgtacaaaa ttaagcaaat atcaaatgtt 4501 ttatatactt tattaatgtt ttttttcaaa aggtactttc ttatagacat gatacttttt 4561 tacagcttca gttgcttgtc ttctggtatt tttgtgttat gggctatggt gagccagagg 4621 caaatctata agccattttt gtttgccagg acatgcaata aaatttaaaa ataaatgaaa 4681 atacactgaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 58 Mouse p63 Isoform D Amino Acid Sequence (NP_035771.1) 1 mlylennaqt qfsepqytnl gllnsmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdsakngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkqtsmq 361 sqssygnssp plnkmnsmnk lpsysqlinp qqrnaltptt mpegmganip mmgthmpmag 421 dmnglsptqa lppplsmpst shctppppyp tdcsivsfla rlgcsscldy fttqglttiy 481 qiehysmddl aslkipeqfr haiwkgildh rqlhdfsspp hllrtpsgas tvsvgssetr 541 gervidavrf tlrqtisfpp rdewndfnfd mdsrrnkqqr ikeege SEQ ID NO: 59 Rat p63 transcript variant 1 Sequence (NM_019221.3; CDS: 148- 2190) 1 ggggggaagt gtctaaactt ctatgtctga tggcatttga ccctattgct ttcagcctcc 61 tggctatata cctagatatt ctcaggtgta tatgtatatt ttatagaatt gttccccatc 121 tgttggtatc aaagagagtt gaaggaaatg aattttgaaa cttcacggtg tgctacccta 181 cagtactgcc ctgaccctta catccagcgt ttcatagaaa ccccatctca tttctcctgg 241 aaagaaagtt attaccggtc cgccatgtcg cagagcaccc agacaagtga gttcctcagc 301 ccagaggtgt tccagcatat ctgggatttt ctggaacagc ctatatgctc agtacagccc 361 atcgacttga actttgtgga cgaaccatca gaaaatggtg caacaaacaa gattgagatt 421 agcatggatt gtatccgcat gcaagactca gacctcagtg accccatgtg gccacagtac 481 acgaacctgg ggctcctgaa cggcatggac cagcagattc agaacggctc ctcatctacc 541 agcccctata acacagacca tgcacagaac agcgtgacgg caccctcgcc ctatgcacag 601 cccagctcaa ccttcgatgc cctttctcca tcccctgcca ttccctccaa cacagattac 661 ccaggcccac acagcttcga tgtgtccttc cagcagtcaa gcaccgccaa gtcagctacc 721 tggacgtatt ccaccgaact gaagaaactc tactgccaga ttgcaaagac ctgccccatc 781 cagatcaagg tgatgacccc acccccacag ggcgccgtca ttcgtgccat gcctgtctac 841 aagaaagccg agcatgtcac cgaggttgtg aaacgatgtc ctaaccacga gctgagccgc 901 gagttcaatg agggacagat tgcccctccc agtcatctga ttcgagtaga agggaacagc 961 catgcccagt atgtagaaga tcctatcaca ggaaggcaga gcgtgctggt cccttatgag 1021 ccaccacagg ttggcactga attcacaaca gtcctgtaca atttcatgtg caacagcagc 1081 tgtgtcggag gaatgaaccg ccgtccaatt ttaatcatcg ttactctgga aaccagagat 1141 gggcaagtcc tgggccgacg ttgctttgag gcccggatct gcgcttgccc aggaagagac 1201 cggaaggccg atgaagacag catcagaaag cagcaagtat cagacagcgc aaagaacggc 1261 gatggtacga agcgcccttt ccgtcagaat acccacggaa tccagatgac ttccatcaag 1321 aaacggagat ccccagatga tgagctgctg tacctaccag tgagaggccg tgagacttat 1381 gaaatgctgc tcaagatcaa ggagtcgctc gagctcatgc agtatctccc tcagcacacg 1441 atcgagacgt acaggcagca gcagcagcag cagcaccaac acctacttca gaaacagacc 1501 tcgatgcagt ctcagtcttc atacggtaac agctcaccac ctctgaacaa aatgaacagc 1561 atgaacaagc tgccgtctgt gagccagctt atcaacccac agcagcgcaa cgccctgact 1621 cccaccacca tgcctgaggg catgggagcc aacattccta tgatgggcac tcacatgcca 1681 atggctggag acatgaatgg actcagcccc acccaagctc ttcctcctcc actctccatg 1741 ccctccacct cccactgcac ccccccacct ccgtacccaa cagactgcag cattgtcagt 1801 ttcttagcaa ggttgggctg ttcatcatgt ctggactatt tcacgaccca ggggctgacc 1861 accatctatc agattgagca ttactccatg gatgatttgg caagtctgaa gatccctgag 1921 cagttccgac atgccatctg gaaggggatc ctggaccaca ggcagctgca tgacttctcc 1981 tcacctccgc atctcctgag aacccccagt ggtgcctcta cagtcagtgt gggctccagt 2041 gagacccgtg gagaacgtgt gattgatgcc gtgcgcttta ctctccgcca gaccatctct 2101 ttcccacccc gtgatgagtg gaacgatttc aactttgaca tggattcccg tcgcaacaag 2161 cagcagcgca tcaaagagga aggagaatga acgtccgtcg ccgggttctt cctgttttct 2221 tcctcctccc agctcccaca gggcacgcct gcttgatcct caaagccttc tcgctagctc 2281 tcctcctcct ccttctcagt ctggtttcta aagggacgga gaattaagag gctacctgtt 2341 acctaaagtc tgacctgtca cctgattctg atcctggctt taagccttca atactcttgc 2401 ttgcaagatg cgttgacatt gctagataga cgttagcaga gaagcagtgg gtctctctaa 2461 gcactggaga tcgctcattg acttttataa agcattttca gccttatagt ctaagactat 2521 atatataaat atataaatat acaatatata tttcgggtgg gggtattgag tattgtttaa 2581 atgtaattta atggaaatcg agttgcactt atcaaccttc tttggaattt gcttgttttg 2641 gttggctgat ctgtacccct ttctcagggg tatcatgtat ggtgacagat atttagagtt 2701 gaatggtcta tgtgagtaac agtgatatat aggtcctctc ctttctttgg atgattgccg 2761 tttagcacat caaacctgtg gatgcgtcca gtctgtttac cattgctcct tatgaggtaa 2821 aactgcatat actgtcagtc tattttatgt tactggtgtc cattccagtt aggctggttc 2881 actctgtggc cattccaagc aaaattttat gtttgctttg tcacacacta gaagacaggg 2941 catcatctct tgcttttgtt tgagaatgag gagtactttt ttttttttct ggaaaatctt 3001 aaatggtcca aatcagccat tccaaatggc tgatgaaatg tagccaatat agcagttagc 3061 tctctaaaat ttaagaccca acaccctcgt atttattagt aaaacaaaaa tgaaacattt 3121 gctgtcatta gagtagcctt aaaattaaat ttcaatacca gattgactga gtaaactatg 3181 cattcaatgt tgttgtgaga attggggcta attagtcagg atgattggaa tttgtgtagt 3241 tttttatggt gagttgcaat atctatttag gaaggttcag gaataataag aatgactcag 3301 aaatactcaa tctccgtgac aacagaaagc aatctcacca aactctgaat ttaaacccct 3361 tttgaaacat ggagtgaggc ttgggaaatg taccttttaa agactttcct atctataaga 3421 cactgcatgc aggggcaagt ttaatctctc atcaaggtgg aaaataagaa tagtagctcg 3481 gaaactacaa acttgctagt gtagctttca catggcatga gctcaactat tgttattttc 3541 ctctttatca tcaaagctcc attgctgtag aaagcagagg tgaagaccca gttttccacc 3601 tgacactttc cgggcaaggc atagaccaag aactgtctac aaaaccaggg caaagctctt 3661 cagtgaagct gtttaattca catggagaaa cacttgtttc ccactttggg aaagcatgca 3721 acagtgttcc ccctagatgt tttggaaaca ttttgagtca aatatatttt tcccagacta 3781 aaccaggcta atgagctcta caatcctcct gcacattttg gtaaagggct gtcattgcac 3841 aggagctccc atttttatct taaagtgcaa atgggctaat acgcctacga aatgtaatgt 3901 atgggttttg ccagaaaata gtatattgtg tacacgtgtc tgtgtgtgag tgtgagagtg 3961 tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg aaattgcata ctatgctggt tttgtttgtt 4021 actctttctc ttggggatag ttgggttttc cagaaccaca gacgaaactt ttttttgttg 4081 ctgtttttat atttttgcag aaacaccatt tagtgagaat tcaatgtcaa attagacatg 4141 acaccttaat tgtaagaagg ggggagaggg aaagttggtt ttttttaatt ttttaaaatt 4201 ttgtatacta aagagaatga gtccttaatt tcaacattct gttgcattta aataatgata 4261 agcatcatta acttctgtaa caacttccca gcttggcaaa ttcaatgcat ggagaacaaa 4321 gctgggcctt agccatgtta gggagaaaaa tggcttcttg ggggttgtga gcatttgggt 4381 tgctttagca ccgttgaggt ggcacagggg actcctgagg catttcagca ctacttacgt 4441 agcactaggg actcggaaat tcctgtactg tagctaatga ttttggcgtt caccattagc 4501 agtagatagg ccgtttctct cctcacacca gtgttaagcg tgtgagtagc cagagctgtg 4561 gggaagagca tggagaacag acgtctgctg gatgcctctc accggagaat gagattcctt 4621 cgcgtggtgg tgaagtagga taggaagcag gagtctcctt gttagtccag ttagctattg 4681 ttttcttgat attccccccc aaaacattga ctatgagaga tatgtggggc ttttttattt 4741 ttataattgt acaaaattaa acaaatatga aatgttttat atactttatt aatgtttttt 4801 ttcaaaaggt actttcttat agacatgatc ctttttttac aggttcagtt gcttgtccct 4861 tggtattttt gtgttatggg ctatggtgag cctgaggcaa atctataagc catttttgtt 4921 tgccaggaca tgcaataaaa tttaaaaata aatgaaaata cactgaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 4981 aaaaaaaaaa a SEQ ID NO: 60 Rat p63 Isoform A Amino Acid Sequence (NP_062094.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfietpshfs wkesyyrsam sqstqtsefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pidlnfvdep sengatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllngm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdsakn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel lylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhllqkq tsmqsqssyg nsspplnkmn smnklpsvsq 481 linpqqrnal tpttmpegmg anipmmgthm pmagdmngls ptqalpppls mpstshctpp 541 ppyptdcsiv sflarlgcss cldyfttqgl ttiyqiehys mddlaslkip eqfrhaiwkg 601 ildhrqlhdf sspphllrtp sgastvsvgs setrgervid avrftlrqti sfpprdewnd 661 fnfdmdsrrn kqqrikeege SEQ ID NO: 61 Rat p63 transcript variant 2 Sequence (NM_0011273391; (CDS: 148- 1815) 1 ggggggaagt gtctaaactt ctatgtctga tggcatttga ccctattgct ttcagcctcc 61 tggctatata cctagatatt ctcaggtgta tatgtatatt ttatagaatt gttccccatc 121 tgttggtatc aaagagagtt gaaggaaatg aattttgaaa cttcacggtg tgctacccta 181 cagtactgcc ctgaccctta catccagcgt ttcatagaaa ccccatctca tttctcctgg 241 aaagaaagtt attaccggtc cgccatgtcg cagagcaccc agacaagtga gttcctcagc 301 ccagaggtgt tccagcatat ctgggatttt ctggaacagc ctatatgctc agtacagccc 361 atcgacttga actttgtgga cgaaccatca gaaaatggtg caacaaacaa gattgagatt 421 agcatggatt gtatccgcat gcaagactca gacctcagtg accccatgtg gccacagtac 481 acgaacctgg ggctcctgaa cggcatggac cagcagattc agaacggctc ctcatctacc 541 agcccctata acacagacca tgcacagaac agcgtgacgg caccctcgcc ctatgcacag 601 cccagctcaa ccttcgatgc cctttctcca tcccctgcca ttccctccaa cacagattac 661 ccaggcccac acagcttcga tgtgtccttc cagcagtcaa gcaccgccaa gtcagctacc 721 tggacgtatt ccaccgaact gaagaaactc tactgccaga ttgcaaagac ctgccccatc 781 cagatcaagg tgatgacccc acccccacag ggcgccgtca ttcgtgccat gcctgtctac 841 aagaaagccg agcatgtcac cgaggttgtg aaacgatgtc ctaaccacga gctgagccgc 901 gagttcaatg agggacagat tgcccctccc agtcatctga ttcgagtaga agggaacagc 961 catgcccagt atgtagaaga tcctatcaca ggaaggcaga gcgtgctggt cccttatgag 1021 ccaccacagg ttggcactga attcacaaca gtcctgtaca atttcatgtg caacagcagc 1081 tgtgtcggag gaatgaaccg ccgtccaatt ttaatcatcg ttactctgga aaccagagat 1141 gggcaagtcc tgggccgacg ttgctttgag gcccggatct gcgcttgccc aggaagagac 1201 cggaaggccg atgaagacag catcagaaag cagcaagtat cagacagcgc aaagaacggc 1261 gatggtacga agcgcccttt ccgtcagaat acccacggaa tccagatgac ttccatcaag 1321 aaacggagat ccccagatga tgagctgctg tacctaccag tgagaggccg tgagacttat 1381 gaaatgctgc tcaagatcaa ggagtcgctc gagctcatgc agtatctccc tcagcacacg 1441 atcgagacgt acaggcagca gcagcagcag cagcaccaac acctacttca gaaacagacc 1501 tcgatgcagt ctcagtcttc atacggtaac agctcaccac ctctgaacaa aatgaacagc 1561 atgaacaagc tgccgtctgt gagccagctt atcaacccac agcagcgcaa cgccctgact 1621 cccaccacca tgcctgaggg catgggagcc aacattccta tgatgggcac tcacatgcca 1681 atggctggag acatgaatgg actcagcccc acccaagctc ttcctcctcc actctccatg 1741 ccctccacct cccactgcac ccccccacct ccgtacccaa cagactgcag cattgtcagg 1801 atttggcaag tctgaagatc cctgagcagt tccgacatgc catctggaag gggatcctgg 1861 accacaggca gctgcatgac ttctcctcac ctccgcatct cctgagaacc cccagtggtg 1921 cctctacagt cagtgtgggc tccagtgaga cccgtggaga acgtgtgatt gatgccgtgc 1981 gctttactct ccgccagacc atctctttcc caccccgtga tgagtggaac gatttcaact 2041 ttgacatgga ttcccgtcgc aacaagcagc agcgcatcaa agaggaagga gaatgaacgt 2101 ccgtcgccgg gttcttcctg ttttcttcct cctcccagct cccacagggc acgcctgctt 2161 gatcctcaaa gccttctcgc tagctctcct cctcctcctt ctcagtctgg tttctaaagg 2221 gacggagaat taagaggcta cctgttacct aaagtctgac ctgtcacctg attctgatcc 2281 tggctttaag ccttcaatac tcttgcttgc aagatgcgtt gacattgcta gatagacgtt 2341 agcagagaag cagtgggtct ctctaagcac tggagatcgc tcattgactt ttataaagca 2401 ttttcagcct tatagtctaa gactatatat ataaatatat aaatatacaa tatatatttc 2461 gggtgggggt attgagtatt gtttaaatgt aatttaatgg aaatcgagtt gcacttatca 2521 accttctttg gaatttgctt gttttggttg gctgatctgt acccctttct caggggtatc 2581 atgtatggtg acagatattt agagttgaat ggtctatgtg agtaacagtg atatataggt 2641 cctctccttt ctttggatga ttgccgttta gcacatcaaa cctgtggatg cgtccagtct 2701 gtttaccatt gctccttatg aggtaaaact gcatatactg tcagtctatt ttatgttact 2761 ggtgtccatt ccagttaggc tggttcactc tgtggccatt ccaagcaaaa ttttatgttt 2821 gctttgtcac acactagaag acagggcatc atctcttgct tttgtttgag aatgaggagt 2881 actttttttt ttttctggaa aatcttaaat ggtccaaatc agccattcca aatggctgat 2941 gaaatgtagc caatatagca gttagctctc taaaatttaa gacccaacac cctcgtattt 3001 attagtaaaa caaaaatgaa acatttgctg tcattagagt agccttaaaa ttaaatttca 3061 ataccagatt gactgagtaa actatgcatt caatgttgtt gtgagaattg gggctaatta 3121 gtcaggatga ttggaatttg tgtagttttt tatggtgagt tgcaatatct atttaggaag 3181 gttcaggaat aataagaatg actcagaaat actcaatctc cgtgacaaca gaaagcaatc 3241 tcaccaaact ctgaatttaa accccttttg aaacatggag tgaggcttgg gaaatgtacc 3301 ttttaaagac tttcctatct ataagacact gcatgcaggg gcaagtttaa tctctcatca 3361 aggtggaaaa taagaatagt agctcggaaa ctacaaactt gctagtgtag ctttcacatg 3421 gcatgagctc aactattgtt attttcctct ttatcatcaa agctccattg ctgtagaaag 3481 cagaggtgaa gacccagttt tccacctgac actttccggg caaggcatag accaagaact 3541 gtctacaaaa ccagggcaaa gctcttcagt gaagctgttt aattcacatg gagaaacact 3601 tgtttcccac tttgggaaag catgcaacag tgttccccct agatgttttg gaaacatttt 3661 gagtcaaata tatttttccc agactaaacc aggctaatga gctctacaat cctcctgcac 3721 attttggtaa agggctgtca ttgcacagga gctcccattt ttatcttaaa gtgcaaatgg 3781 gctaatacgc ctacgaaatg taatgtatgg gttttgccag aaaatagtat attgtgtaca 3841 cgtgtctgtg tgtgagtgtg agagtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgaaat 3901 tgcatactat gctggttttg tttgttactc tttctcttgg ggatagttgg gttttccaga 3961 accacagacg aaactttttt ttgttgctgt ttttatattt ttgcagaaac accatttagt 4021 gagaattcaa tgtcaaatta gacatgacac cttaattgta agaagggggg agagggaaag 4081 ttggtttttt ttaatttttt aaaattttgt atactaaaga gaatgagtcc ttaatttcaa 4141 cattctgttg catttaaata atgataagca tcattaactt ctgtaacaac ttcccagctt 4201 ggcaaattca atgcatggag aacaaagctg ggccttagcc atgttaggga gaaaaatggc 4261 ttcttggggg ttgtgagcat ttgggttgct ttagcaccgt tgaggtggca caggggactc 4321 ctgaggcatt tcagcactac ttacgtagca ctagggactc ggaaattcct gtactgtagc 4381 taatgatttt ggcgttcacc attagcagta gataggccgt ttctctcctc acaccagtgt 4441 taagcgtgtg agtagccaga gctgtgggga agagcatgga gaacagacgt ctgctggatg 4501 cctctcaccg gagaatgaga ttccttcgcg tggtggtgaa gtaggatagg aagcaggagt 4561 ctccttgtta gtccagttag ctattgtttt cttgatattc ccccccaaaa cattgactat 4621 gagagatatg tggggctttt ttatttttat aattgtacaa aattaaacaa atatgaaatg 4681 ttttatatac tttattaatg ttttttttca aaaggtactt tcttatagac atgatccttt 4741 ttttacaggt tcagttgctt gtcccttggt atttttgtgt tatgggctat ggtgagcctg 4801 aggcaaatct ataagccatt tttgtttgcc aggacatgca ataaaattta aaaataaatg 4861 aaaatacact gaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 62 Rat p63 Isoform B Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120811.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfietpshfs wkesyyrsam sqstqtsefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pidlnfvdep sengatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllngm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdsakn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel lylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhllqkq tsmqsqssyg nsspplnkmn smnklpsysq 481 linpqqrnal tpttmpegmg anipmmgthm pmagdmngls ptqalpppls mpstshctpp 541 ppyptdcsiv riwqv SEQ ID NO: 63 Rat p63 transcript variant 3 Sequence (NM_001127341.1; CDS: 148 1611) 1 ggggggaagt gtctaaactt ctatgtctga tggcatttga ccctattgct ttcagcctcc 61 tggctatata cctagatatt ctcaggtgta tatgtatatt ttatagaatt gttccccatc 121 tgttggtatc aaagagagtt gaaggaaatg aattttgaaa cttcacggtg tgctacccta 181 cagtactgcc ctgaccctta catccagcgt ttcatagaaa ccccatctca tttctcctgg 241 aaagaaagtt attaccggtc cgccatgtcg cagagcaccc agacaagtga gttcctcagc 301 ccagaggtgt tccagcatat ctgggatttt ctggaacagc ctatatgctc agtacagccc 361 atcgacttga actttgtgga cgaaccatca gaaaatggtg caacaaacaa gattgagatt 421 agcatggatt gtatccgcat gcaagactca gacctcagtg accccatgtg gccacagtac 481 acgaacctgg ggctcctgaa cggcatggac cagcagattc agaacggctc ctcatctacc 541 agcccctata acacagacca tgcacagaac agcgtgacgg caccctcgcc ctatgcacag 601 cccagctcaa ccttcgatgc cctttctcca tcccctgcca ttccctccaa cacagattac 661 ccaggcccac acagcttcga tgtgtccttc cagcagtcaa gcaccgccaa gtcagctacc 721 tggacgtatt ccaccgaact gaagaaactc tactgccaga ttgcaaagac ctgccccatc 781 cagatcaagg tgatgacccc acccccacag ggcgccgtca ttcgtgccat gcctgtctac 841 aagaaagccg agcatgtcac cgaggttgtg aaacgatgtc ctaaccacga gctgagccgc 901 gagttcaatg agggacagat tgcccctccc agtcatctga ttcgagtaga agggaacagc 961 catgcccagt atgtagaaga tcctatcaca ggaaggcaga gcgtgctggt cccttatgag 1021 ccaccacagg ttggcactga attcacaaca gtcctgtaca atttcatgtg caacagcagc 1081 tgtgtcggag gaatgaaccg ccgtccaatt ttaatcatcg ttactctgga aaccagagat 1141 gggcaagtcc tgggccgacg ttgctttgag gcccggatct gcgcttgccc aggaagagac 1201 cggaaggccg atgaagacag catcagaaag cagcaagtat cagacagcgc aaagaacggc 1261 gatggtacga agcgcccttt ccgtcagaat acccacggaa tccagatgac ttccatcaag 1321 aaacggagat ccccagatga tgagctgctg tacctaccag tgagaggccg tgagacttat 1381 gaaatgctgc tcaagatcaa ggagtcgctc gagctcatgc agtatctccc tcagcacacg 1441 atcgagacgt acaggcagca gcagcagcag cagcaccaac acctacttca gaaacatctc 1501 ctttcagcct gcttcaggaa tgagcttgtg gagtcccgga gagaagctcc gacacagtct 1561 gacgtcttct ttagacattc caacccccca aaccactcag tgtacccata g SEQ ID NO: 64 Rat p63 Isoform C Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120813.1) 1 mnfetsrcat lqycpdpyiq rfietpshfs wkesyyrsam sqstqtsefl spevfqhiwd 61 fleqpicsvq pidlnfvdep sengatnkie ismdcirmqd sdlsdpmwpq ytnlgllngm 121 dqqiqngsss tspyntdhaq nsvtapspya qpsstfdals pspaipsntd ypgphsfdvs 181 fqqsstaksa twtystelkk lycqiaktcp iqikvmtppp qgavirampv ykkaehvtev 241 vkrcpnhels refnegqiap pshlirvegn shaqyvedpi tgrqsvlvpy eppqvgteft 301 tvlynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliivtletr dgqvlgrrcf earicacpgr drkadedsir 361 kqqvsdsakn gdgtkrpfrq nthgiqmtsi kkrrspddel lylpvrgret yemllkikes 421 lelmqylpqh tietyrqqqq qqhqhllqkh llsacfrnel vesrreaptq sdvffrhsnp 481 pnhsvyp SEQ ID NO: 65 Rat p63 transcript variant 4 Sequence (NM_001127342.1; CDS: 1- 1761) 1 atgttgtacc tggaaagcaa tgcccagact caatttagtg agccacagta cacgaacctg 61 gggctcctga acggcatgga ccagcagatt cagaacggct cctcatctac cagcccctat 121 aacacagacc atgcacagaa cagcgtgacg gcaccctcgc cctatgcaca gcccagctca 181 accttcgatg ccctttctcc atcccctgcc attccctcca acacagatta cccaggccca 241 cacagcttcg atgtgtcctt ccagcagtca agcaccgcca agtcagctac ctggacgtat 301 tccaccgaac tgaagaaact ctactgccag attgcaaaga cctgccccat ccagatcaag 361 gtgatgaccc cacccccaca gggcgccgtc attcgtgcca tgcctgtcta caagaaagcc 421 gagcatgtca ccgaggttgt gaaacgatgt cctaaccacg agctgagccg cgagttcaat 481 gagggacaga ttgcccctcc cagtcatctg attcgagtag aagggaacag ccatgcccag 541 tatgtagaag atcctatcac aggaaggcag agcgtgctgg tcccttatga gccaccacag 601 gttggcactg aattcacaac agtcctgtac aatttcatgt gcaacagcag ctgtgtcgga 661 ggaatgaacc gccgtccaat tttaatcatc gttactctgg aaaccagaga tgggcaagtc 721 ctgggccgac gttgctttga ggcccggatc tgcgcttgcc caggaagaga ccggaaggcc 781 gatgaagaca gcatcagaaa gcagcaagta tcagacagcg caaagaacgg cgatggtacg 841 aagcgccctt tccgtcagaa tacccacgga atccagatga cttccatcaa gaaacggaga 901 tccccagatg atgagctgct gtacctacca gtgagaggcc gtgagactta tgaaatgctg 961 ctcaagatca aggagtcgct cgagctcatg cagtatctcc ctcagcacac gatcgagacg 1021 tacaggcagc agcagcagca gcagcaccaa cacctacttc agaaacagac ctcgatgcag 1081 tctcagtctt catacggtaa cagctcacca cctctgaaca aaatgaacag catgaacaag 1141 ctgccgtctg tgagccagct tatcaaccca cagcagcgca acgccctgac tcccaccacc 1201 atgcctgagg gcatgggagc caacattcct atgatgggca ctcacatgcc aatggctgga 1261 gacatgaatg gactcagccc cacccaagct cttcctcctc cactctccat gccctccacc 1321 tcccactgca cccccccacc tccgtaccca acagactgca gcattgtcag tttcttagca 1381 aggttgggct gttcatcatg tctggactat ttcacgaccc aggggctgac caccatctat 1441 cagattgagc attactccat ggatgatttg gcaagtctga agatccctga gcagttccga 1501 catgccatct ggaaggggat cctggaccac aggcagctgc atgacttctc ctcacctccg 1561 catctcctga gaacccccag tggtgcctct acagtcagtg tgggctccag tgagacccgt 1621 ggagaacgtg tgattgatgc cgtgcgcttt actctccgcc agaccatctc tttcccaccc 1681 cgtgatgagt ggaacgattt caactttgac atggattccc gtcgcaacaa gcagcagcgc 1741 atcaaagagg aaggagaatg aacgtccgtc gccgggttct tcctgttttc ttcctcctcc 1801 cagctcccac agggcacgcc tgcttgatcc tcaaagcctt ctcgctagct ctcctcctcc 1861 tccttctcag tctggtttct aaagggacgg agaattaaga ggctacctgt tacctaaagt 1921 ctgacctgtc acctgattct gatcctggct ttaagccttc aatactcttg cttgcaagat 1981 gcgttgacat tgctagatag acgttagcag agaagcagtg ggtctctcta agcactggag 2041 atcgctcatt gacttttata aagcattttc agccttatag tctaagacta tatatataaa 2101 tatataaata tacaatatat atttcgggtg ggggtattga gtattgttta aatgtaattt 2161 aatggaaatc gagttgcact tatcaacctt ctttggaatt tgcttgtttt ggttggctga 2221 tctgtacccc tttctcaggg gtatcatgta tggtgacaga tatttagagt tgaatggtct 2281 atgtgagtaa cagtgatata taggtcctct cctttctttg gatgattgcc gtttagcaca 2341 tcaaacctgt ggatgcgtcc agtctgttta ccattgctcc ttatgaggta aaactgcata 2401 tactgtcagt ctattttatg ttactggtgt ccattccagt taggctggtt cactctgtgg 2461 ccattccaag caaaatttta tgtttgcttt gtcacacact agaagacagg gcatcatctc 2521 ttgcttttgt ttgagaatga ggagtacttt tttttttttc tggaaaatct taaatggtcc 2581 aaatcagcca ttccaaatgg ctgatgaaat gtagccaata tagcagttag ctctctaaaa 2641 tttaagaccc aacaccctcg tatttattag taaaacaaaa atgaaacatt tgctgtcatt 2701 agagtagcct taaaattaaa tttcaatacc agattgactg agtaaactat gcattcaatg 2761 ttgttgtgag aattggggct aattagtcag gatgattgga atttgtgtag ttttttatgg 2821 tgagttgcaa tatctattta ggaaggttca ggaataataa gaatgactca gaaatactca 2881 atctccgtga caacagaaag caatctcacc aaactctgaa tttaaacccc ttttgaaaca 2941 tggagtgagg cttgggaaat gtacctttta aagactttcc tatctataag acactgcatg 3001 caggggcaag tttaatctct catcaaggtg gaaaataaga atagtagctc ggaaactaca 3061 aacttgctag tgtagctttc acatggcatg agctcaacta ttgttatttt cctctttatc 3121 atcaaagctc cattgctgta gaaagcagag gtgaagaccc agttttccac ctgacacttt 3181 ccgggcaagg catagaccaa gaactgtcta caaaaccagg gcaaagctct tcagtgaagc 3241 tgtttaattc acatggagaa acacttgttt cccactttgg gaaagcatgc aacagtgttc 3301 cccctagatg ttttggaaac attttgagtc aaatatattt ttcccagact aaaccaggct 3361 aatgagctct acaatcctcc tgcacatttt ggtaaagggc tgtcattgca caggagctcc 3421 catttttatc ttaaagtgca aatgggctaa tacgcctacg aaatgtaatg tatgggtttt 3481 gccagaaaat agtatattgt gtacacgtgt ctgtgtgtga gtgtgagagt gtgtgtgtgt 3541 gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gaaattgcat actatgctgg ttttgtttgt tactctttct 3601 cttggggata gttgggtttt ccagaaccac agacgaaact tttttttgtt gctgttttta 3661 tatttttgca gaaacaccat ttagtgagaa ttcaatgtca aattagacat gacaccttaa 3721 ttgtaagaag gggggagagg gaaagttggt tttttttaat tttttaaaat tttgtatact 3781 aaagagaatg agtccttaat ttcaacattc tgttgcattt aaataatgat aagcatcatt 3841 aacttctgta acaacttccc agcttggcaa attcaatgca tggagaacaa agctgggcct 3901 tagccatgtt agggagaaaa atggcttctt gggggttgtg agcatttggg ttgctttagc 3961 accgttgagg tggcacaggg gactcctgag gcatttcagc actacttacg tagcactagg 4021 gactcggaaa ttcctgtact gtagctaatg attttggcgt tcaccattag cagtagatag 4081 gccgtttctc tcctcacacc agtgttaagc gtgtgagtag ccagagctgt ggggaagagc 4141 atggagaaca gacgtctgct ggatgcctct caccggagaa tgagattcct tcgcgtggtg 4201 gtgaagtagg ataggaagca ggagtctcct tgttagtcca gttagctatt gttttcttga 4261 tattcccccc caaaacattg actatgagag atatgtgggg cttttttatt tttataattg 4321 tacaaaatta aacaaatatg aaatgtttta tatactttat taatgttttt tttcaaaagg 4381 tactttctta tagacatgat ccttttttta caggttcagt tgcttgtccc ttggtatttt 4441 tgtgttatgg gctatggtga gcctgaggca aatctataag ccatttttgt ttgccaggac 4501 atgcaataaa atttaaaaat aaatgaaaat acactgaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 4561 aa SEQ ID NO: 66 Rat p63 Isoform D Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120814.1) 1 mlylesnaqt qfsepqytnl gllngmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdsakngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkqtsmq 361 sqssygnssp plnkmnsmnk lpsysqlinp qqrnaltptt mpegmganip mmgthmpmag 421 dmnglsptqa lppplsmpst shctppppyp tdcsivsfla rlgcsscldy fttqglttiy 481 qiehysmddl aslkipeqfr haiwkgildh rqlhdfsspp hllrtpsgas tvsvgssetr 541 gervidavrf tlrqtisfpp rdewndfnfd mdsrrnkqqr ikeege SEQ ID NO: 67 Rat p63 transcript variant 5 Sequence (NM_001127343.1; CDS: 1- 1386) 1 atgttgtacc tggaaagcaa tgcccagact caatttagtg agccacagta cacgaacctg 61 gggctcctga acggcatgga ccagcagatt cagaacggct cctcatctac cagcccctat 121 aacacagacc atgcacagaa cagcgtgacg gcaccctcgc cctatgcaca gcccagctca 181 accttcgatg ccctttctcc atcccctgcc attccctcca acacagatta cccaggccca 241 cacagcttcg atgtgtcctt ccagcagtca agcaccgcca agtcagctac ctggacgtat 301 tccaccgaac tgaagaaact ctactgccag attgcaaaga cctgccccat ccagatcaag 361 gtgatgaccc cacccccaca gggcgccgtc attcgtgcca tgcctgtcta caagaaagcc 421 gagcatgtca ccgaggttgt gaaacgatgt cctaaccacg agctgagccg cgagttcaat 481 gagggacaga ttgcccctcc cagtcatctg attcgagtag aagggaacag ccatgcccag 541 tatgtagaag atcctatcac aggaaggcag agcgtgctgg tcccttatga gccaccacag 601 gttggcactg aattcacaac agtcctgtac aatttcatgt gcaacagcag ctgtgtcgga 661 ggaatgaacc gccgtccaat tttaatcatc gttactctgg aaaccagaga tgggcaagtc 721 ctgggccgac gttgctttga ggcccggatc tgcgcttgcc caggaagaga ccggaaggcc 781 gatgaagaca gcatcagaaa gcagcaagta tcagacagcg caaagaacgg cgatggtacg 841 aagcgccctt tccgtcagaa tacccacgga atccagatga cttccatcaa gaaacggaga 901 tccccagatg atgagctgct gtacctacca gtgagaggcc gtgagactta tgaaatgctg 961 ctcaagatca aggagtcgct cgagctcatg cagtatctcc ctcagcacac gatcgagacg 1021 tacaggcagc agcagcagca gcagcaccaa cacctacttc agaaacagac ctcgatgcag 1081 tctcagtctt catacggtaa cagctcacca cctctgaaca aaatgaacag catgaacaag 1141 ctgccgtctg tgagccagct tatcaaccca cagcagcgca acgccctgac tcccaccacc 1201 atgcctgagg gcatgggagc caacattcct atgatgggca ctcacatgcc aatggctgga 1261 gacatgaatg gactcagccc cacccaagct cttcctcctc cactctccat gccctccacc 1321 tcccactgca cccccccacc tccgtaccca acagactgca gcattgtcag gatttggcaa 1381 gtctgaagat ccctgagcag ttccgacatg ccatctggaa ggggatcctg gaccacaggc 1441 agctgcatga cttctcctca cctccgcatc tcctgagaac ccccagtggt gcctctacag 1501 tcagtgtggg ctccagtgag acccgtggag aacgtgtgat tgatgccgtg cgctttactc 1561 tccgccagac catctctttc ccaccccgtg atgagtggaa cgatttcaac tttgacatgg 1621 attcccgtcg caacaagcag cagcgcatca aagaggaagg agaatgaacg tccgtcgccg 1681 ggttcttcct gttttcttcc tcctcccagc tcccacaggg cacgcctgct tgatcctcaa 1741 agccttctcg ctagctctcc tcctcctcct tctcagtctg gtttctaaag ggacggagaa 1801 ttaagaggct acctgttacc taaagtctga cctgtcacct gattctgatc ctggctttaa 1861 gccttcaata ctcttgcttg caagatgcgt tgacattgct agatagacgt tagcagagaa 1921 gcagtgggtc tctctaagca ctggagatcg ctcattgact tttataaagc attttcagcc 1981 ttatagtcta agactatata tataaatata taaatataca atatatattt cgggtggggg 2041 tattgagtat tgtttaaatg taatttaatg gaaatcgagt tgcacttatc aaccttcttt 2101 ggaatttgct tgttttggtt ggctgatctg tacccctttc tcaggggtat catgtatggt 2161 gacagatatt tagagttgaa tggtctatgt gagtaacagt gatatatagg tcctctcctt 2221 tctttggatg attgccgttt agcacatcaa acctgtggat gcgtccagtc tgtttaccat 2281 tgctccttat gaggtaaaac tgcatatact gtcagtctat tttatgttac tggtgtccat 2341 tccagttagg ctggttcact ctgtggccat tccaagcaaa attttatgtt tgctttgtca 2401 cacactagaa gacagggcat catctcttgc ttttgtttga gaatgaggag tacttttttt 2461 tttttctgga aaatcttaaa tggtccaaat cagccattcc aaatggctga tgaaatgtag 2521 ccaatatagc agttagctct ctaaaattta agacccaaca ccctcgtatt tattagtaaa 2581 acaaaaatga aacatttgct gtcattagag tagccttaaa attaaatttc aataccagat 2641 tgactgagta aactatgcat tcaatgttgt tgtgagaatt ggggctaatt agtcaggatg 2701 attggaattt gtgtagtttt ttatggtgag ttgcaatatc tatttaggaa ggttcaggaa 2761 taataagaat gactcagaaa tactcaatct ccgtgacaac agaaagcaat ctcaccaaac 2821 tctgaattta aacccctttt gaaacatgga gtgaggcttg ggaaatgtac cttttaaaga 2881 ctttcctatc tataagacac tgcatgcagg ggcaagttta atctctcatc aaggtggaaa 2941 ataagaatag tagctcggaa actacaaact tgctagtgta gctttcacat ggcatgagct 3001 caactattgt tattttcctc tttatcatca aagctccatt gctgtagaaa gcagaggtga 3061 agacccagtt ttccacctga cactttccgg gcaaggcata gaccaagaac tgtctacaaa 3121 accagggcaa agctcttcag tgaagctgtt taattcacat ggagaaacac ttgtttccca 3181 ctttgggaaa gcatgcaaca gtgttccccc tagatgtttt ggaaacattt tgagtcaaat 3241 atatttttcc cagactaaac caggctaatg agctctacaa tcctcctgca cattttggta 3301 aagggctgtc attgcacagg agctcccatt tttatcttaa agtgcaaatg ggctaatacg 3361 cctacgaaat gtaatgtatg ggttttgcca gaaaatagta tattgtgtac acgtgtctgt 3421 gtgtgagtgt gagagtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgaaa ttgcatacta 3481 tgctggtttt gtttgttact ctttctcttg gggatagttg ggttttccag aaccacagac 3541 gaaacttttt tttgttgctg tttttatatt tttgcagaaa caccatttag tgagaattca 3601 atgtcaaatt agacatgaca ccttaattgt aagaaggggg gagagggaaa gttggttttt 3661 tttaattttt taaaattttg tatactaaag agaatgagtc cttaatttca acattctgtt 3721 gcatttaaat aatgataagc atcattaact tctgtaacaa cttcccagct tggcaaattc 3781 aatgcatgga gaacaaagct gggccttagc catgttaggg agaaaaatgg cttcttgggg 3841 gttgtgagca tttgggttgc tttagcaccg ttgaggtggc acaggggact cctgaggcat 3901 ttcagcacta cttacgtagc actagggact cggaaattcc tgtactgtag ctaatgattt 3961 tggcgttcac cattagcagt agataggccg tttctctcct cacaccagtg ttaagcgtgt 4021 gagtagccag agctgtgggg aagagcatgg agaacagacg tctgctggat gcctctcacc 4081 ggagaatgag attccttcgc gtggtggtga agtaggatag gaagcaggag tctccttgtt 4141 agtccagtta gctattgttt tcttgatatt cccccccaaa acattgacta tgagagatat 4201 gtggggcttt tttattttta taattgtaca aaattaaaca aatatgaaat gttttatata 4261 ctttattaat gttttttttc aaaaggtact ttcttataga catgatcctt tttttacagg 4321 ttcagttgct tgtcccttgg tatttttgtg ttatgggcta tggtgagcct gaggcaaatc 4381 tataagccat ttttgtttgc caggacatgc aataaaattt aaaaataaat gaaaatacac 4441 tgaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 68 Rat p63 Isoform 5 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120815.1) 1 mlylesnaqt qfsepqytnl gllngmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdsakngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkqtsmq 361 sqssygnssp plnkmnsmnk lpsysqlinp qqrnaltptt mpegmganip mmgthmpmag 421 dmnglsptqa lppplsmpst shctppppyp tdcsivriwq v SEQ ID NO: 69 Rat p63 transcript variant 6 Sequence (NM_001127344.1; CDS: 1- 1182) 1 atgttgtacc tggaaagcaa tgcccagact caatttagtg agccacagta cacgaacctg 61 gggctcctga acggcatgga ccagcagatt cagaacggct cctcatctac cagcccctat 121 aacacagacc atgcacagaa cagcgtgacg gcaccctcgc cctatgcaca gcccagctca 181 accttcgatg ccctttctcc atcccctgcc attccctcca acacagatta cccaggccca 241 cacagcttcg atgtgtcctt ccagcagtca agcaccgcca agtcagctac ctggacgtat 301 tccaccgaac tgaagaaact ctactgccag attgcaaaga cctgccccat ccagatcaag 361 gtgatgaccc cacccccaca gggcgccgtc attcgtgcca tgcctgtcta caagaaagcc 421 gagcatgtca ccgaggttgt gaaacgatgt cctaaccacg agctgagccg cgagttcaat 481 gagggacaga ttgcccctcc cagtcatctg attcgagtag aagggaacag ccatgcccag 541 tatgtagaag atcctatcac aggaaggcag agcgtgctgg tcccttatga gccaccacag 601 gttggcactg aattcacaac agtcctgtac aatttcatgt gcaacagcag ctgtgtcgga 661 ggaatgaacc gccgtccaat tttaatcatc gttactctgg aaaccagaga tgggcaagtc 721 ctgggccgac gttgctttga ggcccggatc tgcgcttgcc caggaagaga ccggaaggcc 781 gatgaagaca gcatcagaaa gcagcaagta tcagacagcg caaagaacgg cgatggtacg 841 aagcgccctt tccgtcagaa tacccacgga atccagatga cttccatcaa gaaacggaga 901 tccccagatg atgagctgct gtacctacca gtgagaggcc gtgagactta tgaaatgctg 961 ctcaagatca aggagtcgct cgagctcatg cagtatctcc ctcagcacac gatcgagacg 1021 tacaggcagc agcagcagca gcagcaccaa cacctacttc agaaacatct cctttcagcc 1081 tgcttcagga atgagcttgt ggagtcccgg agagaagctc cgacacagtc tgacgtcttc 1141 tttagacatt ccaacccccc aaaccactca gtgtacccat ag SEQ ID NO: 70 Rat p63 Isoform 6 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120816.1) 1 mlylesnaqt qfsepqytnl gllngmdqqi qngssstspy ntdhaqnsvt apspyaqpss 61 tfdalspspa ipsntdypgp hsfdvsfqqs staksatwty stelkklycq iaktcpiqik 121 vmtpppqgav irampvykka ehvtevvkrc pnhelsrefn egqiappshl irvegnshaq 181 yvedpitgrq svlvpyeppq vgtefttvly nfmcnsscvg gmnrrpilii vtletrdgqv 241 lgrrcfeari cacpgrdrka dedsirkqqv sdsakngdgt krpfrqnthg iqmtsikkrr 301 spddellylp vrgretyeml lkikeslelm qylpqhtiet yrqqqqqqhq hllqkhilsa 361 cfrnelvesr reaptqsdvf frhsnppnhs vyp SEQ ID NO: 71 Human TP53 Isoform a Amino Acid Sequence (NP_000537.3; NP_001119584.1) 1 meepqsdpsv epplsqetfs dlwkllpenn vlsplpsqam ddlmlspddi eqwftedpgp 61 deaprmpeaa ppvapapaap tpaapapaps wplsssvpsq ktyqgsygfr lgflhsgtak 121 svtctyspal nkmfcqlakt cpvqlwvdst pppgtrvram aiykqsqhmt evvrrcphhe 181 rcsdsdglap pqhlirvegn lrveylddrn tfrhsvvvpy eppevgsdct tihynymcns 241 scmggmnrrp iltiitleds sgnllgrnsf evrvcacpgr drrteeenlr kkgephhelp 301 pgstkralpn ntssspqpkk kpldgeyftl qirgrerfem frelnealel kdaqagkepg 361 gsrahsshlk skkgqstsrh kklmfktegp dsd SEQ ID NO: 72 Human TP53 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_000546.5; CDS: 203-1384) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggcagcca 181 gactgccttc cgggtcactg ccatggagga gccgcagtca gatcctagcg tcgagccccc 241 tctgagtcag gaaacatttt cagacctatg gaaactactt cctgaaaaca acgttctgtc 301 ccccttgccg tcccaagcaa tggatgattt gatgctgtcc ccggacgata ttgaacaatg 361 gttcactgaa gacccaggtc cagatgaagc tcccagaatg ccagaggctg ctccccccgt 421 ggcccctgca ccagcagctc ctacaccggc ggcccctgca ccagccccct cctggcccct 481 gtcatcttct gtcccttccc agaaaaccta ccagggcagc tacggtttcc gtctgggctt 541 cttgcattct gggacagcca agtctgtgac ttgcacgtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat 601 gttttgccaa ctggccaaga cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc 661 cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt 721 gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca 781 tcttatccga gtggaaggaa atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg 841 acatagtgtg gtggtgccct atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca 901 ctacaactac atgtgtaaca gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac 961 catcatcaca ctggaagact ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg 1021 tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg 1081 ggagcctcac cacgagctgc ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag 1141 ctcctctccc cagccaaaga agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcagatccg 1201 tgggcgtgag cgcttcgaga tgttccgaga gctgaatgag gccttggaac tcaaggatgc 1261 ccaggctggg aaggagccag gggggagcag ggctcactcc agccacctga agtccaaaaa 1321 gggtcagtct acctcccgcc ataaaaaact catgttcaag acagaagggc ctgactcaga 1381 ctgacattct ccacttcttg ttccccactg acagcctccc acccccatct ctccctcccc 1441 tgccattttg ggttttgggt ctttgaaccc ttgcttgcaa taggtgtgcg tcagaagcac 1501 ccaggacttc catttgcttt gtcccggggc tccactgaac aagttggcct gcactggtgt 1561 tttgttgtgg ggaggaggat ggggagtagg acataccagc ttagatttta aggtttttac 1621 tgtgagggat gtttgggaga tgtaagaaat gttcttgcag ttaagggtta gtttacaatc 1681 agccacattc taggtagggg cccacttcac cgtactaacc agggaagctg tccctcactg 1741 ttgaattttc tctaacttca aggcccatat ctgtgaaatg ctggcatttg cacctacctc 1801 acagagtgca ttgtgagggt taatgaaata atgtacatct ggccttgaaa ccacctttta 1861 ttacatgggg tctagaactt gacccccttg agggtgcttg ttccctctcc ctgttggtcg 1921 gtgggttggt agtttctaca gttgggcagc tggttaggta gagggagttg tcaagtctct 1981 gctggcccag ccaaaccctg tctgacaacc tcttggtgaa ccttagtacc taaaaggaaa 2041 tctcacccca tcccacaccc tggaggattt catctcttgt atatgatgat ctggatccac 2101 caagacttgt tttatgctca gggtcaattt cttttttctt tttttttttt ttttttcttt 2161 ttctttgaga ctgggtctcg ctttgttgcc caggctggag tggagtggcg tgatcttggc 2221 ttactgcagc ctttgcctcc ccggctcgag cagtcctgcc tcagcctccg gagtagctgg 2281 gaccacaggt tcatgccacc atggccagcc aacttttgca tgttttgtag agatggggtc 2341 tcacagtgtt gcccaggctg gtctcaaact cctgggctca ggcgatccac ctgtctcagc 2401 ctcccagagt gctgggatta caattgtgag ccaccacgtc cagctggaag ggtcaacatc 2461 ttttacattc tgcaagcaca tctgcatttt caccccaccc ttcccctcct tctccctttt 2521 tatatcccat ttttatatcg atctcttatt ttacaataaa actttgctgc cacctgtgtg 2581 tctgaggggt g SEQ ID NO: 73 Human TP53 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001126112.2; CDS: 200-1381) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggccagac 181 tgccttccgg gtcactgcca tggaggagcc gcagtcagat cctagcgtcg agccccctct 241 gagtcaggaa acattttcag acctatggaa actacttcct gaaaacaacg ttctgtcccc 301 cttgccgtcc caagcaatgg atgatttgat gctgtccccg gacgatattg aacaatggtt 361 cactgaagac ccaggtccag atgaagctcc cagaatgcca gaggctgctc cccccgtggc 421 ccctgcacca gcagctccta caccggcggc ccctgcacca gccccctcct ggcccctgtc 481 atcttctgtc ccttcccaga aaacctacca gggcagctac ggtttccgtc tgggcttctt 541 gcattctggg acagccaagt ctgtgacttg cacgtactcc cctgccctca acaagatgtt 601 ttgccaactg gccaagacct gccctgtgca gctgtgggtt gattccacac ccccgcccgg 661 cacccgcgtc cgcgccatgg ccatctacaa gcagtcacag cacatgacgg aggttgtgag 721 gcgctgcccc caccatgagc gctgctcaga tagcgatggt ctggcccctc ctcagcatct 781 tatccgagtg gaaggaaatt tgcgtgtgga gtatttggat gacagaaaca cttttcgaca 841 tagtgtggtg gtgccctatg agccgcctga ggttggctct gactgtacca ccatccacta 901 caactacatg tgtaacagtt cctgcatggg cggcatgaac cggaggccca tcctcaccat 961 catcacactg gaagactcca gtggtaatct actgggacgg aacagctttg aggtgcgtgt 1021 ttgtgcctgt cctgggagag accggcgcac agaggaagag aatctccgca agaaagggga 1081 gcctcaccac gagctgcccc cagggagcac taagcgagca ctgcccaaca acaccagctc 1141 ctctccccag ccaaagaaga aaccactgga tggagaatat ttcacccttc agatccgtgg 1201 gcgtgagcgc ttcgagatgt tccgagagct gaatgaggcc ttggaactca aggatgccca 1261 ggctgggaag gagccagggg ggagcagggc tcactccagc cacctgaagt ccaaaaaggg 1321 tcagtctacc tcccgccata aaaaactcat gttcaagaca gaagggcctg actcagactg 1381 acattctcca cttcttgttc cccactgaca gcctcccacc cccatctctc cctcccctgc 1441 cattttgggt tttgggtctt tgaacccttg cttgcaatag gtgtgcgtca gaagcaccca 1501 ggacttccat ttgctttgtc ccggggctcc actgaacaag ttggcctgca ctggtgtttt 1561 gttgtgggga ggaggatggg gagtaggaca taccagctta gattttaagg tttttactgt 1621 gagggatgtt tgggagatgt aagaaatgtt cttgcagtta agggttagtt tacaatcagc 1681 cacattctag gtaggggccc acttcaccgt actaaccagg gaagctgtcc ctcactgttg 1741 aattttctct aacttcaagg cccatatctg tgaaatgctg gcatttgcac ctacctcaca 1801 gagtgcattg tgagggttaa tgaaataatg tacatctggc cttgaaacca ccttttatta 1861 catggggtct agaacttgac ccccttgagg gtgcttgttc cctctccctg ttggtcggtg 1921 ggttggtagt ttctacagtt gggcagctgg ttaggtagag ggagttgtca agtctctgct 1981 ggcccagcca aaccctgtct gacaacctct tggtgaacct tagtacctaa aaggaaatct 2041 caccccatcc cacaccctgg aggatttcat ctcttgtata tgatgatctg gatccaccaa 2101 gacttgtttt atgctcaggg tcaatttctt ttttcttttt tttttttttt tttctttttc 2161 tttgagactg ggtctcgctt tgttgcccag gctggagtgg agtggcgtga tcttggctta 2221 ctgcagcctt tgcctccccg gctcgagcag tcctgcctca gcctccggag tagctgggac 2281 cacaggttca tgccaccatg gccagccaac ttttgcatgt tttgtagaga tggggtctca 2341 cagtgttgcc caggctggtc tcaaactcct gggctcaggc gatccacctg tctcagcctc 2401 ccagagtgct gggattacaa ttgtgagcca ccacgtccag ctggaagggt caacatcttt 2461 tacattctgc aagcacatct gcattttcac cccacccttc ccctccttct ccctttttat 2521 atcccatttt tatatcgatc tcttatttta caataaaact ttgctgccac ctgtgtgtct 2581 gaggggtg SEQ ID NO: 74 Human TP53 isoform b Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001119586.1) 1 meepqsdpsv epplsqetfs dlwkllpenn vlsplpsqam ddlmlspddi eqwftedpgp 61 deaprmpeaa ppvapapaap tpaapapaps wplsssvpsq ktyqgsygfr lgflhsgtak 121 svtctyspal nkmfcqlakt cpvqlwvdst pppgtrvram aiykqsqhmt evvrrcphhe 181 rcsdsdglap pqhlirvegn lrveylddrn tfrhsvvvpy eppevgsdct tihynymcns 241 scmggmnrrp iltiitleds sgnllgrnsf evrvcacpgr drrteeenlr kkgephhelp 301 pgstkralpn ntssspqpkk kpldgeyftl qdqtsfqken c SEQ ID NO: 75 Human TP53 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_001126114.2; CDS: 203-1228) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggcagcca 181 gactgccttc cgggtcactg ccatggagga gccgcagtca gatcctagcg tcgagccccc 241 tctgagtcag gaaacatttt cagacctatg gaaactactt cctgaaaaca acgttctgtc 301 ccccttgccg tcccaagcaa tggatgattt gatgctgtcc ccggacgata ttgaacaatg 361 gttcactgaa gacccaggtc cagatgaagc tcccagaatg ccagaggctg ctccccccgt 421 ggcccctgca ccagcagctc ctacaccggc ggcccctgca ccagccccct cctggcccct 481 gtcatcttct gtcccttccc agaaaaccta ccagggcagc tacggtttcc gtctgggctt 541 cttgcattct gggacagcca agtctgtgac ttgcacgtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat 601 gttttgccaa ctggccaaga cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc 661 cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt 721 gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca 781 tcttatccga gtggaaggaa atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg 841 acatagtgtg gtggtgccct atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca 901 ctacaactac atgtgtaaca gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac 961 catcatcaca ctggaagact ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg 1021 tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg 1081 ggagcctcac cacgagctgc ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag 1141 ctcctctccc cagccaaaga agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcaggacca 1201 gaccagcttt caaaaagaaa attgttaaag agagcatgaa aatggttcta tgactttgcc 1261 tgatacagat gctacttgac ttacgatggt gttacttcct gataaactcg tcgtaagttg 1321 aaaatattat ccgtgggcgt gagcgcttcg agatgttccg agagctgaat gaggccttgg 1381 aactcaagga tgcccaggct gggaaggagc caggggggag cagggctcac tccagccacc 1441 tgaagtccaa aaagggtcag tctacctccc gccataaaaa actcatgttc aagacagaag 1501 ggcctgactc agactgacat tctccacttc ttgttcccca ctgacagcct cccaccccca 1561 tctctccctc ccctgccatt ttgggttttg ggtctttgaa cccttgcttg caataggtgt 1621 gcgtcagaag cacccaggac ttccatttgc tttgtcccgg ggctccactg aacaagttgg 1681 cctgcactgg tgttttgttg tggggaggag gatggggagt aggacatacc agcttagatt 1741 ttaaggtttt tactgtgagg gatgtttggg agatgtaaga aatgttcttg cagttaaggg 1801 ttagtttaca atcagccaca ttctaggtag gggcccactt caccgtacta accagggaag 1861 ctgtccctca ctgttgaatt ttctctaact tcaaggccca tatctgtgaa atgctggcat 1921 ttgcacctac ctcacagagt gcattgtgag ggttaatgaa ataatgtaca tctggccttg 1981 aaaccacctt ttattacatg gggtctagaa cttgaccccc ttgagggtgc ttgttccctc 2041 tccctgttgg tcggtgggtt ggtagtttct acagttgggc agctggttag gtagagggag 2101 ttgtcaagtc tctgctggcc cagccaaacc ctgtctgaca acctcttggt gaaccttagt 2161 acctaaaagg aaatctcacc ccatcccaca ccctggagga tttcatctct tgtatatgat 2221 gatctggatc caccaagact tgttttatgc tcagggtcaa tttctttttt cttttttttt 2281 tttttttttc tttttctttg agactgggtc tcgctttgtt gcccaggctg gagtggagtg 2341 gcgtgatctt ggcttactgc agcctttgcc tccccggctc gagcagtcct gcctcagcct 2401 ccggagtagc tgggaccaca ggttcatgcc accatggcca gccaactttt gcatgttttg 2461 tagagatggg gtctcacagt gttgcccagg ctggtctcaa actcctgggc tcaggcgatc 2521 cacctgtctc agcctcccag agtgctggga ttacaattgt gagccaccac gtccagctgg 2581 aagggtcaac atcttttaca ttctgcaagc acatctgcat tttcacccca cccttcccct 2641 ccttctccct ttttatatcc catttttata tcgatctctt attttacaat aaaactttgc 2701 tgccacctgt gtgtctgagg ggtg SEQ ID NO: 76 Human TP53 isoform c Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001119585.1) 1 meepqsdpsv epplsqetfs dlwkllpenn vlsplpsqam ddlmlspddi eqwftedpgp 61 deaprmpeaa ppvapapaap tpaapapaps wplsssvpsq ktyqgsygfr lgflhsgtak 121 svtctyspal nkmfcqlakt cpvqlwvdst pppgtrvram aiykqsqhmt evvrrcphhe 181 rcsdsdglap pqhlirvegn lrveylddrn tfrhsvvvpy eppevgsdct tihynymcns 241 scmggmnrrp iltiitleds sgnllgrnsf evrvcacpgr drrteeenlr kkgephhelp 301 pgstkralpn ntssspqpkk kpldgeyftl qmlldlrwcy flinss SEQ ID NO: 77 Human TP53 transcript variant 4 cDNA sequence (NM_001126113.2; CDS: 203-1243) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggcagcca 181 gactgccttc cgggtcactg ccatggagga gccgcagtca gatcctagcg tcgagccccc 241 tctgagtcag gaaacatttt cagacctatg gaaactactt cctgaaaaca acgttctgtc 301 ccccttgccg tcccaagcaa tggatgattt gatgctgtcc ccggacgata ttgaacaatg 361 gttcactgaa gacccaggtc cagatgaagc tcccagaatg ccagaggctg ctccccccgt 421 ggcccctgca ccagcagctc ctacaccggc ggcccctgca ccagccccct cctggcccct 481 gtcatcttct gtcccttccc agaaaaccta ccagggcagc tacggtttcc gtctgggctt 541 cttgcattct gggacagcca agtctgtgac ttgcacgtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat 601 gttttgccaa ctggccaaga cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc 661 cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt 721 gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca 781 tcttatccga gtggaaggaa atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg 841 acatagtgtg gtggtgccct atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca 901 ctacaactac atgtgtaaca gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac 961 catcatcaca ctggaagact ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg 1021 tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg 1081 ggagcctcac cacgagctgc ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag 1141 ctcctctccc cagccaaaga agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcagatgct 1201 acttgactta cgatggtgtt acttcctgat aaactcgtcg taagttgaaa atattatccg 1261 tgggcgtgag cgcttcgaga tgttccgaga gctgaatgag gccttggaac tcaaggatgc 1321 ccaggctggg aaggagccag gggggagcag ggctcactcc agccacctga agtccaaaaa 1381 gggtcagtct acctcccgcc ataaaaaact catgttcaag acagaagggc ctgactcaga 1441 ctgacattct ccacttcttg ttccccactg acagcctccc acccccatct ctccctcccc 1501 tgccattttg ggttttgggt ctttgaaccc ttgcttgcaa taggtgtgcg tcagaagcac 1561 ccaggacttc catttgcttt gtcccggggc tccactgaac aagttggcct gcactggtgt 1621 tttgttgtgg ggaggaggat ggggagtagg acataccagc ttagatttta aggtttttac 1681 tgtgagggat gtttgggaga tgtaagaaat gttcttgcag ttaagggtta gtttacaatc 1741 agccacattc taggtagggg cccacttcac cgtactaacc agggaagctg tccctcactg 1801 ttgaattttc tctaacttca aggcccatat ctgtgaaatg ctggcatttg cacctacctc 1861 acagagtgca ttgtgagggt taatgaaata atgtacatct ggccttgaaa ccacctttta 1921 ttacatgggg tctagaactt gacccccttg agggtgcttg ttccctctcc ctgttggtcg 1981 gtgggttggt agtttctaca gttgggcagc tggttaggta gagggagttg tcaagtctct 2041 gctggcccag ccaaaccctg tctgacaacc tcttggtgaa ccttagtacc taaaaggaaa 2101 tctcacccca tcccacaccc tggaggattt catctcttgt atatgatgat ctggatccac 2161 caagacttgt tttatgctca gggtcaattt cttttttctt tttttttttt ttttttcttt 2221 ttctttgaga ctgggtctcg ctttgttgcc caggctggag tggagtggcg tgatcttggc 2281 ttactgcagc ctttgcctcc ccggctcgag cagtcctgcc tcagcctccg gagtagctgg 2341 gaccacaggt tcatgccacc atggccagcc aacttttgca tgttttgtag agatggggtc 2401 tcacagtgtt gcccaggctg gtctcaaact cctgggctca ggcgatccac ctgtctcagc 2461 ctcccagagt gctgggatta caattgtgag ccaccacgtc cagctggaag ggtcaacatc 2521 ttttacattc tgcaagcaca tctgcatttt caccccaccc ttcccctcct tctccctttt 2581 tatatcccat ttttatatcg atctcttatt ttacaataaa actttgctgc cacctgtgtg 2641 tctgaggggt g SEQ ID NO: 78 Human TP53 isoform d Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001119587.1) 1 mfcqlaktcp vqlwvdstpp pgtrvramai ykqsqhmtev vrrcphherc sdsdglappq 61 hlirvegnlr veylddrntf rhsvvvpyep pevgsdctti hynymcnssc mggmnrrpil 121 tiitledssg nllgrnsfev rvcacpgrdr rteeenlrkk gephhelppg stkralpnnt 181 ssspqpkkkp ldgeyftlqi rgrerfemfr elnealelkd aqagkepggs rahsshlksk 241 kgqstsrhkk lmfktegpds d SEQ ID NO: 79 Human TP53 transcript variant 5 cDNA sequence (NM_001126115.1 CDS: 279-1064) 1 tgaggccagg agatggaggc tgcagtgagc tgtgatcaca ccactgtgct ccagcctgag 61 tgacagagca agaccctatc tcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa gaaaagctcc tgaggtgtag 121 acgccaactc tctctagctc gctagtgggt tgcaggaggt gcttacgcat gtttgtttct 181 ttgctgccgt cttccagttg ctttatctgt tcacttgtgc cctgactttc aactctgtct 241 ccttcctctt cctacagtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat gttttgccaa ctggccaaga 301 cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca 361 tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg 421 agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca tcttatccga gtggaaggaa 481 atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg acatagtgtg gtggtgccct 541 atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca ctacaactac atgtgtaaca 601 gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac catcatcaca ctggaagact 661 ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga 721 gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg ggagcctcac cacgagctgc 781 ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag ctcctctccc cagccaaaga 841 agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcagatccg tgggcgtgag cgcttcgaga 901 tgttccgaga gctgaatgag gccttggaac tcaaggatgc ccaggctggg aaggagccag 961 gggggagcag ggctcactcc agccacctga agtccaaaaa gggtcagtct acctcccgcc 1021 ataaaaaact catgttcaag acagaagggc ctgactcaga ctgacattct ccacttcttg 1081 ttccccactg acagcctccc acccccatct ctccctcccc tgccattttg ggttttgggt 1141 ctttgaaccc ttgcttgcaa taggtgtgcg tcagaagcac ccaggacttc catttgcttt 1201 gtcccggggc tccactgaac aagttggcct gcactggtgt tttgttgtgg ggaggaggat 1261 ggggagtagg acataccagc ttagatttta aggtttttac tgtgagggat gtttgggaga 1321 tgtaagaaat gttcttgcag ttaagggtta gtttacaatc agccacattc taggtagggg 1381 cccacttcac cgtactaacc agggaagctg tccctcactg ttgaattttc tctaacttca 1441 aggcccatat ctgtgaaatg ctggcatttg cacctacctc acagagtgca ttgtgagggt 1501 taatgaaata atgtacatct ggccttgaaa ccacctttta ttacatgggg tctagaactt 1561 gacccccttg agggtgcttg ttccctctcc ctgttggtcg gtgggttggt agtttctaca 1621 gttgggcagc tggttaggta gagggagttg tcaagtctct gctggcccag ccaaaccctg 1681 tctgacaacc tcttggtgaa ccttagtacc taaaaggaaa tctcacccca tcccacaccc 1741 tggaggattt catctcttgt atatgatgat ctggatccac caagacttgt tttatgctca 1801 gggtcaattt cttttttctt tttttttttt ttttttcttt ttctttgaga ctgggtctcg 1861 ctttgttgcc caggctggag tggagtggcg tgatcttggc ttactgcagc ctttgcctcc 1921 ccggctcgag cagtcctgcc tcagcctccg gagtagctgg gaccacaggt tcatgccacc 1981 atggccagcc aacttttgca tgttttgtag agatggggtc tcacagtgtt gcccaggctg 2041 gtctcaaact cctgggctca ggcgatccac ctgtctcagc ctcccagagt gctgggatta 2101 caattgtgag ccaccacgtc cagctggaag ggtcaacatc ttttacattc tgcaagcaca 2161 tctgcatttt caccccaccc ttcccctcct tctccctttt tatatcccat ttttatatcg 2221 atctcttatt ttacaataaa actttgctgc cacctgtgtg tctgaggggt g SEQ ID NO: 80 Human TP53 isoform e Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001119588.1) 1 mfcqlaktcp vqlwvdstpp pgtrvramai ykqsqhmtev vrrcphherc sdsdglappq 61 hlirvegnlr veylddrntf rhsvvvpyep pevgsdctti hynymcnssc mggmnrrpil 121 tiitledssg nllgrnsfev rvcacpgrdr rteeenlrkk gephhelppg stkralpnnt 181 ssspqpkkkp ldgeyftlqd qtsfqkenc SEQ ID NO: 81 Human TP53 transcript variant 6 cDNA sequence (NM_001126116.1; CDS: 279-908) 1 tgaggccagg agatggaggc tgcagtgagc tgtgatcaca ccactgtgct ccagcctgag 61 tgacagagca agaccctatc tcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa gaaaagctcc tgaggtgtag 121 acgccaactc tctctagctc gctagtgggt tgcaggaggt gcttacgcat gtttgtttct 181 ttgctgccgt cttccagttg ctttatctgt tcacttgtgc cctgactttc aactctgtct 241 ccttcctctt cctacagtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat gttttgccaa ctggccaaga 301 cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca 361 tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg 421 agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca tcttatccga gtggaaggaa 481 atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg acatagtgtg gtggtgccct 541 atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca ctacaactac atgtgtaaca 601 gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac catcatcaca ctggaagact 661 ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga 721 gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg ggagcctcac cacgagctgc 781 ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag ctcctctccc cagccaaaga 841 agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcaggacca gaccagcttt caaaaagaaa 901 attgttaaag agagcatgaa aatggttcta tgactttgcc tgatacagat gctacttgac 961 ttacgatggt gttacttcct gataaactcg tcgtaagttg aaaatattat ccgtgggcgt 1021 gagcgcttcg agatgttccg agagctgaat gaggccttgg aactcaagga tgcccaggct 1081 gggaaggagc caggggggag cagggctcac tccagccacc tgaagtccaa aaagggtcag 1141 tctacctccc gccataaaaa actcatgttc aagacagaag ggcctgactc agactgacat 1201 tctccacttc ttgttcccca ctgacagcct cccaccccca tctctccctc ccctgccatt 1261 ttgggttttg ggtctttgaa cccttgcttg caataggtgt gcgtcagaag cacccaggac 1321 ttccatttgc tttgtcccgg ggctccactg aacaagttgg cctgcactgg tgttttgttg 1381 tggggaggag gatggggagt aggacatacc agcttagatt ttaaggtttt tactgtgagg 1441 gatgtttggg agatgtaaga aatgttcttg cagttaaggg ttagtttaca atcagccaca 1501 ttctaggtag gggcccactt caccgtacta accagggaag ctgtccctca ctgttgaatt 1561 ttctctaact tcaaggccca tatctgtgaa atgctggcat ttgcacctac ctcacagagt 1621 gcattgtgag ggttaatgaa ataatgtaca tctggccttg aaaccacctt ttattacatg 1681 gggtctagaa cttgaccccc ttgagggtgc ttgttccctc tccctgttgg tcggtgggtt 1741 ggtagtttct acagttgggc agctggttag gtagagggag ttgtcaagtc tctgctggcc 1801 cagccaaacc ctgtctgaca acctcttggt gaaccttagt acctaaaagg aaatctcacc 1861 ccatcccaca ccctggagga tttcatctct tgtatatgat gatctggatc caccaagact 1921 tgttttatgc tcagggtcaa tttctttttt cttttttttt tttttttttc tttttctttg 1981 agactgggtc tcgctttgtt gcccaggctg gagtggagtg gcgtgatctt ggcttactgc 2041 agcctttgcc tccccggctc gagcagtcct gcctcagcct ccggagtagc tgggaccaca 2101 ggttcatgcc accatggcca gccaactttt gcatgttttg tagagatggg gtctcacagt 2161 gttgcccagg ctggtctcaa actcctgggc tcaggcgatc cacctgtctc agcctcccag 2221 agtgctggga ttacaattgt gagccaccac gtccagctgg aagggtcaac atcttttaca 2281 ttctgcaagc acatctgcat tttcacccca cccttcccct ccttctccct ttttatatcc 2341 catttttata tcgatctctt attttacaat aaaactttgc tgccacctgt gtgtctgagg 2401 ggtg SEQ ID NO: 82 Human TP53 isoform f Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001119589.1) 1 mfcqlaktcp vqlwvdstpp pgtrvramai ykqsqhmtev vrrcphherc sdsdglappq 61 hlirvegnlr veylddrntf rhsvvvpyep pevgsdctti hynymcnssc mggmnrrpil 121 tiitledssg nllgrnsfev rvcacpgrdr rteeenlrkk gephhelppg stkralpnnt 181 ssspqpkkkp ldgeyftlqm lldlrwcyfl inss SEQ ID NO: 83 Human TP53 transcript variant 7 cDNA sequence (NM_001126117.1; CDS: 279-923) 1 tgaggccagg agatggaggc tgcagtgagc tgtgatcaca ccactgtgct ccagcctgag 61 tgacagagca agaccctatc tcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa gaaaagctcc tgaggtgtag 121 acgccaactc tctctagctc gctagtgggt tgcaggaggt gcttacgcat gtttgtttct 181 ttgctgccgt cttccagttg ctttatctgt tcacttgtgc cctgactttc aactctgtct 241 ccttcctctt cctacagtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat gttttgccaa ctggccaaga 301 cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca 361 tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg 421 agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca tcttatccga gtggaaggaa 481 atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg acatagtgtg gtggtgccct 541 atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca ctacaactac atgtgtaaca 601 gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac catcatcaca ctggaagact 661 ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga 721 gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg ggagcctcac cacgagctgc 781 ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag ctcctctccc cagccaaaga 841 agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcagatgct acttgactta cgatggtgtt 901 acttcctgat aaactcgtcg taagttgaaa atattatccg tgggcgtgag cgcttcgaga 961 tgttccgaga gctgaatgag gccttggaac tcaaggatgc ccaggctggg aaggagccag 1021 gggggagcag ggctcactcc agccacctga agtccaaaaa gggtcagtct acctcccgcc 1081 ataaaaaact catgttcaag acagaagggc ctgactcaga ctgacattct ccacttcttg 1141 ttccccactg acagcctccc acccccatct ctccctcccc tgccattttg ggttttgggt 1201 ctttgaaccc ttgcttgcaa taggtgtgcg tcagaagcac ccaggacttc catttgcttt 1261 gtcccggggc tccactgaac aagttggcct gcactggtgt tttgttgtgg ggaggaggat 1321 ggggagtagg acataccagc ttagatttta aggtttttac tgtgagggat gtttgggaga 1381 tgtaagaaat gttcttgcag ttaagggtta gtttacaatc agccacattc taggtagggg 1441 cccacttcac cgtactaacc agggaagctg tccctcactg ttgaattttc tctaacttca 1501 aggcccatat ctgtgaaatg ctggcatttg cacctacctc acagagtgca ttgtgagggt 1561 taatgaaata atgtacatct ggccttgaaa ccacctttta ttacatgggg tctagaactt 1621 gacccccttg agggtgcttg ttccctctcc ctgttggtcg gtgggttggt agtttctaca 1681 gttgggcagc tggttaggta gagggagttg tcaagtctct gctggcccag ccaaaccctg 1741 tctgacaacc tcttggtgaa ccttagtacc taaaaggaaa tctcacccca tcccacaccc 1801 tggaggattt catctcttgt atatgatgat ctggatccac caagacttgt tttatgctca 1861 gggtcaattt cttttttctt tttttttttt ttttttcttt ttctttgaga ctgggtctcg 1921 ctttgttgcc caggctggag tggagtggcg tgatcttggc ttactgcagc ctttgcctcc 1981 ccggctcgag cagtcctgcc tcagcctccg gagtagctgg gaccacaggt tcatgccacc 2041 atggccagcc aacttttgca tgttttgtag agatggggtc tcacagtgtt gcccaggctg 2101 gtctcaaact cctgggctca ggcgatccac ctgtctcagc ctcccagagt gctgggatta 2161 caattgtgag ccaccacgtc cagctggaag ggtcaacatc ttttacattc tgcaagcaca 2221 tctgcatttt caccccaccc ttcccctcct tctccctttt tatatcccat ttttatatcg 2281 atctcttatt ttacaataaa actttgctgc cacctgtgtg tctgaggggt g SEQ ID NO: 84 Human TP53 isoform g Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001119590.1, NP_001263689.1, and NP_001263690.1) 1 mddlmlspdd ieqwftedpg pdeaprmpea appvapapaa ptpaapapap swplsssvps 61 qktyqgsygf rlgflhsgta ksvtctyspa lnkmfcqlak tcpvqlwvds tpppgtrvra 121 maiykqsqhm tevvrrcphh ercsdsdgla ppqhlirveg nlrveylddr ntfrhsvvvp 181 yeppevgsdc ttihynymcn sscmggmnrr piltiitled ssgnllgrns fevrvcacpg 241 rdrrteeenl rkkgephhel ppgstkralp nntssspqpk kkpldgeyft lqirgrerfe 301 mfrelneale lkdaqagkep ggsrahsshl kskkgqstsr hkklmfkteg pdsd SEQ ID NO: 85 Human TP53 transcript variant 8 cDNA sequence (NM_001126118.1; CDS: 437-1501) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggcagcca 181 gactgccttc cgggtcactg ccatggagga gccgcagtca gatcctagcg tcgagccccc 241 tctgagtcag gaaacatttt cagacctatg gaaactgtga gtggatccat tggaagggca 301 ggcccaccac ccccacccca accccagccc cctagcagag acctgtggga agcgaaaatt 361 ccatgggact gactttctgc tcttgtcttt cagacttcct gaaaacaacg ttctgtcccc 421 cttgccgtcc caagcaatgg atgatttgat gctgtccccg gacgatattg aacaatggtt 481 cactgaagac ccaggtccag atgaagctcc cagaatgcca gaggctgctc cccccgtggc 541 ccctgcacca gcagctccta caccggcggc ccctgcacca gccccctcct ggcccctgtc 601 atcttctgtc ccttcccaga aaacctacca gggcagctac ggtttccgtc tgggcttctt 661 gcattctggg acagccaagt ctgtgacttg cacgtactcc cctgccctca acaagatgtt 721 ttgccaactg gccaagacct gccctgtgca gctgtgggtt gattccacac ccccgcccgg 781 cacccgcgtc cgcgccatgg ccatctacaa gcagtcacag cacatgacgg aggttgtgag 841 gcgctgcccc caccatgagc gctgctcaga tagcgatggt ctggcccctc ctcagcatct 901 tatccgagtg gaaggaaatt tgcgtgtgga gtatttggat gacagaaaca cttttcgaca 961 tagtgtggtg gtgccctatg agccgcctga ggttggctct gactgtacca ccatccacta 1021 caactacatg tgtaacagtt cctgcatggg cggcatgaac cggaggccca tcctcaccat 1081 catcacactg gaagactcca gtggtaatct actgggacgg aacagctttg aggtgcgtgt 1141 ttgtgcctgt cctgggagag accggcgcac agaggaagag aatctccgca agaaagggga 1201 gcctcaccac gagctgcccc cagggagcac taagcgagca ctgcccaaca acaccagctc 1261 ctctccccag ccaaagaaga aaccactgga tggagaatat ttcacccttc agatccgtgg 1321 gcgtgagcgc ttcgagatgt tccgagagct gaatgaggcc ttggaactca aggatgccca 1381 ggctgggaag gagccagggg ggagcagggc tcactccagc cacctgaagt ccaaaaaggg 1441 tcagtctacc tcccgccata aaaaactcat gttcaagaca gaagggcctg actcagactg 1501 acattctcca cttcttgttc cccactgaca gcctcccacc cccatctctc cctcccctgc 1561 cattttgggt tttgggtctt tgaacccttg cttgcaatag gtgtgcgtca gaagcaccca 1621 ggacttccat ttgctttgtc ccggggctcc actgaacaag ttggcctgca ctggtgtttt 1681 gttgtgggga ggaggatggg gagtaggaca taccagctta gattttaagg tttttactgt 1741 gagggatgtt tgggagatgt aagaaatgtt cttgcagtta agggttagtt tacaatcagc 1801 cacattctag gtaggggccc acttcaccgt actaaccagg gaagctgtcc ctcactgttg 1861 aattttctct aacttcaagg cccatatctg tgaaatgctg gcatttgcac ctacctcaca 1921 gagtgcattg tgagggttaa tgaaataatg tacatctggc cttgaaacca ccttttatta 1981 catggggtct agaacttgac ccccttgagg gtgcttgttc cctctccctg ttggtcggtg 2041 ggttggtagt ttctacagtt gggcagctgg ttaggtagag ggagttgtca agtctctgct 2101 ggcccagcca aaccctgtct gacaacctct tggtgaacct tagtacctaa aaggaaatct 2161 caccccatcc cacaccctgg aggatttcat ctcttgtata tgatgatctg gatccaccaa 2221 gacttgtttt atgctcaggg tcaatttctt ttttcttttt tttttttttt tttctttttc 2281 tttgagactg ggtctcgctt tgttgcccag gctggagtgg agtggcgtga tcttggctta 2341 ctgcagcctt tgcctccccg gctcgagcag tcctgcctca gcctccggag tagctgggac 2401 cacaggttca tgccaccatg gccagccaac ttttgcatgt tttgtagaga tggggtctca 2461 cagtgttgcc caggctggtc tcaaactcct gggctcaggc gatccacctg tctcagcctc 2521 ccagagtgct gggattacaa ttgtgagcca ccacgtccag ctggaagggt caacatcttt 2581 tacattctgc aagcacatct gcattttcac cccacccttc ccctccttct ccctttttat 2641 atcccatttt tatatcgatc tcttatttta caataaaact ttgctgccac ctgtgtgtct 2701 gaggggtg SEQ ID NO: 86 Human TP53 transcript variant 1 cDNA Sequence (NM_001276760.1; CDS: 320-1384) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggcagcca 181 gactgccttc cgggtcactg ccatggagga gccgcagtca gatcctagcg tcgagccccc 241 tctgagtcag gaaacatttt cagacctatg gaaactactt cctgaaaaca acgttctgtc 301 ccccttgccg tcccaagcaa tggatgattt gatgctgtcc ccggacgata ttgaacaatg 361 gttcactgaa gacccaggtc cagatgaagc tcccagaatg ccagaggctg ctccccccgt 421 ggcccctgca ccagcagctc ctacaccggc ggcccctgca ccagccccct cctggcccct 481 gtcatcttct gtcccttccc agaaaaccta ccagggcagc tacggtttcc gtctgggctt 541 cttgcattct gggacagcca agtctgtgac ttgcacgtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat 601 gttttgccaa ctggccaaga cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc 661 cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt 721 gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca 781 tcttatccga gtggaaggaa atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg 841 acatagtgtg gtggtgccct atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca 901 ctacaactac atgtgtaaca gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac 961 catcatcaca ctggaagact ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg 1021 tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg 1081 ggagcctcac cacgagctgc ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag 1141 ctcctctccc cagccaaaga agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcagatccg 1201 tgggcgtgag cgcttcgaga tgttccgaga gctgaatgag gccttggaac tcaaggatgc 1261 ccaggctggg aaggagccag gggggagcag ggctcactcc agccacctga agtccaaaaa 1321 gggtcagtct acctcccgcc ataaaaaact catgttcaag acagaagggc ctgactcaga 1381 ctgacattct ccacttcttg ttccccactg acagcctccc acccccatct ctccctcccc 1441 tgccattttg ggttttgggt ctttgaaccc ttgcttgcaa taggtgtgcg tcagaagcac 1501 ccaggacttc catttgcttt gtcccggggc tccactgaac aagttggcct gcactggtgt 1561 tttgttgtgg ggaggaggat ggggagtagg acataccagc ttagatttta aggtttttac 1621 tgtgagggat gtttgggaga tgtaagaaat gttcttgcag ttaagggtta gtttacaatc 1681 agccacattc taggtagggg cccacttcac cgtactaacc agggaagctg tccctcactg 1741 ttgaattttc tctaacttca aggcccatat ctgtgaaatg ctggcatttg cacctacctc 1801 acagagtgca ttgtgagggt taatgaaata atgtacatct ggccttgaaa ccacctttta 1861 ttacatgggg tctagaactt gacccccttg agggtgcttg ttccctctcc ctgttggtcg 1921 gtgggttggt agtttctaca gttgggcagc tggttaggta gagggagttg tcaagtctct 1981 gctggcccag ccaaaccctg tctgacaacc tcttggtgaa ccttagtacc taaaaggaaa 2041 tctcacccca tcccacaccc tggaggattt catctcttgt atatgatgat ctggatccac 2101 caagacttgt tttatgctca gggtcaattt cttttttctt tttttttttt ttttttcttt 2161 ttctttgaga ctgggtctcg ctttgttgcc caggctggag tggagtggcg tgatcttggc 2221 ttactgcagc ctttgcctcc ccggctcgag cagtcctgcc tcagcctccg gagtagctgg 2281 gaccacaggt tcatgccacc atggccagcc aacttttgca tgttttgtag agatggggtc 2341 tcacagtgtt gcccaggctg gtctcaaact cctgggctca ggcgatccac ctgtctcagc 2401 ctcccagagt gctgggatta caattgtgag ccaccacgtc cagctggaag ggtcaacatc 2461 ttttacattc tgcaagcaca tctgcatttt caccccaccc ttcccctcct tctccctttt 2521 tatatcccat ttttatatcg atctcttatt ttacaataaa actttgctgc cacctgtgtg 2581 tctgaggggt g SEQ ID NO: 87 Human TP53 transcript variant 2 cDNA Sequence (NM_001276761.1; CDS: 317-1381) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggccagac 181 tgccttccgg gtcactgcca tggaggagcc gcagtcagat cctagcgtcg agccccctct 241 gagtcaggaa acattttcag acctatggaa actacttcct gaaaacaacg ttctgtcccc 301 cttgccgtcc caagcaatgg atgatttgat gctgtccccg gacgatattg aacaatggtt 361 cactgaagac ccaggtccag atgaagctcc cagaatgcca gaggctgctc cccccgtggc 421 ccctgcacca gcagctccta caccggcggc ccctgcacca gccccctcct ggcccctgtc 481 atcttctgtc ccttcccaga aaacctacca gggcagctac ggtttccgtc tgggcttctt 541 gcattctggg acagccaagt ctgtgacttg cacgtactcc cctgccctca acaagatgtt 601 ttgccaactg gccaagacct gccctgtgca gctgtgggtt gattccacac ccccgcccgg 661 cacccgcgtc cgcgccatgg ccatctacaa gcagtcacag cacatgacgg aggttgtgag 721 gcgctgcccc caccatgagc gctgctcaga tagcgatggt ctggcccctc ctcagcatct 781 tatccgagtg gaaggaaatt tgcgtgtgga gtatttggat gacagaaaca cttttcgaca 841 tagtgtggtg gtgccctatg agccgcctga ggttggctct gactgtacca ccatccacta 901 caactacatg tgtaacagtt cctgcatggg cggcatgaac cggaggccca tcctcaccat 961 catcacactg gaagactcca gtggtaatct actgggacgg aacagctttg aggtgcgtgt 1021 ttgtgcctgt cctgggagag accggcgcac agaggaagag aatctccgca agaaagggga 1081 gcctcaccac gagctgcccc cagggagcac taagcgagca ctgcccaaca acaccagctc 1141 ctctccccag ccaaagaaga aaccactgga tggagaatat ttcacccttc agatccgtgg 1201 gcgtgagcgc ttcgagatgt tccgagagct gaatgaggcc ttggaactca aggatgccca 1261 ggctgggaag gagccagggg ggagcagggc tcactccagc cacctgaagt ccaaaaaggg 1321 tcagtctacc tcccgccata aaaaactcat gttcaagaca gaagggcctg actcagactg 1381 acattctcca cttcttgttc cccactgaca gcctcccacc cccatctctc cctcccctgc 1441 cattttgggt tttgggtctt tgaacccttg cttgcaatag gtgtgcgtca gaagcaccca 1501 ggacttccat ttgctttgtc ccggggctcc actgaacaag ttggcctgca ctggtgtttt 1561 gttgtgggga ggaggatggg gagtaggaca taccagctta gattttaagg tttttactgt 1621 gagggatgtt tgggagatgt aagaaatgtt cttgcagtta agggttagtt tacaatcagc 1681 cacattctag gtaggggccc acttcaccgt actaaccagg gaagctgtcc ctcactgttg 1741 aattttctct aacttcaagg cccatatctg tgaaatgctg gcatttgcac ctacctcaca 1801 gagtgcattg tgagggttaa tgaaataatg tacatctggc cttgaaacca ccttttatta 1861 catggggtct agaacttgac ccccttgagg gtgcttgttc cctctccctg ttggtcggtg 1921 ggttggtagt ttctacagtt gggcagctgg ttaggtagag ggagttgtca agtctctgct 1981 ggcccagcca aaccctgtct gacaacctct tggtgaacct tagtacctaa aaggaaatct 2041 caccccatcc cacaccctgg aggatttcat ctcttgtata tgatgatctg gatccaccaa 2101 gacttgtttt atgctcaggg tcaatttctt ttttcttttt tttttttttt tttctttttc 2161 tttgagactg ggtctcgctt tgttgcccag gctggagtgg agtggcgtga tcttggctta 2221 ctgcagcctt tgcctccccg gctcgagcag tcctgcctca gcctccggag tagctgggac 2281 cacaggttca tgccaccatg gccagccaac ttttgcatgt tttgtagaga tggggtctca 2341 cagtgttgcc caggctggtc tcaaactcct gggctcaggc gatccacctg tctcagcctc 2401 ccagagtgct gggattacaa ttgtgagcca ccacgtccag ctggaagggt caacatcttt 2461 tacattctgc aagcacatct gcattttcac cccacccttc ccctccttct ccctttttat 2521 atcccatttt tatatcgatc tcttatttta caataaaact ttgctgccac ctgtgtgtct 2581 gaggggtg SEQ ID NO: 88 Human TP53 isoform h Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001263624.1) 1 mddlmlspdd ieqwftedpg pdeaprmpea appvapapaa ptpaapapap swplsssvps 61 qktyqgsygf rlgflhsgta ksvtctyspa lnkmfcqlak tcpvqlwvds tpppgtrvra 121 maiykqsqhm tevvrrcphh ercsdsdgla ppqhlirveg nlrveylddr ntfrhsvvvp 181 yeppevgsdc ttihynymcn sscmggmnrr piltiitled ssgnllgrns fevrvcacpg 241 rdrrteeenl rkkgephhel ppgstkralp nntssspqpk kkpldgeyft lqmlldlrwc 301 yflinss SEQ ID NO: 89 Human TP53 transcript variant 4 cDNA Sequence (NM_001276695.1; CDS: 320-1243) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggcagcca 181 gactgccttc cgggtcactg ccatggagga gccgcagtca gatcctagcg tcgagccccc 241 tctgagtcag gaaacatttt cagacctatg gaaactactt cctgaaaaca acgttctgtc 301 ccccttgccg tcccaagcaa tggatgattt gatgctgtcc ccggacgata ttgaacaatg 361 gttcactgaa gacccaggtc cagatgaagc tcccagaatg ccagaggctg ctccccccgt 421 ggcccctgca ccagcagctc ctacaccggc ggcccctgca ccagccccct cctggcccct 481 gtcatcttct gtcccttccc agaaaaccta ccagggcagc tacggtttcc gtctgggctt 541 cttgcattct gggacagcca agtctgtgac ttgcacgtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat 601 gttttgccaa ctggccaaga cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc 661 cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt 721 gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca 781 tcttatccga gtggaaggaa atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg 841 acatagtgtg gtggtgccct atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca 901 ctacaactac atgtgtaaca gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac 961 catcatcaca ctggaagact ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg 1021 tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg 1081 ggagcctcac cacgagctgc ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag 1141 ctcctctccc cagccaaaga agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcagatgct 1201 acttgactta cgatggtgtt acttcctgat aaactcgtcg taagttgaaa atattatccg 1261 tgggcgtgag cgcttcgaga tgttccgaga gctgaatgag gccttggaac tcaaggatgc 1321 ccaggctggg aaggagccag gggggagcag ggctcactcc agccacctga agtccaaaaa 1381 gggtcagtct acctcccgcc ataaaaaact catgttcaag acagaagggc ctgactcaga 1441 ctgacattct ccacttcttg ttccccactg acagcctccc acccccatct ctccctcccc 1501 tgccattttg ggttttgggt ctttgaaccc ttgcttgcaa taggtgtgcg tcagaagcac 1561 ccaggacttc catttgcttt gtcccggggc tccactgaac aagttggcct gcactggtgt 1621 tttgttgtgg ggaggaggat ggggagtagg acataccagc ttagatttta aggtttttac 1681 tgtgagggat gtttgggaga tgtaagaaat gttcttgcag ttaagggtta gtttacaatc 1741 agccacattc taggtagggg cccacttcac cgtactaacc agggaagctg tccctcactg 1801 ttgaattttc tctaacttca aggcccatat ctgtgaaatg ctggcatttg cacctacctc 1861 acagagtgca ttgtgagggt taatgaaata atgtacatct ggccttgaaa ccacctttta 1921 ttacatgggg tctagaactt gacccccttg agggtgcttg ttccctctcc ctgttggtcg 1981 gtgggttggt agtttctaca gttgggcagc tggttaggta gagggagttg tcaagtctct 2041 gctggcccag ccaaaccctg tctgacaacc tcttggtgaa ccttagtacc taaaaggaaa 2101 tctcacccca tcccacaccc tggaggattt catctcttgt atatgatgat ctggatccac 2161 caagacttgt tttatgctca gggtcaattt cttttttctt tttttttttt ttttttcttt 2221 ttctttgaga ctgggtctcg ctttgttgcc caggctggag tggagtggcg tgatcttggc 2281 ttactgcagc ctttgcctcc ccggctcgag cagtcctgcc tcagcctccg gagtagctgg 2341 gaccacaggt tcatgccacc atggccagcc aacttttgca tgttttgtag agatggggtc 2401 tcacagtgtt gcccaggctg gtctcaaact cctgggctca ggcgatccac ctgtctcagc 2461 ctcccagagt gctgggatta caattgtgag ccaccacgtc cagctggaag ggtcaacatc 2521 ttttacattc tgcaagcaca tctgcatttt caccccaccc ttcccctcct tctccctttt 2581 tatatcccat ttttatatcg atctcttatt ttacaataaa actttgctgc cacctgtgtg 2641 tctgaggggt g SEQ ID NO: 90 Human TP53 isoform i Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001263625.1) 1 mddlmlspdd ieqwftedpg pdeaprmpea appvapapaa ptpaapapap swplsssvps 61 qktyqgsygf rlgflhsgta ksvtctyspa lnkmfcqlak tcpvqlwvds tpppgtrvra 121 maiykqsqhm tevvrrcphh ercsdsdgla ppqhlirveg nlrveylddr ntfrhsvvvp 181 yeppevgsdc ttihynymcn sscmggmnrr piltiitled ssgnllgrns fevrvcacpg 241 rdrrteeenl rkkgephhel ppgstkralp nntssspqpk kkpldgeyft lqdqtsfqke 301 nc SEQ ID NO: 91 Human TP53 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_001276696.1 CDS: 320-1228) 1 gatgggattg gggttttccc ctcccatgtg ctcaagactg gcgctaaaag ttttgagctt 61 ctcaaaagtc tagagccacc gtccagggag caggtagctg ctgggctccg gggacacttt 121 gcgttcgggc tgggagcgtg ctttccacga cggtgacacg cttccctgga ttggcagcca 181 gactgccttc cgggtcactg ccatggagga gccgcagtca gatcctagcg tcgagccccc 241 tctgagtcag gaaacatttt cagacctatg gaaactactt cctgaaaaca acgttctgtc 301 ccccttgccg tcccaagcaa tggatgattt gatgctgtcc ccggacgata ttgaacaatg 361 gttcactgaa gacccaggtc cagatgaagc tcccagaatg ccagaggctg ctccccccgt 421 ggcccctgca ccagcagctc ctacaccggc ggcccctgca ccagccccct cctggcccct 481 gtcatcttct gtcccttccc agaaaaccta ccagggcagc tacggtttcc gtctgggctt 541 cttgcattct gggacagcca agtctgtgac ttgcacgtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat 601 gttttgccaa ctggccaaga cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc 661 cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt 721 gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca 781 tcttatccga gtggaaggaa atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg 841 acatagtgtg gtggtgccct atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca 901 ctacaactac atgtgtaaca gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac 961 catcatcaca ctggaagact ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg 1021 tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg 1081 ggagcctcac cacgagctgc ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag 1141 ctcctctccc cagccaaaga agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcaggacca 1201 gaccagcttt caaaaagaaa attgttaaag agagcatgaa aatggttcta tgactttgcc 1261 tgatacagat gctacttgac ttacgatggt gttacttcct gataaactcg tcgtaagttg 1321 aaaatattat ccgtgggcgt gagcgcttcg agatgttccg agagctgaat gaggccttgg 1381 aactcaagga tgcccaggct gggaaggagc caggggggag cagggctcac tccagccacc 1441 tgaagtccaa aaagggtcag tctacctccc gccataaaaa actcatgttc aagacagaag 1501 ggcctgactc agactgacat tctccacttc ttgttcccca ctgacagcct cccaccccca 1561 tctctccctc ccctgccatt ttgggttttg ggtctttgaa cccttgcttg caataggtgt 1621 gcgtcagaag cacccaggac ttccatttgc tttgtcccgg ggctccactg aacaagttgg 1681 cctgcactgg tgttttgttg tggggaggag gatggggagt aggacatacc agcttagatt 1741 ttaaggtttt tactgtgagg gatgtttggg agatgtaaga aatgttcttg cagttaaggg 1801 ttagtttaca atcagccaca ttctaggtag gggcccactt caccgtacta accagggaag 1861 ctgtccctca ctgttgaatt ttctctaact tcaaggccca tatctgtgaa atgctggcat 1921 ttgcacctac ctcacagagt gcattgtgag ggttaatgaa ataatgtaca tctggccttg 1981 aaaccacctt ttattacatg gggtctagaa cttgaccccc ttgagggtgc ttgttccctc 2041 tccctgttgg tcggtgggtt ggtagtttct acagttgggc agctggttag gtagagggag 2101 ttgtcaagtc tctgctggcc cagccaaacc ctgtctgaca acctcttggt gaaccttagt 2161 acctaaaagg aaatctcacc ccatcccaca ccctggagga tttcatctct tgtatatgat 2221 gatctggatc caccaagact tgttttatgc tcagggtcaa tttctttttt cttttttttt 2281 tttttttttc tttttctttg agactgggtc tcgctttgtt gcccaggctg gagtggagtg 2341 gcgtgatctt ggcttactgc agcctttgcc tccccggctc gagcagtcct gcctcagcct 2401 ccggagtagc tgggaccaca ggttcatgcc accatggcca gccaactttt gcatgttttg 2461 tagagatggg gtctcacagt gttgcccagg ctggtctcaa actcctgggc tcaggcgatc 2521 cacctgtctc agcctcccag agtgctggga ttacaattgt gagccaccac gtccagctgg 2581 aagggtcaac atcttttaca ttctgcaagc acatctgcat tttcacccca cccttcccct 2641 ccttctccct ttttatatcc catttttata tcgatctctt attttacaat aaaactttgc 2701 tgccacctgt gtgtctgagg ggtg SEQ ID NO: 92 Human TP53 isoform j Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001263626.1) 1 maiykqsqhm tevvrrcphh ercsdsdgla ppqhlirveg nlrveylddr ntfrhsvvvp 61 yeppevgsdc ttihynymcn sscmggmnrr piltiitled ssgnllgrns fevrvcacpg 121 rdrrteeenl rkkgephhel ppgstkralp nntssspqpk kkpldgeyft lqirgrerfe 181 mfrelneale lkdaqagkep ggsrahsshl kskkgqstsr hkklmfkteg pdsd SEQ ID NO: 93 Human TP53 transcript variant 5 cDNA sequence (NM_001276697.1; CDS: 360-1064) 1 tgaggccagg agatggaggc tgcagtgagc tgtgatcaca ccactgtgct ccagcctgag 61 tgacagagca agaccctatc tcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa gaaaagctcc tgaggtgtag 121 acgccaactc tctctagctc gctagtgggt tgcaggaggt gcttacgcat gtttgtttct 181 ttgctgccgt cttccagttg ctttatctgt tcacttgtgc cctgactttc aactctgtct 241 ccttcctctt cctacagtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat gttttgccaa ctggccaaga 301 cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca 361 tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg 421 agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca tcttatccga gtggaaggaa 481 atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg acatagtgtg gtggtgccct 541 atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca ctacaactac atgtgtaaca 601 gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac catcatcaca ctggaagact 661 ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga 721 gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg ggagcctcac cacgagctgc 781 ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag ctcctctccc cagccaaaga 841 agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcagatccg tgggcgtgag cgcttcgaga 901 tgttccgaga gctgaatgag gccttggaac tcaaggatgc ccaggctggg aaggagccag 961 gggggagcag ggctcactcc agccacctga agtccaaaaa gggtcagtct acctcccgcc 1021 ataaaaaact catgttcaag acagaagggc ctgactcaga ctgacattct ccacttcttg 1081 ttccccactg acagcctccc acccccatct ctccctcccc tgccattttg ggttttgggt 1141 ctttgaaccc ttgcttgcaa taggtgtgcg tcagaagcac ccaggacttc catttgcttt 1201 gtcccggggc tccactgaac aagttggcct gcactggtgt tttgttgtgg ggaggaggat 1261 ggggagtagg acataccagc ttagatttta aggtttttac tgtgagggat gtttgggaga 1321 tgtaagaaat gttcttgcag ttaagggtta gtttacaatc agccacattc taggtagggg 1381 cccacttcac cgtactaacc agggaagctg tccctcactg ttgaattttc tctaacttca 1441 aggcccatat ctgtgaaatg ctggcatttg cacctacctc acagagtgca ttgtgagggt 1501 taatgaaata atgtacatct ggccttgaaa ccacctttta ttacatgggg tctagaactt 1561 gacccccttg agggtgcttg ttccctctcc ctgttggtcg gtgggttggt agtttctaca 1621 gttgggcagc tggttaggta gagggagttg tcaagtctct gctggcccag ccaaaccctg 1681 tctgacaacc tcttggtgaa ccttagtacc taaaaggaaa tctcacccca tcccacaccc 1741 tggaggattt catctcttgt atatgatgat ctggatccac caagacttgt tttatgctca 1801 gggtcaattt cttttttctt tttttttttt ttttttcttt ttctttgaga ctgggtctcg 1861 ctttgttgcc caggctggag tggagtggcg tgatcttggc ttactgcagc ctttgcctcc 1921 ccggctcgag cagtcctgcc tcagcctccg gagtagctgg gaccacaggt tcatgccacc 1981 atggccagcc aacttttgca tgttttgtag agatggggtc tcacagtgtt gcccaggctg 2041 gtctcaaact cctgggctca ggcgatccac ctgtctcagc ctcccagagt gctgggatta 2101 caattgtgag ccaccacgtc cagctggaag ggtcaacatc ttttacattc tgcaagcaca 2161 tctgcatttt caccccaccc ttcccctcct tctccctttt tatatcccat ttttatatcg 2221 atctcttatt ttacaataaa actttgctgc cacctgtgtg tctgaggggt g SEQ ID NO: 94 Human TP53 isoform k Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001263627.1) 1 maiykqsqhm tevvrrcphh ercsdsdgla ppqhlirveg nlrveylddr ntfrhsvvvp 61 yeppevgsdc ttihynymcn sscmggmnrr piltiitled ssgnllgrns fevrvcacpg 121 rdrrteeenl rkkgephhel ppgstkralp nntssspqpk kkpldgeyft lqdqtsfqke 181 nc SEQ ID NO: 95 Human TP53 transcript variant 6 cDNA sequence (NM_001276698.1; CDS: 360-908) 1 tgaggccagg agatggaggc tgcagtgagc tgtgatcaca ccactgtgct ccagcctgag 61 tgacagagca agaccctatc tcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa gaaaagctcc tgaggtgtag 121 acgccaactc tctctagctc gctagtgggt tgcaggaggt gcttacgcat gtttgtttct 181 ttgctgccgt cttccagttg ctttatctgt tcacttgtgc cctgactttc aactctgtct 241 ccttcctctt cctacagtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat gttttgccaa ctggccaaga 301 cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca 361 tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg 421 agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca tcttatccga gtggaaggaa 481 atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg acatagtgtg gtggtgccct 541 atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca ctacaactac atgtgtaaca 601 gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac catcatcaca ctggaagact 661 ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga 721 gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg ggagcctcac cacgagctgc 781 ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag ctcctctccc cagccaaaga 841 agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcaggacca gaccagcttt caaaaagaaa 901 attgttaaag agagcatgaa aatggttcta tgactttgcc tgatacagat gctacttgac 961 ttacgatggt gttacttcct gataaactcg tcgtaagttg aaaatattat ccgtgggcgt 1021 gagcgcttcg agatgttccg agagctgaat gaggccttgg aactcaagga tgcccaggct 1081 gggaaggagc caggggggag cagggctcac tccagccacc tgaagtccaa aaagggtcag 1141 tctacctccc gccataaaaa actcatgttc aagacagaag ggcctgactc agactgacat 1201 tctccacttc ttgttcccca ctgacagcct cccaccccca tctctccctc ccctgccatt 1261 ttgggttttg ggtctttgaa cccttgcttg caataggtgt gcgtcagaag cacccaggac 1321 ttccatttgc tttgtcccgg ggctccactg aacaagttgg cctgcactgg tgttttgttg 1381 tggggaggag gatggggagt aggacatacc agcttagatt ttaaggtttt tactgtgagg 1441 gatgtttggg agatgtaaga aatgttcttg cagttaaggg ttagtttaca atcagccaca 1501 ttctaggtag gggcccactt caccgtacta accagggaag ctgtccctca ctgttgaatt 1561 ttctctaact tcaaggccca tatctgtgaa atgctggcat ttgcacctac ctcacagagt 1621 gcattgtgag ggttaatgaa ataatgtaca tctggccttg aaaccacctt ttattacatg 1681 gggtctagaa cttgaccccc ttgagggtgc ttgttccctc tccctgttgg tcggtgggtt 1741 ggtagtttct acagttgggc agctggttag gtagagggag ttgtcaagtc tctgctggcc 1801 cagccaaacc ctgtctgaca acctcttggt gaaccttagt acctaaaagg aaatctcacc 1861 ccatcccaca ccctggagga tttcatctct tgtatatgat gatctggatc caccaagact 1921 tgttttatgc tcagggtcaa tttctttttt cttttttttt tttttttttc tttttctttg 1981 agactgggtc tcgctttgtt gcccaggctg gagtggagtg gcgtgatctt ggcttactgc 2041 agcctttgcc tccccggctc gagcagtcct gcctcagcct ccggagtagc tgggaccaca 2101 ggttcatgcc accatggcca gccaactttt gcatgttttg tagagatggg gtctcacagt 2161 gttgcccagg ctggtctcaa actcctgggc tcaggcgatc cacctgtctc agcctcccag 2221 agtgctggga ttacaattgt gagccaccac gtccagctgg aagggtcaac atcttttaca 2281 ttctgcaagc acatctgcat tttcacccca cccttcccct ccttctccct ttttatatcc 2341 catttttata tcgatctctt attttacaat aaaactttgc tgccacctgt gtgtctgagg 2401 ggtg SEQ ID NO: 96 Human TP53 isoform1 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_0012636281) 1 maiykqsqhm tevvrrcphh ercsdsdgla ppqhlirveg nlrveylddr ntfrhsvvvp 61 yeppevgsdc ttihynymcn sscmggmnrr piltiitled ssgnllgrns fevrvcacpg 121 rdrrteeenl rkkgephhel ppgstkralp nntssspqpk kkpldgeyft lqmlldlrwc 181 yflinss SEQ ID NO: 97 Human TP53 transcript variant 7 cDNA sequence (NM_001276699.1; CDS: 360-923) 1 tgaggccagg agatggaggc tgcagtgagc tgtgatcaca ccactgtgct ccagcctgag 61 tgacagagca agaccctatc tcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa gaaaagctcc tgaggtgtag 121 acgccaactc tctctagctc gctagtgggt tgcaggaggt gcttacgcat gtttgtttct 181 ttgctgccgt cttccagttg ctttatctgt tcacttgtgc cctgactttc aactctgtct 241 ccttcctctt cctacagtac tcccctgccc tcaacaagat gttttgccaa ctggccaaga 301 cctgccctgt gcagctgtgg gttgattcca cacccccgcc cggcacccgc gtccgcgcca 361 tggccatcta caagcagtca cagcacatga cggaggttgt gaggcgctgc ccccaccatg 421 agcgctgctc agatagcgat ggtctggccc ctcctcagca tcttatccga gtggaaggaa 481 atttgcgtgt ggagtatttg gatgacagaa acacttttcg acatagtgtg gtggtgccct 541 atgagccgcc tgaggttggc tctgactgta ccaccatcca ctacaactac atgtgtaaca 601 gttcctgcat gggcggcatg aaccggaggc ccatcctcac catcatcaca ctggaagact 661 ccagtggtaa tctactggga cggaacagct ttgaggtgcg tgtttgtgcc tgtcctggga 721 gagaccggcg cacagaggaa gagaatctcc gcaagaaagg ggagcctcac cacgagctgc 781 ccccagggag cactaagcga gcactgccca acaacaccag ctcctctccc cagccaaaga 841 agaaaccact ggatggagaa tatttcaccc ttcagatgct acttgactta cgatggtgtt 901 acttcctgat aaactcgtcg taagttgaaa atattatccg tgggcgtgag cgcttcgaga 961 tgttccgaga gctgaatgag gccttggaac tcaaggatgc ccaggctggg aaggagccag 1021 gggggagcag ggctcactcc agccacctga agtccaaaaa gggtcagtct acctcccgcc 1081 ataaaaaact catgttcaag acagaagggc ctgactcaga ctgacattct ccacttcttg 1141 ttccccactg acagcctccc acccccatct ctccctcccc tgccattttg ggttttgggt 1201 ctttgaaccc ttgcttgcaa taggtgtgcg tcagaagcac ccaggacttc catttgcttt 1261 gtcccggggc tccactgaac aagttggcct gcactggtgt tttgttgtgg ggaggaggat 1321 ggggagtagg acataccagc ttagatttta aggtttttac tgtgagggat gtttgggaga 1381 tgtaagaaat gttcttgcag ttaagggtta gtttacaatc agccacattc taggtagggg 1441 cccacttcac cgtactaacc agggaagctg tccctcactg ttgaattttc tctaacttca 1501 aggcccatat ctgtgaaatg ctggcatttg cacctacctc acagagtgca ttgtgagggt 1561 taatgaaata atgtacatct ggccttgaaa ccacctttta ttacatgggg tctagaactt 1621 gacccccttg agggtgcttg ttccctctcc ctgttggtcg gtgggttggt agtttctaca 1681 gttgggcagc tggttaggta gagggagttg tcaagtctct gctggcccag ccaaaccctg 1741 tctgacaacc tcttggtgaa ccttagtacc taaaaggaaa tctcacccca tcccacaccc 1801 tggaggattt catctcttgt atatgatgat ctggatccac caagacttgt tttatgctca 1861 gggtcaattt cttttttctt tttttttttt ttttttcttt ttctttgaga ctgggtctcg 1921 ctttgttgcc caggctggag tggagtggcg tgatcttggc ttactgcagc ctttgcctcc 1981 ccggctcgag cagtcctgcc tcagcctccg gagtagctgg gaccacaggt tcatgccacc 2041 atggccagcc aacttttgca tgttttgtag agatggggtc tcacagtgtt gcccaggctg 2101 gtctcaaact cctgggctca ggcgatccac ctgtctcagc ctcccagagt gctgggatta 2161 caattgtgag ccaccacgtc cagctggaag ggtcaacatc ttttacattc tgcaagcaca 2221 tctgcatttt caccccaccc ttcccctcct tctccctttt tatatcccat ttttatatcg 2281 atctcttatt ttacaataaa actttgctgc cacctgtgtg tctgaggggt g SEQ ID NO: 98 Mouse TP53 isoform b Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001120705.1) 1 mtameesqsd islelplsqe tfsglwkllp pedilpsphc mddlllpqdv eeffegpsea 61 lrvsgapaaq dpvtetpgpv apapatpwpl ssfvpsqkty qgnygfhlgf lqsgtaksvm 121 ctyspplnkl fcqlaktcpv qlwvsatppa gsrvramaiy kksqhmtevv rrcphhercs 181 dgdglappqh lirvegnlyp eyledrqtfr hsvvvpyepp eagseyttih ykymcnsscm 241 ggmnrrpilt iitledssgn llgrdsfevr vcacpgrdrr teeenfrkke vlcpelppgs 301 akralptcts asppqkkkpl dgeyftlkir grkrfemfre lnealelkda hateesgdsr 361 ahsslqpraf qalikeespn c SEQ ID NO: 99 Mouse TP53 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001127233.1; CDS: 158-1303) 1 tttcccctcc cacgtgctca ccctggctaa agttctgtag cttcagttca ttgggaccat 61 cctggctgta ggtagcgact acagttaggg ggcacctagc attcaggccc tcatcctcct 121 ccttcccagc agggtgtcac gcttctccga agactggatg actgccatgg aggagtcaca 181 gtcggatatc agcctcgagc tccctctgag ccaggagaca ttttcaggct tatggaaact 241 acttcctcca gaagatatcc tgccatcacc tcactgcatg gacgatctgt tgctgcccca 301 ggatgttgag gagttttttg aaggcccaag tgaagccctc cgagtgtcag gagctcctgc 361 agcacaggac cctgtcaccg agacccctgg gccagtggcc cctgccccag ccactccatg 421 gcccctgtca tcttttgtcc cttctcaaaa aacttaccag ggcaactatg gcttccacct 481 gggcttcctg cagtctggga cagccaagtc tgttatgtgc acgtactctc ctcccctcaa 541 taagctattc tgccagctgg cgaagacgtg ccctgtgcag ttgtgggtca gcgccacacc 601 tccagctggg agccgtgtcc gcgccatggc catctacaag aagtcacagc acatgacgga 661 ggtcgtgaga cgctgccccc accatgagcg ctgctccgat ggtgatggcc tggctcctcc 721 ccagcatctt atccgggtgg aaggaaattt gtatcccgag tatctggaag acaggcagac 781 ttttcgccac agcgtggtgg taccttatga gccacccgag gccggctctg agtataccac 841 catccactac aagtacatgt gtaatagctc ctgcatgggg ggcatgaacc gccgacctat 901 ccttaccatc atcacactgg aagactccag tgggaacctt ctgggacggg acagctttga 961 ggttcgtgtt tgtgcctgcc ctgggagaga ccgccgtaca gaagaagaaa atttccgcaa 1021 aaaggaagtc ctttgccctg aactgccccc agggagcgca aagagagcgc tgcccacctg 1081 cacaagcgcc tctcccccgc aaaagaaaaa accacttgat ggagagtatt tcaccctcaa 1141 gatccgcggg cgtaaacgct tcgagatgtt ccgggagctg aatgaggcct tagagttaaa 1201 ggatgcccat gctacagagg agtctggaga cagcagggct cactccagcc tccagcctag 1261 agccttccaa gccttgatca aggaggaaag cccaaactgc tagctcccat cacttcatcc 1321 ctcccctttt ctgtcttcct atagctacct gaagaccaag aagggccagt ctacttcccg 1381 ccataaaaaa acaatggtca agaaagtggg gcctgactca gactgactgc ctctgcatcc 1441 cgtccccatc accagcctcc ccctctcctt gctgtcttat gacttcaggg ctgagacaca 1501 atcctcccgg tcccttctgc tgcctttttt accttgtagc tagggctcag ccccctctct 1561 gagtagtggt tcctggccca agttggggaa taggttgata gttgtcaggt ctctgctggc 1621 ccagcgaaat tctatccagc cagttgttgg accctggcac ctacaatgaa atctcaccct 1681 accccacacc ctgtaagatt ctatcttggg ccctcatagg gtccatatcc tccagggcct 1741 actttccttc cattctgcaa agcctgtctg catttatcca ccccccaccc tgtctccctc 1801 tttttttttt ttttacccct ttttatatat caatttccta ttttacaata aaattttgtt 1861 atcacttaaa aaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 100 Mouse TP53 isoform a Amino Acid Sequence (NP_035770.2) 1 mtameesqsd islelplsqe tfsglwkllp pedilpsphc mddlllpqdv eeffegpsea 61 lrvsgapaaq dpvtetpgpv apapatpwpl ssfvpsqkty qgnygfhlgf lqsgtaksvm 121 ctyspplnkl fcqlaktcpv qlwvsatppa gsrvramaiy kksqhmtevv rrcphhercs 181 dgdglappqh lirvegnlyp eyledrqtfr hsvvvpyepp eagseyttih ykymcnsscm 241 ggmnrrpilt iitledssgn llgrdsfevr vcacpgrdrr teeenfrkke vlcpelppgs 301 akralptcts asppqkkkpl dgeyftlkir grkrfemfre lnealelkda hateesgdsr 361 ahssylktkk gqstsrhkkt mvkkvgpdsd SEQ ID NO: 101 Mouse TP53 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_0116403; CDS: 158-1330) 1 tttcccctcc cacgtgctca ccctggctaa agttctgtag cttcagttca ttgggaccat 61 cctggctgta ggtagcgact acagttaggg ggcacctagc attcaggccc tcatcctcct 121 ccttcccagc agggtgtcac gcttctccga agactggatg actgccatgg aggagtcaca 181 gtcggatatc agcctcgagc tccctctgag ccaggagaca ttttcaggct tatggaaact 241 acttcctcca gaagatatcc tgccatcacc tcactgcatg gacgatctgt tgctgcccca 301 ggatgttgag gagttttttg aaggcccaag tgaagccctc cgagtgtcag gagctcctgc 361 agcacaggac cctgtcaccg agacccctgg gccagtggcc cctgccccag ccactccatg 421 gcccctgtca tcttttgtcc cttctcaaaa aacttaccag ggcaactatg gcttccacct 481 gggcttcctg cagtctggga cagccaagtc tgttatgtgc acgtactctc ctcccctcaa 541 taagctattc tgccagctgg cgaagacgtg ccctgtgcag ttgtgggtca gcgccacacc 601 tccagctggg agccgtgtcc gcgccatggc catctacaag aagtcacagc acatgacgga 661 ggtcgtgaga cgctgccccc accatgagcg ctgctccgat ggtgatggcc tggctcctcc 721 ccagcatctt atccgggtgg aaggaaattt gtatcccgag tatctggaag acaggcagac 781 ttttcgccac agcgtggtgg taccttatga gccacccgag gccggctctg agtataccac 841 catccactac aagtacatgt gtaatagctc ctgcatgggg ggcatgaacc gccgacctat 901 ccttaccatc atcacactgg aagactccag tgggaacctt ctgggacggg acagctttga 961 ggttcgtgtt tgtgcctgcc ctgggagaga ccgccgtaca gaagaagaaa atttccgcaa 1021 aaaggaagtc ctttgccctg aactgccccc agggagcgca aagagagcgc tgcccacctg 1081 cacaagcgcc tctcccccgc aaaagaaaaa accacttgat ggagagtatt tcaccctcaa 1141 gatccgcggg cgtaaacgct tcgagatgtt ccgggagctg aatgaggcct tagagttaaa 1201 ggatgcccat gctacagagg agtctggaga cagcagggct cactccagct acctgaagac 1261 caagaagggc cagtctactt cccgccataa aaaaacaatg gtcaagaaag tggggcctga 1321 ctcagactga ctgcctctgc atcccgtccc catcaccagc ctccccctct ccttgctgtc 1381 ttatgacttc agggctgaga cacaatcctc ccggtccctt ctgctgcctt ttttaccttg 1441 tagctagggc tcagccccct ctctgagtag tggttcctgg cccaagttgg ggaataggtt 1501 gatagttgtc aggtctctgc tggcccagcg aaattctatc cagccagttg ttggaccctg 1561 gcacctacaa tgaaatctca ccctacccca caccctgtaa gattctatct tgggccctca 1621 tagggtccat atcctccagg gcctactttc cttccattct gcaaagcctg tctgcattta 1681 tccacccccc accctgtctc cctctttttt ttttttttac ccctttttat atatcaattt 1741 cctattttac aataaaattt tgttatcact taaaaaaaaa a SEQ ID NO: 102 Human TP73 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_005427.4; CDS: 160-2070) 1 gccctgcctc cccgcccgcg cacccgcccg gaggctcgcg cgcccgcgaa ggggacgcag 61 cgaaaccggg gcccgcgcca ggccagccgg gacggacgcc gatgcccggg gctgcgacgg 121 ctgcagagcg agctgccctc ggaggccggc gtggggaaga tggcccagtc caccgccacc 181 tcccctgatg ggggcaccac gtttgagcac ctctggagct ctctggaacc agacagcacc 241 tacttcgacc ttccccagtc aagccggggg aataatgagg tggtgggcgg aacggattcc 301 agcatggacg tcttccacct ggagggcatg actacatctg tcatggccca gttcaatctg 361 ctgagcagca ccatggacca gatgagcagc cgcgcggcct cggccagccc ctacacccca 421 gagcacgccg ccagcgtgcc cacccactcg ccctacgcac aacccagctc caccttcgac 481 accatgtcgc cggcgcctgt catcccctcc aacaccgact accccggacc ccaccacttt 541 gaggtcactt tccagcagtc cagcacggcc aagtcagcca cctggacgta ctccccgctc 601 ttgaagaaac tctactgcca gatcgccaag acatgcccca tccagatcaa ggtgtccacc 661 ccgccacccc caggcaccgc catccgggcc atgcctgttt acaagaaagc ggagcacgtg 721 accgacgtcg tgaaacgctg ccccaaccac gagctcggga gggacttcaa cgaaggacag 781 tctgctccag ccagccacct catccgcgtg gaaggcaata atctctcgca gtatgtggat 841 gaccctgtca ccggcaggca gagcgtcgtg gtgccctatg agccaccaca ggtggggacg 901 gaattcacca ccatcctgta caacttcatg tgtaacagca gctgtgtagg gggcatgaac 961 cggcggccca tcctcatcat catcaccctg gagatgcggg atgggcaggt gctgggccgc 1021 cggtcctttg agggccgcat ctgcgcctgt cctggccgcg accgaaaagc tgatgaggac 1081 cactaccggg agcagcaggc cctgaacgag agctccgcca agaacggggc cgccagcaag 1141 cgtgccttca agcagagccc ccctgccgtc cccgcccttg gtgccggtgt gaagaagcgg 1201 cggcatggag acgaggacac gtactacctt caggtgcgag gccgggagaa ctttgagatc 1261 ctgatgaagc tgaaagagag cctggagctg atggagttgg tgccgcagcc actggtggac 1321 tcctatcggc agcagcagca gctcctacag aggccgagtc acctacagcc cccgtcctac 1381 gggccggtcc tctcgcccat gaacaaggtg cacgggggca tgaacaagct gccctccgtc 1441 aaccagctgg tgggccagcc tcccccgcac agttcggcag ctacacccaa cctggggccc 1501 gtgggccccg ggatgctcaa caaccatggc cacgcagtgc cagccaacgg cgagatgagc 1561 agcagccaca gcgcccagtc catggtctcg gggtcccact gcactccgcc acccccctac 1621 cacgccgacc ccagcctcgt cagtttttta acaggattgg ggtgtccaaa ctgcatcgag 1681 tatttcacct cccaagggtt acagagcatt taccacctgc agaacctgac cattgaggac 1741 ctgggggccc tgaagatccc cgagcagtac cgcatgacca tctggcgggg cctgcaggac 1801 ctgaagcagg gccacgacta cagcaccgcg cagcagctgc tccgctctag caacgcggcc 1861 accatctcca tcggcggctc aggggaactg cagcgccagc gggtcatgga ggccgtgcac 1921 ttccgcgtgc gccacaccat caccatcccc aaccgcggcg gcccaggcgg cggccctgac 1981 gagtgggcgg acttcggctt cgacctgccc gactgcaagg cccgcaagca gcccatcaag 2041 gaggagttca cggaggccga gatccactga gggcctcgcc tggctgcagc ctgcgccacc 2101 gcccagagac ccaagctgcc tcccctctcc ttcctgtgtg tccaaaactg cctcaggagg 2161 caggaccttc gggctgtgcc cggggaaagg caaggtccgg cccatcccca ggcacctcac 2221 aggccccagg aaaggcccag ccaccgaagc cgcctgtgga cagcctgagt cacctgcaga 2281 accttctgga gctgccctag tgctgggctt gtggggcggg ggctggccca ctctcagccc 2341 tgccactgcc ccggcgtgct ccatggcagg cgtgggtggg gaccgcagcg tcggctccga 2401 cttccaggct tcatcctaga gactgtcatc tcccaaccag gcgaggtcct tccaaaggaa 2461 aggatcctct ttgctgatgg actgccaaaa agtattttgc gacatctttt ggttctggat 2521 agtagtgagc agccaagtga ctgtgtctga aacaccagtg tattttcagg gaatgtccct 2581 aactgcgtct tgcccgcgcc gggggctggg gactctctct gctggacttg ggactggcct 2641 ctgcccccag cacgctgtat tctgcaggac cgcctccttc ctgcccctaa caacaaccac 2701 agtgttgctg aaattggaga aaactgggga gggcgcaacc ccccccaggc gcggggaagc 2761 atgtggtacc gcctcagcca gtgcccctca gcctggccac agtcgcctct cctcggggac 2821 ccctcagcag aaagggacag cctgtcctta gaggactgga aattgtcaat atttgataaa 2881 atgataccct tttctacatg gtgggtcagc tttttttttt ttttttttaa ctttctttct 2941 cagcattctc tttggagttc aacctagcgc ccatgagcca ggctgaggaa gctgagtgag 3001 aagccaggtg ggcgggactt gttcccagga aggccgggtg gggaggaagc ctagagggaa 3061 ccccaggaag ggcaaatcca ggcaaatctg caggaatgct ctgccatggg agcagctcct 3121 cccttgccac ggccaccttc tctagcactg caaggtccac agggcattgc tttcctttct 3181 aggcggtggc agtcagggaa cagactgagg taggtgtagg ggggtctagg ccttcgtgga 3241 gcaccccagg gagttagtag gccccgggga gacagagtct gcacaggccc tttctggggc 3301 cacctccatc cacgaggagc agcctgagcc ttggtggccg aaccttgacc gtcccggagc 3361 acagcttcag ggcagggaac cggagcccct ggggggcctc acgggtgtga cgaggccctt 3421 cattgcaggc aggtgggcca atgggagccc tcacccacgc aagccgagac accacccaga 3481 gtgcaggctg cctggcccct tctggcacgg ccagctccac accccctgcc tagggtatgt 3541 gtggtcctaa gggctaggag cttcccctac taacatctcc cagaaaaagc agttaagccc 3601 ctcagggcac agcaaggtta gacacagccc ccatccccag atcaggactc catcttgcta 3661 agtggcatca ccgtcaccag cctcccctta tttaaaagca gcgactggtg ttgccgcagg 3721 tacctggtct acgaagacgc aggcatccct ctcccaccgt ccacctcccc gggggccgct 3781 gacagcacag tcgcctgggt gcacgcttgt gggggcagca ggaacggggc tgtcggctct 3841 caggggatct ggctgcagcc agggcgaggg cctggccctt ccttccagct ccttccggct 3901 ccttccagct gaagggcagg aagctctggc cgcttagctt ctagggttcc atctccctag 3961 aaaggtgccc acgcccaggg catcagtcag tagcggcagc agcagcagac tcggggcttt 4021 cccagggtgg cgcagccacc ccagctgcat gtcacctcag ctctccatct tattgccatt 4081 ttgtagatga ggaagctgag accagaaagg ctaagaccca tgccccaggc accacaccca 4141 tctcttgggg gctgggcacc tgctacccga ggccacctcc tgaagccccc actcttcccc 4201 catgttccac ttcaggagcc gcgggggccc atcctgacac ccggggttcc tcagcccagc 4261 gcagatgtgc ttcagttcca gagggcttgt tgatttgttt cttaggtacg ttacctgtcc 4321 accctgagtc cagtgaggct gtcccaagag cccctgtagt gtgctcctgg gaagggctgg 4381 gggggctggg ggggctggga gaggcccagg ggcagctgtc actggaaccc cagccagatg 4441 tccaaggaag ccggccagaa cacggagcag ccagatggcc ccagctgcac ctgtctaggg 4501 agcccatgca gcctccttgc actggagaag cagctgtgaa agtagacaga gttgagactt 4561 cgccgtggtc aggagaaaat gcaaattccc aggaacaaga atcctttaag tgatatgttt 4621 ttataaaact aaacaaatca acaaataaat cttgaaggcg gatggttttc ccagcagtgc 4681 aggggttgga gggaggctgc tggcactcct ggggccaagg gggacaggca gtggtcctga 4741 gtctgctcag agaggcaagg cagaaggagc tcgccaggca ggtcagctca catctgtcca 4801 agtcgctctg gtcagaaaca gcgactctcc cccattcccc cagcgttccc accaggcctg 4861 ggctgctggg aagcccttgc tgtacccagg agcccgaccc gcagtatcct ggcacagagc 4921 cacttgtcac tcagaacagt cagtgtctcc aacgcacaaa catccactcc tctgttacca 4981 gttaaagcac tttaatgctt taaggtgaaa acgaaatccc atccgtgttt ttcgtgtaag 5041 atcgtgcttc tccgagcagt attaatggac gccctccaat gacataacaa ctgtttttgg 5101 taatgtaatc ttgggaaaat gtgttatttt tttagctgtg tttcagtggg gatttttgtt 5161 tttgtaacat aataaagtgt atgttccaat ga SEQ ID NO: 103 Human TP73 isoform 1 amino acid sequence (NP_005418.1) 1 maqstatspd ggttfehlws slepdstyfd lpqssrgnne vvggtdssmd vfhlegmtts 61 vmaqfnllss tmdqmssraa saspytpeha asvpthspya qpsstfdtms papvipsntd 121 ypgphhfevt fqqsstaksa twtyspllkk lycqiaktcp iqikvstppp pgtairampv 181 ykkaehvtdv vkrcpnhelg rdfnegqsap ashlirvegn nlsqyvddpv tgrqsvvvpy 241 eppqvgteft tilynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliiitlemr dgqvlgrrsf egricacpgr 301 drkadedhyr eqqalnessa kngaaskraf kqsppavpal gagvkkrrhg dedtyylqvr 361 grenfeilmk lkeslelmel vpqplvdsyr qqqqllqrps hlqppsygpv lspmnkvhgg 421 mnklpsvnql vgqppphssa atpnlgpvgp gmlnnhghav pangemsssh saqsmvsgsh 481 ctppppyhad pslvsfltgl gcpncieyft sqglqsiyhl qnltiedlga lkipeqyrmt 541 iwrglqdlkq ghdystaqql lrssnaatis iggsgelqrq rvmeavhfrv rhtitipnrg 601 gpgggpdewa dfgfdlpdck arkqpikeef teaeih SEQ ID NO: 104 Human TP73 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001126240.3; CDS: 235-1998) 1 ggattcagcc agttgacaga actaagggag atgggaaaag cgaaaatgcc aacaaacggc 61 ccgcatgttc cccagcatcc tcggctcctg cctcactagc tgcggagcct ctcccgctcg 121 gtccacgctg ccgggcggcc acgaccgtga cccttcccct cgggccgccc agatccatgc 181 ctcgtcccac gggacaccag ttccctggcg tgtgcagacc ccccggcgcc taccatgctg 241 tacgtcggtg accccgcacg gcacctcgcc acggcccagt tcaatctgct gagcagcacc 301 atggaccaga tgagcagccg cgcggcctcg gccagcccct acaccccaga gcacgccgcc 361 agcgtgccca cccactcgcc ctacgcacaa cccagctcca ccttcgacac catgtcgccg 421 gcgcctgtca tcccctccaa caccgactac cccggacccc accactttga ggtcactttc 481 cagcagtcca gcacggccaa gtcagccacc tggacgtact ccccgctctt gaagaaactc 541 tactgccaga tcgccaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgtccacccc gccaccccca 601 ggcaccgcca tccgggccat gcctgtttac aagaaagcgg agcacgtgac cgacgtcgtg 661 aaacgctgcc ccaaccacga gctcgggagg gacttcaacg aaggacagtc tgctccagcc 721 agccacctca tccgcgtgga aggcaataat ctctcgcagt atgtggatga ccctgtcacc 781 ggcaggcaga gcgtcgtggt gccctatgag ccaccacagg tggggacgga attcaccacc 841 atcctgtaca acttcatgtg taacagcagc tgtgtagggg gcatgaaccg gcggcccatc 901 ctcatcatca tcaccctgga gatgcgggat gggcaggtgc tgggccgccg gtcctttgag 961 ggccgcatct gcgcctgtcc tggccgcgac cgaaaagctg atgaggacca ctaccgggag 1021 cagcaggccc tgaacgagag ctccgccaag aacggggccg ccagcaagcg tgccttcaag 1081 cagagccccc ctgccgtccc cgcccttggt gccggtgtga agaagcggcg gcatggagac 1141 gaggacacgt actaccttca ggtgcgaggc cgggagaact ttgagatcct gatgaagctg 1201 aaagagagcc tggagctgat ggagttggtg ccgcagccac tggtggactc ctatcggcag 1261 cagcagcagc tcctacagag gccgagtcac ctacagcccc cgtcctacgg gccggtcctc 1321 tcgcccatga acaaggtgca cgggggcatg aacaagctgc cctccgtcaa ccagctggtg 1381 ggccagcctc ccccgcacag ttcggcagct acacccaacc tggggcccgt gggccccggg 1441 atgctcaaca accatggcca cgcagtgcca gccaacggcg agatgagcag cagccacagc 1501 gcccagtcca tggtctcggg gtcccactgc actccgccac ccccctacca cgccgacccc 1561 agcctcgtca gttttttaac aggattgggg tgtccaaact gcatcgagta tttcacctcc 1621 caagggttac agagcattta ccacctgcag aacctgacca ttgaggacct gggggccctg 1681 aagatccccg agcagtaccg catgaccatc tggcggggcc tgcaggacct gaagcagggc 1741 cacgactaca gcaccgcgca gcagctgctc cgctctagca acgcggccac catctccatc 1801 ggcggctcag gggaactgca gcgccagcgg gtcatggagg ccgtgcactt ccgcgtgcgc 1861 cacaccatca ccatccccaa ccgcggcggc ccaggcggcg gccctgacga gtgggcggac 1921 ttcggcttcg acctgcccga ctgcaaggcc cgcaagcagc ccatcaagga ggagttcacg 1981 gaggccgaga tccactgagg gcctcgcctg gctgcagcct gcgccaccgc ccagagaccc 2041 aagctgcctc ccctctcctt cctgtgtgtc caaaactgcc tcaggaggca ggaccttcgg 2101 gctgtgcccg gggaaaggca aggtccggcc catccccagg cacctcacag gccccaggaa 2161 aggcccagcc accgaagccg cctgtggaca gcctgagtca cctgcagaac cttctggagc 2221 tgccctagtg ctgggcttgt ggggcggggg ctggcccact ctcagccctg ccactgcccc 2281 ggcgtgctcc atggcaggcg tgggtgggga ccgcagcgtc ggctccgact tccaggcttc 2341 atcctagaga ctgtcatctc ccaaccaggc gaggtccttc caaaggaaag gatcctcttt 2401 gctgatggac tgccaaaaag tattttgcga catcttttgg ttctggatag tagtgagcag 2461 ccaagtgact gtgtctgaaa caccagtgta ttttcaggga atgtccctaa ctgcgtcttg 2521 cccgcgccgg gggctgggga ctctctctgc tggacttggg actggcctct gcccccagca 2581 cgctgtattc tgcaggaccg cctccttcct gcccctaaca acaaccacag tgttgctgaa 2641 attggagaaa actggggagg gcgcaacccc ccccaggcgc ggggaagcat gtggtaccgc 2701 ctcagccagt gcccctcagc ctggccacag tcgcctctcc tcggggaccc ctcagcagaa 2761 agggacagcc tgtccttaga ggactggaaa ttgtcaatat ttgataaaat gatacccttt 2821 tctacatggt gggtcagctt tttttttttt ttttttaact ttctttctca gcattctctt 2881 tggagttcaa cctagcgccc atgagccagg ctgaggaagc tgagtgagaa gccaggtggg 2941 cgggacttgt tcccaggaag gccgggtggg gaggaagcct agagggaacc ccaggaaggg 3001 caaatccagg caaatctgca ggaatgctct gccatgggag cagctcctcc cttgccacgg 3061 ccaccttctc tagcactgca aggtccacag ggcattgctt tcctttctag gcggtggcag 3121 tcagggaaca gactgaggta ggtgtagggg ggtctaggcc ttcgtggagc accccaggga 3181 gttagtaggc cccggggaga cagagtctgc acaggccctt tctggggcca cctccatcca 3241 cgaggagcag cctgagcctt ggtggccgaa ccttgaccgt cccggagcac agcttcaggg 3301 cagggaaccg gagcccctgg ggggcctcac gggtgtgacg aggcccttca ttgcaggcag 3361 gtgggccaat gggagccctc acccacgcaa gccgagacac cacccagagt gcaggctgcc 3421 tggccccttc tggcacggcc agctccacac cccctgccta gggtatgtgt ggtcctaagg 3481 gctaggagct tcccctacta acatctccca gaaaaagcag ttaagcccct cagggcacag 3541 caaggttaga cacagccccc atccccagat caggactcca tcttgctaag tggcatcacc 3601 gtcaccagcc tccccttatt taaaagcagc gactggtgtt gccgcaggta cctggtctac 3661 gaagacgcag gcatccctct cccaccgtcc acctccccgg gggccgctga cagcacagtc 3721 gcctgggtgc acgcttgtgg gggcagcagg aacggggctg tcggctctca ggggatctgg 3781 ctgcagccag ggcgagggcc tggcccttcc ttccagctcc ttccggctcc ttccagctga 3841 agggcaggaa gctctggccg cttagcttct agggttccat ctccctagaa aggtgcccac 3901 gcccagggca tcagtcagta gcggcagcag cagcagactc ggggctttcc cagggtggcg 3961 cagccacccc agctgcatgt cacctcagct ctccatctta ttgccatttt gtagatgagg 4021 aagctgagac cagaaaggct aagacccatg ccccaggcac cacacccatc tcttgggggc 4081 tgggcacctg ctacccgagg ccacctcctg aagcccccac tcttccccca tgttccactt 4141 caggagccgc gggggcccat cctgacaccc ggggttcctc agcccagcgc agatgtgctt 4201 cagttccaga gggcttgttg atttgtttct taggtacgtt acctgtccac cctgagtcca 4261 gtgaggctgt cccaagagcc cctgtagtgt gctcctggga agggctgggg gggctggggg 4321 ggctgggaga ggcccagggg cagctgtcac tggaacccca gccagatgtc caaggaagcc 4381 ggccagaaca cggagcagcc agatggcccc agctgcacct gtctagggag cccatgcagc 4441 ctccttgcac tggagaagca gctgtgaaag tagacagagt tgagacttcg ccgtggtcag 4501 gagaaaatgc aaattcccag gaacaagaat cctttaagtg atatgttttt ataaaactaa 4561 acaaatcaac aaataaatct tgaaggcgga tggttttccc agcagtgcag gggttggagg 4621 gaggctgctg gcactcctgg ggccaagggg gacaggcagt ggtcctgagt ctgctcagag 4681 aggcaaggca gaaggagctc gccaggcagg tcagctcaca tctgtccaag tcgctctggt 4741 cagaaacagc gactctcccc cattccccca gcgttcccac caggcctggg ctgctgggaa 4801 gcccttgctg tacccaggag cccgacccgc agtatcctgg cacagagcca cttgtcactc 4861 agaacagtca gtgtctccaa cgcacaaaca tccactcctc tgttaccagt taaagcactt 4921 taatgcttta aggtgaaaac gaaatcccat ccgtgttttt cgtgtaagat cgtgcttctc 4981 cgagcagtat taatggacgc cctccaatga cataacaact gtttttggta atgtaatctt 5041 gggaaaatgt gttatttttt tagctgtgtt tcagtgggga tttttgtttt tgtaacataa 5101 taaagtgtat gttccaatga SEQ ID NO: 105 Human TP73 isoform 2 amino acid sequence (NP_001119712.1) 1 mlyvgdparh lataqfnils stmdqmssra asaspytpeh aasvpthspy aqpsstfdtm 61 spapvipsnt dypgphhfev tfqqsstaks atwtyspllk klycqiaktc piqikvstpp 121 ppgtairamp vykkaehvtd vvkrcpnhel grdfnegqsa pashlirveg nnlsqyvddp 181 vtgrqsvvvp yeppqvgtef ttilynfmcn sscvggmnrr piliiitlem rdgqvlgrrs 241 fegricacpg rdrkadedhy reqqalness akngaaskra fkqsppavpa lgagvkkrrh 301 gdedtyylqv rgrenfeilm klkeslelme lvpqplvdsy rqqqqllqrp shlqppsygp 361 vlspmnkvhg gmnklpsvnq lvgqppphss aatpnlgpvg pgmlnnhgha vpangemsss 421 hsaqsmvsgs hctppppyha dpslvsfltg lgcpncieyf tsqglqsiyh lqnitiedlg 481 alkipeqyrm tiwrglqdlk qghdystaqq llrssnaati siggsgelqr qrvmeavhfr 541 vrhtitipnr ggpgggpdew adfgfdlpdc karkqpikee fteaeih SEQ ID NO: 106 Human TP73 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_001126241.3; CDS: 235-1587) 1 ggattcagcc agttgacaga actaagggag atgggaaaag cgaaaatgcc aacaaacggc 61 ccgcatgttc cccagcatcc tcggctcctg cctcactagc tgcggagcct ctcccgctcg 121 gtccacgctg ccgggcggcc acgaccgtga cccttcccct cgggccgccc agatccatgc 181 ctcgtcccac gggacaccag ttccctggcg tgtgcagacc ccccggcgcc taccatgctg 241 tacgtcggtg accccgcacg gcacctcgcc acggcccagt tcaatctgct gagcagcacc 301 atggaccaga tgagcagccg cgcggcctcg gccagcccct acaccccaga gcacgccgcc 361 agcgtgccca cccactcgcc ctacgcacaa cccagctcca ccttcgacac catgtcgccg 421 gcgcctgtca tcccctccaa caccgactac cccggacccc accactttga ggtcactttc 481 cagcagtcca gcacggccaa gtcagccacc tggacgtact ccccgctctt gaagaaactc 541 tactgccaga tcgccaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgtccacccc gccaccccca 601 ggcaccgcca tccgggccat gcctgtttac aagaaagcgg agcacgtgac cgacgtcgtg 661 aaacgctgcc ccaaccacga gctcgggagg gacttcaacg aaggacagtc tgctccagcc 721 agccacctca tccgcgtgga aggcaataat ctctcgcagt atgtggatga ccctgtcacc 781 ggcaggcaga gcgtcgtggt gccctatgag ccaccacagg tggggacgga attcaccacc 841 atcctgtaca acttcatgtg taacagcagc tgtgtagggg gcatgaaccg gcggcccatc 901 ctcatcatca tcaccctgga gatgcgggat gggcaggtgc tgggccgccg gtcctttgag 961 ggccgcatct gcgcctgtcc tggccgcgac cgaaaagctg atgaggacca ctaccgggag 1021 cagcaggccc tgaacgagag ctccgccaag aacggggccg ccagcaagcg tgccttcaag 1081 cagagccccc ctgccgtccc cgcccttggt gccggtgtga agaagcggcg gcatggagac 1141 gaggacacgt actaccttca ggtgcgaggc cgggagaact ttgagatcct gatgaagctg 1201 aaagagagcc tggagctgat ggagttggtg ccgcagccac tggtggactc ctatcggcag 1261 cagcagcagc tcctacagag gccgagtcac ctacagcccc cgtcctacgg gccggtcctc 1321 tcgcccatga acaaggtgca cgggggcatg aacaagctgc cctccgtcaa ccagctggtg 1381 ggccagcctc ccccgcacag ttcggcagct acacccaacc tggggcccgt gggccccggg 1441 atgctcaaca accatggcca cgcagtgcca gccaacggcg agatgagcag cagccacagc 1501 gcccagtcca tggtctcggg gtcccactgc actccgccac ccccctacca cgccgacccc 1561 agcctcgtca ggacctgggg gccctgaaga tccccgagca gtaccgcatg accatctggc 1621 ggggcctgca ggacctgaag cagggccacg actacagcac cgcgcagcag ctgctccgct 1681 ctagcaacgc ggccaccatc tccatcggcg gctcagggga actgcagcgc cagcgggtca 1741 tggaggccgt gcacttccgc gtgcgccaca ccatcaccat ccccaaccgc ggcggcccag 1801 gcggcggccc tgacgagtgg gcggacttcg gcttcgacct gcccgactgc aaggcccgca 1861 agcagcccat caaggaggag ttcacggagg ccgagatcca ctgagggcct cgcctggctg 1921 cagcctgcgc caccgcccag agacccaagc tgcctcccct ctccttcctg tgtgtccaaa 1981 actgcctcag gaggcaggac cttcgggctg tgcccgggga aaggcaaggt ccggcccatc 2041 cccaggcacc tcacaggccc caggaaaggc ccagccaccg aagccgcctg tggacagcct 2101 gagtcacctg cagaaccttc tggagctgcc ctagtgctgg gcttgtgggg cgggggctgg 2161 cccactctca gccctgccac tgccccggcg tgctccatgg caggcgtggg tggggaccgc 2221 agcgtcggct ccgacttcca ggcttcatcc tagagactgt catctcccaa ccaggcgagg 2281 tccttccaaa ggaaaggatc ctctttgctg atggactgcc aaaaagtatt ttgcgacatc 2341 ttttggttct ggatagtagt gagcagccaa gtgactgtgt ctgaaacacc agtgtatttt 2401 cagggaatgt ccctaactgc gtcttgcccg cgccgggggc tggggactct ctctgctgga 2461 cttgggactg gcctctgccc ccagcacgct gtattctgca ggaccgcctc cttcctgccc 2521 ctaacaacaa ccacagtgtt gctgaaattg gagaaaactg gggagggcgc aacccccccc 2581 aggcgcgggg aagcatgtgg taccgcctca gccagtgccc ctcagcctgg ccacagtcgc 2641 ctctcctcgg ggacccctca gcagaaaggg acagcctgtc cttagaggac tggaaattgt 2701 caatatttga taaaatgata cccttttcta catggtgggt cagctttttt tttttttttt 2761 ttaactttct ttctcagcat tctctttgga gttcaaccta gcgcccatga gccaggctga 2821 ggaagctgag tgagaagcca ggtgggcggg acttgttccc aggaaggccg ggtggggagg 2881 aagcctagag ggaaccccag gaagggcaaa tccaggcaaa tctgcaggaa tgctctgcca 2941 tgggagcagc tcctcccttg ccacggccac cttctctagc actgcaaggt ccacagggca 3001 ttgctttcct ttctaggcgg tggcagtcag ggaacagact gaggtaggtg taggggggtc 3061 taggccttcg tggagcaccc cagggagtta gtaggccccg gggagacaga gtctgcacag 3121 gccctttctg gggccacctc catccacgag gagcagcctg agccttggtg gccgaacctt 3181 gaccgtcccg gagcacagct tcagggcagg gaaccggagc ccctgggggg cctcacgggt 3241 gtgacgaggc ccttcattgc aggcaggtgg gccaatggga gccctcaccc acgcaagccg 3301 agacaccacc cagagtgcag gctgcctggc cccttctggc acggccagct ccacaccccc 3361 tgcctagggt atgtgtggtc ctaagggcta ggagcttccc ctactaacat ctcccagaaa 3421 aagcagttaa gcccctcagg gcacagcaag gttagacaca gcccccatcc ccagatcagg 3481 actccatctt gctaagtggc atcaccgtca ccagcctccc cttatttaaa agcagcgact 3541 ggtgttgccg caggtacctg gtctacgaag acgcaggcat ccctctccca ccgtccacct 3601 ccccgggggc cgctgacagc acagtcgcct gggtgcacgc ttgtgggggc agcaggaacg 3661 gggctgtcgg ctctcagggg atctggctgc agccagggcg agggcctggc ccttccttcc 3721 agctccttcc ggctccttcc agctgaaggg caggaagctc tggccgctta gcttctaggg 3781 ttccatctcc ctagaaaggt gcccacgccc agggcatcag tcagtagcgg cagcagcagc 3841 agactcgggg ctttcccagg gtggcgcagc caccccagct gcatgtcacc tcagctctcc 3901 atcttattgc cattttgtag atgaggaagc tgagaccaga aaggctaaga cccatgcccc 3961 aggcaccaca cccatctctt gggggctggg cacctgctac ccgaggccac ctcctgaagc 4021 ccccactctt cccccatgtt ccacttcagg agccgcgggg gcccatcctg acacccgggg 4081 ttcctcagcc cagcgcagat gtgcttcagt tccagagggc ttgttgattt gtttcttagg 4141 tacgttacct gtccaccctg agtccagtga ggctgtccca agagcccctg tagtgtgctc 4201 ctgggaaggg ctgggggggc tgggggggct gggagaggcc caggggcagc tgtcactgga 4261 accccagcca gatgtccaag gaagccggcc agaacacgga gcagccagat ggccccagct 4321 gcacctgtct agggagccca tgcagcctcc ttgcactgga gaagcagctg tgaaagtaga 4381 cagagttgag acttcgccgt ggtcaggaga aaatgcaaat tcccaggaac aagaatcctt 4441 taagtgatat gtttttataa aactaaacaa atcaacaaat aaatcttgaa ggcggatggt 4501 tttcccagca gtgcaggggt tggagggagg ctgctggcac tcctggggcc aagggggaca 4561 ggcagtggtc ctgagtctgc tcagagaggc aaggcagaag gagctcgcca ggcaggtcag 4621 ctcacatctg tccaagtcgc tctggtcaga aacagcgact ctcccccatt cccccagcgt 4681 tcccaccagg cctgggctgc tgggaagccc ttgctgtacc caggagcccg acccgcagta 4741 tcctggcaca gagccacttg tcactcagaa cagtcagtgt ctccaacgca caaacatcca 4801 ctcctctgtt accagttaaa gcactttaat gctttaaggt gaaaacgaaa tcccatccgt 4861 gtttttcgtg taagatcgtg cttctccgag cagtattaat ggacgccctc caatgacata 4921 acaactgttt ttggtaatgt aatcttggga aaatgtgtta tttttttagc tgtgtttcag 4981 tggggatttt tgtttttgta acataataaa gtgtatgttc caatga SEQ ID NO: 107 Human TP73 isoform 3 amino acid sequence (NP_001119713.1) 1 mlyvgdparh lataqfnlls stmdqmssra asaspytpeh aasvpthspy aqpsstfdtm 61 spapvipsnt dypgphhfev tfqqsstaks atwtyspllk klycqiaktc piqikvstpp 121 ppgtairamp vykkaehvtd vvkrcpnhel grdfnegqsa pashlirveg nnlsqyvddp 181 vtgrqsvvvp yeppqvgtef ttilynfmcn sscvggmnrr piliiitlem rdgqvlgrrs 241 fegricacpg rdrkadedhy reqqalness akngaaskra fkqsppavpa lgagvkkrrh 301 gdedtyylqv rgrenfeilm klkeslelme lvpqplvdsy rqqqqllqrp shlqppsygp 361 vlspmnkvhg gmnklpsvnq lvgqppphss aatpnlgpvg pgmlnnhgha vpangemsss 421 hsaqsmvsgs hctppppyha dpslvrtwgp SEQ ID NO: 108 Human TP73 transcript variant 4 cDNA sequence (NM_001126242.3; CDS: 235-1515) 1 ggattcagcc agttgacaga actaagggag atgggaaaag cgaaaatgcc aacaaacggc 61 ccgcatgttc cccagcatcc tcggctcctg cctcactagc tgcggagcct ctcccgctcg 121 gtccacgctg ccgggcggcc acgaccgtga cccttcccct cgggccgccc agatccatgc 181 ctcgtcccac gggacaccag ttccctggcg tgtgcagacc ccccggcgcc taccatgctg 241 tacgtcggtg accccgcacg gcacctcgcc acggcccagt tcaatctgct gagcagcacc 301 atggaccaga tgagcagccg cgcggcctcg gccagcccct acaccccaga gcacgccgcc 361 agcgtgccca cccactcgcc ctacgcacaa cccagctcca ccttcgacac catgtcgccg 421 gcgcctgtca tcccctccaa caccgactac cccggacccc accactttga ggtcactttc 481 cagcagtcca gcacggccaa gtcagccacc tggacgtact ccccgctctt gaagaaactc 541 tactgccaga tcgccaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgtccacccc gccaccccca 601 ggcaccgcca tccgggccat gcctgtttac aagaaagcgg agcacgtgac cgacgtcgtg 661 aaacgctgcc ccaaccacga gctcgggagg gacttcaacg aaggacagtc tgctccagcc 721 agccacctca tccgcgtgga aggcaataat ctctcgcagt atgtggatga ccctgtcacc 781 ggcaggcaga gcgtcgtggt gccctatgag ccaccacagg tggggacgga attcaccacc 841 atcctgtaca acttcatgtg taacagcagc tgtgtagggg gcatgaaccg gcggcccatc 901 ctcatcatca tcaccctgga gatgcgggat gggcaggtgc tgggccgccg gtcctttgag 961 ggccgcatct gcgcctgtcc tggccgcgac cgaaaagctg atgaggacca ctaccgggag 1021 cagcaggccc tgaacgagag ctccgccaag aacggggccg ccagcaagcg tgccttcaag 1081 cagagccccc ctgccgtccc cgcccttggt gccggtgtga agaagcggcg gcatggagac 1141 gaggacacgt actaccttca ggtgcgaggc cgggagaact ttgagatcct gatgaagctg 1201 aaagagagcc tggagctgat ggagttggtg ccgcagccac tggtggactc ctatcggcag 1261 cagcagcagc tcctacagag gccgccccgg gatgctcaac aaccatggcc acgcagtgcc 1321 agccaacggc gagatgagca gcagccacag cgcccagtcc atggtctcgg ggtcccactg 1381 cactccgcca cccccctacc acgccgaccc cagcctcgtc agttttttaa caggattggg 1441 gtgtccaaac tgcatcgagt atttcacctc ccaagggtta cagagcattt accacctgca 1501 gaacctgacc attgaggacc tgggggccct gaagatcccc gagcagtacc gcatgaccat 1561 ctggcggggc ctgcaggacc tgaagcaggg ccacgactac agcaccgcgc agcagctgct 1621 ccgctctagc aacgcggcca ccatctccat cggcggctca ggggaactgc agcgccagcg 1681 ggtcatggag gccgtgcact tccgcgtgcg ccacaccatc accatcccca accgcggcgg 1741 cccaggcggc ggccctgacg agtgggcgga cttcggcttc gacctgcccg actgcaaggc 1801 ccgcaagcag cccatcaagg aggagttcac ggaggccgag atccactgag ggcctcgcct 1861 ggctgcagcc tgcgccaccg cccagagacc caagctgcct cccctctcct tcctgtgtgt 1921 ccaaaactgc ctcaggaggc aggaccttcg ggctgtgccc ggggaaaggc aaggtccggc 1981 ccatccccag gcacctcaca ggccccagga aaggcccagc caccgaagcc gcctgtggac 2041 agcctgagtc acctgcagaa ccttctggag ctgccctagt gctgggcttg tggggcgggg 2101 gctggcccac tctcagccct gccactgccc cggcgtgctc catggcaggc gtgggtgggg 2161 accgcagcgt cggctccgac ttccaggctt catcctagag actgtcatct cccaaccagg 2221 cgaggtcctt ccaaaggaaa ggatcctctt tgctgatgga ctgccaaaaa gtattttgcg 2281 acatcttttg gttctggata gtagtgagca gccaagtgac tgtgtctgaa acaccagtgt 2341 attttcaggg aatgtcccta actgcgtctt gcccgcgccg ggggctgggg actctctctg 2401 ctggacttgg gactggcctc tgcccccagc acgctgtatt ctgcaggacc gcctccttcc 2461 tgcccctaac aacaaccaca gtgttgctga aattggagaa aactggggag ggcgcaaccc 2521 cccccaggcg cggggaagca tgtggtaccg cctcagccag tgcccctcag cctggccaca 2581 gtcgcctctc ctcggggacc cctcagcaga aagggacagc ctgtccttag aggactggaa 2641 attgtcaata tttgataaaa tgataccctt ttctacatgg tgggtcagct tttttttttt 2701 tttttttaac tttctttctc agcattctct ttggagttca acctagcgcc catgagccag 2761 gctgaggaag ctgagtgaga agccaggtgg gcgggacttg ttcccaggaa ggccgggtgg 2821 ggaggaagcc tagagggaac cccaggaagg gcaaatccag gcaaatctgc aggaatgctc 2881 tgccatggga gcagctcctc ccttgccacg gccaccttct ctagcactgc aaggtccaca 2941 gggcattgct ttcctttcta ggcggtggca gtcagggaac agactgaggt aggtgtaggg 3001 gggtctaggc cttcgtggag caccccaggg agttagtagg ccccggggag acagagtctg 3061 cacaggccct ttctggggcc acctccatcc acgaggagca gcctgagcct tggtggccga 3121 accttgaccg tcccggagca cagcttcagg gcagggaacc ggagcccctg gggggcctca 3181 cgggtgtgac gaggcccttc attgcaggca ggtgggccaa tgggagccct cacccacgca 3241 agccgagaca ccacccagag tgcaggctgc ctggcccctt ctggcacggc cagctccaca 3301 ccccctgcct agggtatgtg tggtcctaag ggctaggagc ttcccctact aacatctccc 3361 agaaaaagca gttaagcccc tcagggcaca gcaaggttag acacagcccc catccccaga 3421 tcaggactcc atcttgctaa gtggcatcac cgtcaccagc ctccccttat ttaaaagcag 3481 cgactggtgt tgccgcaggt acctggtcta cgaagacgca ggcatccctc tcccaccgtc 3541 cacctccccg ggggccgctg acagcacagt cgcctgggtg cacgcttgtg ggggcagcag 3601 gaacggggct gtcggctctc aggggatctg gctgcagcca gggcgagggc ctggcccttc 3661 cttccagctc cttccggctc cttccagctg aagggcagga agctctggcc gcttagcttc 3721 tagggttcca tctccctaga aaggtgccca cgcccagggc atcagtcagt agcggcagca 3781 gcagcagact cggggctttc ccagggtggc gcagccaccc cagctgcatg tcacctcagc 3841 tctccatctt attgccattt tgtagatgag gaagctgaga ccagaaaggc taagacccat 3901 gccccaggca ccacacccat ctcttggggg ctgggcacct gctacccgag gccacctcct 3961 gaagccccca ctcttccccc atgttccact tcaggagccg cgggggccca tcctgacacc 4021 cggggttcct cagcccagcg cagatgtgct tcagttccag agggcttgtt gatttgtttc 4081 ttaggtacgt tacctgtcca ccctgagtcc agtgaggctg tcccaagagc ccctgtagtg 4141 tgctcctggg aagggctggg ggggctgggg gggctgggag aggcccaggg gcagctgtca 4201 ctggaacccc agccagatgt ccaaggaagc cggccagaac acggagcagc cagatggccc 4261 cagctgcacc tgtctaggga gcccatgcag cctccttgca ctggagaagc agctgtgaaa 4321 gtagacagag ttgagacttc gccgtggtca ggagaaaatg caaattccca ggaacaagaa 4381 tcctttaagt gatatgtttt tataaaacta aacaaatcaa caaataaatc ttgaaggcgg 4441 atggttttcc cagcagtgca ggggttggag ggaggctgct ggcactcctg gggccaaggg 4501 ggacaggcag tggtcctgag tctgctcaga gaggcaaggc agaaggagct cgccaggcag 4561 gtcagctcac atctgtccaa gtcgctctgg tcagaaacag cgactctccc ccattccccc 4621 agcgttccca ccaggcctgg gctgctggga agcccttgct gtacccagga gcccgacccg 4681 cagtatcctg gcacagagcc acttgtcact cagaacagtc agtgtctcca acgcacaaac 4741 atccactcct ctgttaccag ttaaagcact ttaatgcttt aaggtgaaaa cgaaatccca 4801 tccgtgtttt tcgtgtaaga tcgtgcttct ccgagcagta ttaatggacg ccctccaatg 4861 acataacaac tgtttttggt aatgtaatct tgggaaaatg tgttattttt ttagctgtgt 4921 ttcagtgggg atttttgttt ttgtaacata ataaagtgta tgttccaatg a SEQ ID NO: 109 Human TP73 isoform 4 amino acid sequence (NP_001119714.1) 1 mlyvgdparh lataqfnlls stmdqmssra asaspytpeh aasvpthspy aqpsstfdtm 61 spapvipsnt dypgphhfev tfqqsstaks atwtyspllk klycqiaktc piqikvstpp 121 ppgtairamp vykkaehvtd vvkrcpnhel grdfnegqsa pashlirveg nnlsqyvddp 181 vtgrqsvvvp yeppqvgtef ttilynfmcn sscvggmnrr piliiitlem rdgqvlgrrs 241 fegricacpg rdrkadedhy reqqalness akngaaskra fkqsppavpa lgagvkkrrh 301 gdedtyylqv rgrenfeilm klkesleime ivpqpivdsy rqqqqllqrp prdaqqpwpr 361 sasqrrdeqq pqrpvhglgv plhsatplpr rpqprqffnr igvsklhrvf hlprvtehlp 421 paepdh SEQ ID NO: 110 Human TP73 transcript variant 5 cDNA sequence (NM_001204189.2; CDS: 235-1299) 1 ggattcagcc agttgacaga actaagggag atgggaaaag cgaaaatgcc aacaaacggc 61 ccgcatgttc cccagcatcc tcggctcctg cctcactagc tgcggagcct ctcccgctcg 121 gtccacgctg ccgggcggcc acgaccgtga cccttcccct cgggccgccc agatccatgc 181 ctcgtcccac gggacaccag ttccctggcg tgtgcagacc ccccggcgcc taccatgctg 241 tacgtcggtg accccgcacg gcacctcgcc acggcccagt tcaatctgct gagcagcacc 301 atggaccaga tgagcagccg cgcggcctcg gccagcccct acaccccaga gcacgccgcc 361 agcgtgccca cccactcgcc ctacgcacaa cccagctcca ccttcgacac catgtcgccg 421 gcgcctgtca tcccctccaa caccgactac cccggacccc accactttga ggtcactttc 481 cagcagtcca gcacggccaa gtcagccacc tggacgtact ccccgctctt gaagaaactc 541 tactgccaga tcgccaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgtccacccc gccaccccca 601 ggcaccgcca tccgggccat gcctgtttac aagaaagcgg agcacgtgac cgacgtcgtg 661 aaacgctgcc ccaaccacga gctcgggagg gacttcaacg aaggacagtc tgctccagcc 721 agccacctca tccgcgtgga aggcaataat ctctcgcagt atgtggatga ccctgtcacc 781 ggcaggcaga gcgtcgtggt gccctatgag ccaccacagg tggggacgga attcaccacc 841 atcctgtaca acttcatgtg taacagcagc tgtgtagggg gcatgaaccg gcggcccatc 901 ctcatcatca tcaccctgga gatgcgggat gggcaggtgc tgggccgccg gtcctttgag 961 ggccgcatct gcgcctgtcc tggccgcgac cgaaaagctg atgaggacca ctaccgggag 1021 cagcaggccc tgaacgagag ctccgccaag aacggggccg ccagcaagcg tgccttcaag 1081 cagagccccc ctgccgtccc cgcccttggt gccggtgtga agaagcggcg gcatggagac 1141 gaggacacgt actaccttca ggtgcgaggc cgggagaact ttgagatcct gatgaagctg 1201 aaagagagcc tggagctgat ggagttggtg ccgcagccac tggtggactc ctatcggcag 1261 cagcagcagc tcctacagag gccgacctgg gggccctgaa gatccccgag cagtaccgca 1321 tgaccatctg gcggggcctg caggacctga agcagggcca cgactacagc accgcgcagc 1381 agctgctccg ctctagcaac gcggccacca tctccatcgg cggctcaggg gaactgcagc 1441 gccagcgggt catggaggcc gtgcacttcc gcgtgcgcca caccatcacc atccccaacc 1501 gcggcggccc aggcggcggc cctgacgagt gggcggactt cggcttcgac ctgcccgact 1561 gcaaggcccg caagcagccc atcaaggagg agttcacgga ggccgagatc cactgagggc 1621 ctcgcctggc tgcagcctgc gccaccgccc agagacccaa gctgcctccc ctctccttcc 1681 tgtgtgtcca aaactgcctc aggaggcagg accttcgggc tgtgcccggg gaaaggcaag 1741 gtccggccca tccccaggca cctcacaggc cccaggaaag gcccagccac cgaagccgcc 1801 tgtggacagc ctgagtcacc tgcagaacct tctggagctg ccctagtgct gggcttgtgg 1861 ggcgggggct ggcccactct cagccctgcc actgccccgg cgtgctccat ggcaggcgtg 1921 ggtggggacc gcagcgtcgg ctccgacttc caggcttcat cctagagact gtcatctccc 1981 aaccaggcga ggtccttcca aaggaaagga tcctctttgc tgatggactg ccaaaaagta 2041 ttttgcgaca tcttttggtt ctggatagta gtgagcagcc aagtgactgt gtctgaaaca 2101 ccagtgtatt ttcagggaat gtccctaact gcgtcttgcc cgcgccgggg gctggggact 2161 ctctctgctg gacttgggac tggcctctgc ccccagcacg ctgtattctg caggaccgcc 2221 tccttcctgc ccctaacaac aaccacagtg ttgctgaaat tggagaaaac tggggagggc 2281 gcaacccccc ccaggcgcgg ggaagcatgt ggtaccgcct cagccagtgc ccctcagcct 2341 ggccacagtc gcctctcctc ggggacccct cagcagaaag ggacagcctg tccttagagg 2401 actggaaatt gtcaatattt gataaaatga tacccttttc tacatggtgg gtcagctttt 2461 tttttttttt ttttaacttt ctttctcagc attctctttg gagttcaacc tagcgcccat 2521 gagccaggct gaggaagctg agtgagaagc caggtgggcg ggacttgttc ccaggaaggc 2581 cgggtgggga ggaagcctag agggaacccc aggaagggca aatccaggca aatctgcagg 2641 aatgctctgc catgggagca gctcctccct tgccacggcc accttctcta gcactgcaag 2701 gtccacaggg cattgctttc ctttctaggc ggtggcagtc agggaacaga ctgaggtagg 2761 tgtagggggg tctaggcctt cgtggagcac cccagggagt tagtaggccc cggggagaca 2821 gagtctgcac aggccctttc tggggccacc tccatccacg aggagcagcc tgagccttgg 2881 tggccgaacc ttgaccgtcc cggagcacag cttcagggca gggaaccgga gcccctgggg 2941 ggcctcacgg gtgtgacgag gcccttcatt gcaggcaggt gggccaatgg gagccctcac 3001 ccacgcaagc cgagacacca cccagagtgc aggctgcctg gccccttctg gcacggccag 3061 ctccacaccc cctgcctagg gtatgtgtgg tcctaagggc taggagcttc ccctactaac 3121 atctcccaga aaaagcagtt aagcccctca gggcacagca aggttagaca cagcccccat 3181 ccccagatca ggactccatc ttgctaagtg gcatcaccgt caccagcctc cccttattta 3241 aaagcagcga ctggtgttgc cgcaggtacc tggtctacga agacgcaggc atccctctcc 3301 caccgtccac ctccccgggg gccgctgaca gcacagtcgc ctgggtgcac gcttgtgggg 3361 gcagcaggaa cggggctgtc ggctctcagg ggatctggct gcagccaggg cgagggcctg 3421 gcccttcctt ccagctcctt ccggctcctt ccagctgaag ggcaggaagc tctggccgct 3481 tagcttctag ggttccatct ccctagaaag gtgcccacgc ccagggcatc agtcagtagc 3541 ggcagcagca gcagactcgg ggctttccca gggtggcgca gccaccccag ctgcatgtca 3601 cctcagctct ccatcttatt gccattttgt agatgaggaa gctgagacca gaaaggctaa 3661 gacccatgcc ccaggcacca cacccatctc ttgggggctg ggcacctgct acccgaggcc 3721 acctcctgaa gcccccactc ttcccccatg ttccacttca ggagccgcgg gggcccatcc 3781 tgacacccgg ggttcctcag cccagcgcag atgtgcttca gttccagagg gcttgttgat 3841 ttgtttctta ggtacgttac ctgtccaccc tgagtccagt gaggctgtcc caagagcccc 3901 tgtagtgtgc tcctgggaag ggctgggggg gctggggggg ctgggagagg cccaggggca 3961 gctgtcactg gaaccccagc cagatgtcca aggaagccgg ccagaacacg gagcagccag 4021 atggccccag ctgcacctgt ctagggagcc catgcagcct ccttgcactg gagaagcagc 4081 tgtgaaagta gacagagttg agacttcgcc gtggtcagga gaaaatgcaa attcccagga 4141 acaagaatcc tttaagtgat atgtttttat aaaactaaac aaatcaacaa ataaatcttg 4201 aaggcggatg gttttcccag cagtgcaggg gttggaggga ggctgctggc actcctgggg 4261 ccaaggggga caggcagtgg tcctgagtct gctcagagag gcaaggcaga aggagctcgc 4321 caggcaggtc agctcacatc tgtccaagtc gctctggtca gaaacagcga ctctccccca 4381 ttcccccagc gttcccacca ggcctgggct gctgggaagc ccttgctgta cccaggagcc 4441 cgacccgcag tatcctggca cagagccact tgtcactcag aacagtcagt gtctccaacg 4501 cacaaacatc cactcctctg ttaccagtta aagcacttta atgctttaag gtgaaaacga 4561 aatcccatcc gtgtttttcg tgtaagatcg tgcttctccg agcagtatta atggacgccc 4621 tccaatgaca taacaactgt ttttggtaat gtaatcttgg gaaaatgtgt tattttttta 4681 gctgtgtttc agtggggatt tttgtttttg taacataata aagtgtatgt tccaatga SEQ ID NO: 111 Human TP73 isoform 5 amino acid sequence (NP_001191118.1) 1 mlyvgdparh lataqfnlls stmdqmssra asaspytpeh aasvpthspy aqpsstfdtm 61 spapvipsnt dypgphhfev tfqqsstaks atwtyspllk klycqiaktc piqikvstpp 121 ppgtairamp vykkaehvtd vvkrcpnhel grdfnegqsa pashlirveg nnlsqyvddp 181 vtgrqsvvvp yeppqvgtef ttilynfmcn sscvggmnrr piliiitlem rdgqvlgrrs 241 fegricacpg rdrkadedhy reqqalness akngaaskra fkqsppavpa lgagvkkrrh 301 gdedtyylqv rgrenfeilm klkeslelme lvpqplvdsy rqqqqllqrp twgp SEQ ID NO: 112 Human TP73 transcript variant 6 cDNA sequence (NM_001204190.2; CDS: 235-1755) 1 ggattcagcc agttgacaga actaagggag atgggaaaag cgaaaatgcc aacaaacggc 61 ccgcatgttc cccagcatcc tcggctcctg cctcactagc tgcggagcct ctcccgctcg 121 gtccacgctg ccgggcggcc acgaccgtga cccttcccct cgggccgccc agatccatgc 181 ctcgtcccac gggacaccag ttccctggcg tgtgcagacc ccccggcgcc taccatgctg 241 tacgtcggtg accccgcacg gcacctcgcc acggcccagt tcaatctgct gagcagcacc 301 atggaccaga tgagcagccg cgcggcctcg gccagcccct acaccccaga gcacgccgcc 361 agcgtgccca cccactcgcc ctacgcacaa cccagctcca ccttcgacac catgtcgccg 421 gcgcctgtca tcccctccaa caccgactac cccggacccc accactttga ggtcactttc 481 cagcagtcca gcacggccaa gtcagccacc tggacgtact ccccgctctt gaagaaactc 541 tactgccaga tcgccaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgtccacccc gccaccccca 601 ggcaccgcca tccgggccat gcctgtttac aagaaagcgg agcacgtgac cgacgtcgtg 661 aaacgctgcc ccaaccacga gctcgggagg gacttcaacg aaggacagtc tgctccagcc 721 agccacctca tccgcgtgga aggcaataat ctctcgcagt atgtggatga ccctgtcacc 781 ggcaggcaga gcgtcgtggt gccctatgag ccaccacagg tggggacgga attcaccacc 841 atcctgtaca acttcatgtg taacagcagc tgtgtagggg gcatgaaccg gcggcccatc 901 ctcatcatca tcaccctgga gatgcgggat gggcaggtgc tgggccgccg gtcctttgag 961 ggccgcatct gcgcctgtcc tggccgcgac cgaaaagctg atgaggacca ctaccgggag 1021 cagcaggccc tgaacgagag ctccgccaag aacggggccg ccagcaagcg tgccttcaag 1081 cagagccccc ctgccgtccc cgcccttggt gccggtgtga agaagcggcg gcatggagac 1141 gaggacacgt actaccttca ggtgcgaggc cgggagaact ttgagatcct gatgaagctg 1201 aaagagagcc tggagctgat ggagttggtg ccgcagccac tggtggactc ctatcggcag 1261 cagcagcagc tcctacagag gccgccccgg gatgctcaac aaccatggcc acgcagtgcc 1321 agccaacggc gagatgagca gcagccacag cgcccagtcc atggtctcgg ggtcccactg 1381 cactccgcca cccccctacc acgccgaccc cagcctcgtc aggacctggg ggccctgaag 1441 atccccgagc agtaccgcat gaccatctgg cggggcctgc aggacctgaa gcagggccac 1501 gactacagca ccgcgcagca gctgctccgc tctagcaacg cggccaccat ctccatcggc 1561 ggctcagggg aactgcagcg ccagcgggtc atggaggccg tgcacttccg cgtgcgccac 1621 accatcacca tccccaaccg cggcggccca ggcggcggcc ctgacgagtg ggcggacttc 1681 ggcttcgacc tgcccgactg caaggcccgc aagcagccca tcaaggagga gttcacggag 1741 gccgagatcc actgagggcc tcgcctggct gcagcctgcg ccaccgccca gagacccaag 1801 ctgcctcccc tctccttcct gtgtgtccaa aactgcctca ggaggcagga ccttcgggct 1861 gtgcccgggg aaaggcaagg tccggcccat ccccaggcac ctcacaggcc ccaggaaagg 1921 cccagccacc gaagccgcct gtggacagcc tgagtcacct gcagaacctt ctggagctgc 1981 cctagtgctg ggcttgtggg gcgggggctg gcccactctc agccctgcca ctgccccggc 2041 gtgctccatg gcaggcgtgg gtggggaccg cagcgtcggc tccgacttcc aggcttcatc 2101 ctagagactg tcatctccca accaggcgag gtccttccaa aggaaaggat cctctttgct 2161 gatggactgc caaaaagtat tttgcgacat cttttggttc tggatagtag tgagcagcca 2221 agtgactgtg tctgaaacac cagtgtattt tcagggaatg tccctaactg cgtcttgccc 2281 gcgccggggg ctggggactc tctctgctgg acttgggact ggcctctgcc cccagcacgc 2341 tgtattctgc aggaccgcct ccttcctgcc cctaacaaca accacagtgt tgctgaaatt 2401 ggagaaaact ggggagggcg caaccccccc caggcgcggg gaagcatgtg gtaccgcctc 2461 agccagtgcc cctcagcctg gccacagtcg cctctcctcg gggacccctc agcagaaagg 2521 gacagcctgt ccttagagga ctggaaattg tcaatatttg ataaaatgat acccttttct 2581 acatggtggg tcagcttttt tttttttttt tttaactttc tttctcagca ttctctttgg 2641 agttcaacct agcgcccatg agccaggctg aggaagctga gtgagaagcc aggtgggcgg 2701 gacttgttcc caggaaggcc gggtggggag gaagcctaga gggaacccca ggaagggcaa 2761 atccaggcaa atctgcagga atgctctgcc atgggagcag ctcctccctt gccacggcca 2821 ccttctctag cactgcaagg tccacagggc attgctttcc tttctaggcg gtggcagtca 2881 gggaacagac tgaggtaggt gtaggggggt ctaggccttc gtggagcacc ccagggagtt 2941 agtaggcccc ggggagacag agtctgcaca ggccctttct ggggccacct ccatccacga 3001 ggagcagcct gagccttggt ggccgaacct tgaccgtccc ggagcacagc ttcagggcag 3061 ggaaccggag cccctggggg gcctcacggg tgtgacgagg cccttcattg caggcaggtg 3121 ggccaatggg agccctcacc cacgcaagcc gagacaccac ccagagtgca ggctgcctgg 3181 ccccttctgg cacggccagc tccacacccc ctgcctaggg tatgtgtggt cctaagggct 3241 aggagcttcc cctactaaca tctcccagaa aaagcagtta agcccctcag ggcacagcaa 3301 ggttagacac agcccccatc cccagatcag gactccatct tgctaagtgg catcaccgtc 3361 accagcctcc ccttatttaa aagcagcgac tggtgttgcc gcaggtacct ggtctacgaa 3421 gacgcaggca tccctctccc accgtccacc tccccggggg ccgctgacag cacagtcgcc 3481 tgggtgcacg cttgtggggg cagcaggaac ggggctgtcg gctctcaggg gatctggctg 3541 cagccagggc gagggcctgg cccttccttc cagctccttc cggctccttc cagctgaagg 3601 gcaggaagct ctggccgctt agcttctagg gttccatctc cctagaaagg tgcccacgcc 3661 cagggcatca gtcagtagcg gcagcagcag cagactcggg gctttcccag ggtggcgcag 3721 ccaccccagc tgcatgtcac ctcagctctc catcttattg ccattttgta gatgaggaag 3781 ctgagaccag aaaggctaag acccatgccc caggcaccac acccatctct tgggggctgg 3841 gcacctgcta cccgaggcca cctcctgaag cccccactct tcccccatgt tccacttcag 3901 gagccgcggg ggcccatcct gacacccggg gttcctcagc ccagcgcaga tgtgcttcag 3961 ttccagaggg cttgttgatt tgtttcttag gtacgttacc tgtccaccct gagtccagtg 4021 aggctgtccc aagagcccct gtagtgtgct cctgggaagg gctggggggg ctgggggggc 4081 tgggagaggc ccaggggcag ctgtcactgg aaccccagcc agatgtccaa ggaagccggc 4141 cagaacacgg agcagccaga tggccccagc tgcacctgtc tagggagccc atgcagcctc 4201 cttgcactgg agaagcagct gtgaaagtag acagagttga gacttcgccg tggtcaggag 4261 aaaatgcaaa ttcccaggaa caagaatcct ttaagtgata tgtttttata aaactaaaca 4321 aatcaacaaa taaatcttga aggcggatgg ttttcccagc agtgcagggg ttggagggag 4381 gctgctggca ctcctggggc caagggggac aggcagtggt cctgagtctg ctcagagagg 4441 caaggcagaa ggagctcgcc aggcaggtca gctcacatct gtccaagtcg ctctggtcag 4501 aaacagcgac tctcccccat tcccccagcg ttcccaccag gcctgggctg ctgggaagcc 4561 cttgctgtac ccaggagccc gacccgcagt atcctggcac agagccactt gtcactcaga 4621 acagtcagtg tctccaacgc acaaacatcc actcctctgt taccagttaa agcactttaa 4681 tgctttaagg tgaaaacgaa atcccatccg tgtttttcgt gtaagatcgt gcttctccga 4741 gcagtattaa tggacgccct ccaatgacat aacaactgtt tttggtaatg taatcttggg 4801 aaaatgtgtt atttttttag ctgtgtttca gtggggattt ttgtttttgt aacataataa 4861 agtgtatgtt ccaatga SEQ ID NO: 113 Human TP73 isoform 6 amino acid sequence (NP_001191119.1) 1 mlyvgdparh lataqfnlls stmdqmssra asaspytpeh aasvpthspy aqpsstfdtm 61 spapvipsnt dypgphhfev tfqqsstaks atwtyspllk klycqiaktc piqikvstpp 121 ppgtairamp vykkaehvtd vvkrcpnhel grdfnegqsa pashlirveg nnlsqyvddp 181 vtgrqsvvvp yeppqvgtef ttilynfmcn sscvggmnrr piliiitlem rdgqvlgrrs 241 fegricacpg rdrkadedhy reqqalness akngaaskra fkqsppavpa lgagvkkrrh 301 gdedtyylqv rgrenfeilm klkesleime lvpqplvdsy rqqqqllqrp prdaqqpwpr 361 sasqrrdeqq pqrpvhglgv plhsatplpr rpqprqdlga lkipeqyrmt iwrglqdlkq 421 ghdystaqql lrssnaatis iggsgelqrq rvmeavhfrv rhtitipnrg gpgggpdewa 481 dfgfdlpdck arkqpikeef teaeih SEQ ID NO: 114 Human TP73 transcript variant 7 cDNA sequence (NM_001204191.2; CDS: 235-1710) 1 ggattcagcc agttgacaga actaagggag atgggaaaag cgaaaatgcc aacaaacggc 61 ccgcatgttc cccagcatcc tcggctcctg cctcactagc tgcggagcct ctcccgctcg 121 gtccacgctg ccgggcggcc acgaccgtga cccttcccct cgggccgccc agatccatgc 181 ctcgtcccac gggacaccag ttccctggcg tgtgcagacc ccccggcgcc taccatgctg 241 tacgtcggtg accccgcacg gcacctcgcc acggcccagt tcaatctgct gagcagcacc 301 atggaccaga tgagcagccg cgcggcctcg gccagcccct acaccccaga gcacgccgcc 361 agcgtgccca cccactcgcc ctacgcacaa cccagctcca ccttcgacac catgtcgccg 421 gcgcctgtca tcccctccaa caccgactac cccggacccc accactttga ggtcactttc 481 cagcagtcca gcacggccaa gtcagccacc tggacgtact ccccgctctt gaagaaactc 541 tactgccaga tcgccaagac atgccccatc cagatcaagg tgtccacccc gccaccccca 601 ggcaccgcca tccgggccat gcctgtttac aagaaagcgg agcacgtgac cgacgtcgtg 661 aaacgctgcc ccaaccacga gctcgggagg gacttcaacg aaggacagtc tgctccagcc 721 agccacctca tccgcgtgga aggcaataat ctctcgcagt atgtggatga ccctgtcacc 781 ggcaggcaga gcgtcgtggt gccctatgag ccaccacagg tggggacgga attcaccacc 841 atcctgtaca acttcatgtg taacagcagc tgtgtagggg gcatgaaccg gcggcccatc 901 ctcatcatca tcaccctgga gatgcgggat gggcaggtgc tgggccgccg gtcctttgag 961 ggccgcatct gcgcctgtcc tggccgcgac cgaaaagctg atgaggacca ctaccgggag 1021 cagcaggccc tgaacgagag ctccgccaag aacggggccg ccagcaagcg tgccttcaag 1081 cagagccccc ctgccgtccc cgcccttggt gccggtgtga agaagcggcg gcatggagac 1141 gaggacacgt actaccttca ggtgcgaggc cgggagaact ttgagatcct gatgaagctg 1201 aaagagagcc tggagctgat ggagttggtg ccgcagccac tggtggactc ctatcggcag 1261 cagcagcagc tcctacagag gcctttttta acaggattgg ggtgtccaaa ctgcatcgag 1321 tatttcacct cccaagggtt acagagcatt taccacctgc agaacctgac cattgaggac 1381 ctgggggccc tgaagatccc cgagcagtac cgcatgacca tctggcgggg cctgcaggac 1441 ctgaagcagg gccacgacta cagcaccgcg cagcagctgc tccgctctag caacgcggcc 1501 accatctcca tcggcggctc aggggaactg cagcgccagc gggtcatgga ggccgtgcac 1561 ttccgcgtgc gccacaccat caccatcccc aaccgcggcg gcccaggcgg cggccctgac 1621 gagtgggcgg acttcggctt cgacctgccc gactgcaagg cccgcaagca gcccatcaag 1681 gaggagttca cggaggccga gatccactga gggcctcgcc tggctgcagc ctgcgccacc 1741 gcccagagac ccaagctgcc tcccctctcc ttcctgtgtg tccaaaactg cctcaggagg 1801 caggaccttc gggctgtgcc cggggaaagg caaggtccgg cccatcccca ggcacctcac 1861 aggccccagg aaaggcccag ccaccgaagc cgcctgtgga cagcctgagt cacctgcaga 1921 accttctgga gctgccctag tgctgggctt gtggggcggg ggctggccca ctctcagccc 1981 tgccactgcc ccggcgtgct ccatggcagg cgtgggtggg gaccgcagcg tcggctccga 2041 cttccaggct tcatcctaga gactgtcatc tcccaaccag gcgaggtcct tccaaaggaa 2101 aggatcctct ttgctgatgg actgccaaaa agtattttgc gacatctttt ggttctggat 2161 agtagtgagc agccaagtga ctgtgtctga aacaccagtg tattttcagg gaatgtccct 2221 aactgcgtct tgcccgcgcc gggggctggg gactctctct gctggacttg ggactggcct 2281 ctgcccccag cacgctgtat tctgcaggac cgcctccttc ctgcccctaa caacaaccac 2341 agtgttgctg aaattggaga aaactgggga gggcgcaacc ccccccaggc gcggggaagc 2401 atgtggtacc gcctcagcca gtgcccctca gcctggccac agtcgcctct cctcggggac 2461 ccctcagcag aaagggacag cctgtcctta gaggactgga aattgtcaat atttgataaa 2521 atgataccct tttctacatg gtgggtcagc tttttttttt ttttttttaa ctttctttct 2581 cagcattctc tttggagttc aacctagcgc ccatgagcca ggctgaggaa gctgagtgag 2641 aagccaggtg ggcgggactt gttcccagga aggccgggtg gggaggaagc ctagagggaa 2701 ccccaggaag ggcaaatcca ggcaaatctg caggaatgct ctgccatggg agcagctcct 2761 cccttgccac ggccaccttc tctagcactg caaggtccac agggcattgc tttcctttct 2821 aggcggtggc agtcagggaa cagactgagg taggtgtagg ggggtctagg ccttcgtgga 2881 gcaccccagg gagttagtag gccccgggga gacagagtct gcacaggccc tttctggggc 2941 cacctccatc cacgaggagc agcctgagcc ttggtggccg aaccttgacc gtcccggagc 3001 acagcttcag ggcagggaac cggagcccct ggggggcctc acgggtgtga cgaggccctt 3061 cattgcaggc aggtgggcca atgggagccc tcacccacgc aagccgagac accacccaga 3121 gtgcaggctg cctggcccct tctggcacgg ccagctccac accccctgcc tagggtatgt 3181 gtggtcctaa gggctaggag cttcccctac taacatctcc cagaaaaagc agttaagccc 3241 ctcagggcac agcaaggtta gacacagccc ccatccccag atcaggactc catcttgcta 3301 agtggcatca ccgtcaccag cctcccctta tttaaaagca gcgactggtg ttgccgcagg 3361 tacctggtct acgaagacgc aggcatccct ctcccaccgt ccacctcccc gggggccgct 3421 gacagcacag tcgcctgggt gcacgcttgt gggggcagca ggaacggggc tgtcggctct 3481 caggggatct ggctgcagcc agggcgaggg cctggccctt ccttccagct ccttccggct 3541 ccttccagct gaagggcagg aagctctggc cgcttagctt ctagggttcc atctccctag 3601 aaaggtgccc acgcccaggg catcagtcag tagcggcagc agcagcagac tcggggcttt 3661 cccagggtgg cgcagccacc ccagctgcat gtcacctcag ctctccatct tattgccatt 3721 ttgtagatga ggaagctgag accagaaagg ctaagaccca tgccccaggc accacaccca 3781 tctcttgggg gctgggcacc tgctacccga ggccacctcc tgaagccccc actcttcccc 3841 catgttccac ttcaggagcc gcgggggccc atcctgacac ccggggttcc tcagcccagc 3901 gcagatgtgc ttcagttcca gagggcttgt tgatttgttt cttaggtacg ttacctgtcc 3961 accctgagtc cagtgaggct gtcccaagag cccctgtagt gtgctcctgg gaagggctgg 4021 gggggctggg ggggctggga gaggcccagg ggcagctgtc actggaaccc cagccagatg 4081 tccaaggaag ccggccagaa cacggagcag ccagatggcc ccagctgcac ctgtctaggg 4141 agcccatgca gcctccttgc actggagaag cagctgtgaa agtagacaga gttgagactt 4201 cgccgtggtc aggagaaaat gcaaattccc aggaacaaga atcctttaag tgatatgttt 4261 ttataaaact aaacaaatca acaaataaat cttgaaggcg gatggttttc ccagcagtgc 4321 aggggttgga gggaggctgc tggcactcct ggggccaagg gggacaggca gtggtcctga 4381 gtctgctcag agaggcaagg cagaaggagc tcgccaggca ggtcagctca catctgtcca 4441 agtcgctctg gtcagaaaca gcgactctcc cccattcccc cagcgttccc accaggcctg 4501 ggctgctggg aagcccttgc tgtacccagg agcccgaccc gcagtatcct ggcacagagc 4561 cacttgtcac tcagaacagt cagtgtctcc aacgcacaaa catccactcc tctgttacca 4621 gttaaagcac tttaatgctt taaggtgaaa acgaaatccc atccgtgttt ttcgtgtaag 4681 atcgtgcttc tccgagcagt attaatggac gccctccaat gacataacaa ctgtttttgg 4741 taatgtaatc ttgggaaaat gtgttatttt tttagctgtg tttcagtggg gatttttgtt 4801 tttgtaacat aataaagtgt atgttccaat ga SEQ ID NO: 115 Human TP73 isoform 7 amino acid sequence (NP_001191120.1) 1 mlyvgdparh lataqfnlls stmdqmssra asaspytpeh aasvpthspy aqpsstfdtm 61 spapvipsnt dypgphhfev tfqqsstaks atwtyspllk klycqiaktc piqikvstpp 121 ppgtairamp vykkaehvtd vvkrcpnhel grdfnegqsa pashlirveg nnlsqyvddp 181 vtgrqsvvvp yeppqvgtef ttilynfmcn sscvggmnrr piliiitlem rdgqvlgrrs 241 fegricacpg rdrkadedhy reqqalness akngaaskra fkqsppavpa lgagvkkrrh 301 gdedtyylqv rgrenfeilm klkesleime lvpqplvdsy rqqqqllqrp fltglgcpnc 361 ieyftsqglq siyhlqnlti edlgalkipe qyrmtiwrgl qdlkqghdys taqqllrssn 421 aatisiggsg elqrqrvmea vhfrvrhtit ipnrggpggg pdewadfgfd lpdckarkqp 481 ikeefteaei h SEQ ID NO: 116 Human TP73 transcript variant 8 cDNA sequence (NM_001204184.2; CDS: 160-1659) 1 gccctgcctc cccgcccgcg cacccgcccg gaggctcgcg cgcccgcgaa ggggacgcag 61 cgaaaccggg gcccgcgcca ggccagccgg gacggacgcc gatgcccggg gctgcgacgg 121 ctgcagagcg agctgccctc ggaggccggc gtggggaaga tggcccagtc caccgccacc 181 tcccctgatg ggggcaccac gtttgagcac ctctggagct ctctggaacc agacagcacc 241 tacttcgacc ttccccagtc aagccggggg aataatgagg tggtgggcgg aacggattcc 301 agcatggacg tcttccacct ggagggcatg actacatctg tcatggccca gttcaatctg 361 ctgagcagca ccatggacca gatgagcagc cgcgcggcct cggccagccc ctacacccca 421 gagcacgccg ccagcgtgcc cacccactcg ccctacgcac aacccagctc caccttcgac 481 accatgtcgc cggcgcctgt catcccctcc aacaccgact accccggacc ccaccacttt 541 gaggtcactt tccagcagtc cagcacggcc aagtcagcca cctggacgta ctccccgctc 601 ttgaagaaac tctactgcca gatcgccaag acatgcccca tccagatcaa ggtgtccacc 661 ccgccacccc caggcaccgc catccgggcc atgcctgttt acaagaaagc ggagcacgtg 721 accgacgtcg tgaaacgctg ccccaaccac gagctcggga gggacttcaa cgaaggacag 781 tctgctccag ccagccacct catccgcgtg gaaggcaata atctctcgca gtatgtggat 841 gaccctgtca ccggcaggca gagcgtcgtg gtgccctatg agccaccaca ggtggggacg 901 gaattcacca ccatcctgta caacttcatg tgtaacagca gctgtgtagg gggcatgaac 961 cggcggccca tcctcatcat catcaccctg gagatgcggg atgggcaggt gctgggccgc 1021 cggtcctttg agggccgcat ctgcgcctgt cctggccgcg accgaaaagc tgatgaggac 1081 cactaccggg agcagcaggc cctgaacgag agctccgcca agaacggggc cgccagcaag 1141 cgtgccttca agcagagccc ccctgccgtc cccgcccttg gtgccggtgt gaagaagcgg 1201 cggcatggag acgaggacac gtactacctt caggtgcgag gccgggagaa ctttgagatc 1261 ctgatgaagc tgaaagagag cctggagctg atggagttgg tgccgcagcc actggtggac 1321 tcctatcggc agcagcagca gctcctacag aggccgagtc acctacagcc cccgtcctac 1381 gggccggtcc tctcgcccat gaacaaggtg cacgggggca tgaacaagct gccctccgtc 1441 aaccagctgg tgggccagcc tcccccgcac agttcggcag ctacacccaa cctggggccc 1501 gtgggccccg ggatgctcaa caaccatggc cacgcagtgc cagccaacgg cgagatgagc 1561 agcagccaca gcgcccagtc catggtctcg gggtcccact gcactccgcc acccccctac 1621 cacgccgacc ccagcctcgt caggacctgg gggccctgaa gatccccgag cagtaccgca 1681 tgaccatctg gcggggcctg caggacctga agcagggcca cgactacagc accgcgcagc 1741 agctgctccg ctctagcaac gcggccacca tctccatcgg cggctcaggg gaactgcagc 1801 gccagcgggt catggaggcc gtgcacttcc gcgtgcgcca caccatcacc atccccaacc 1861 gcggcggccc aggcggcggc cctgacgagt gggcggactt cggcttcgac ctgcccgact 1921 gcaaggcccg caagcagccc atcaaggagg agttcacgga ggccgagatc cactgagggc 1981 ctcgcctggc tgcagcctgc gccaccgccc agagacccaa gctgcctccc ctctccttcc 2041 tgtgtgtcca aaactgcctc aggaggcagg accttcgggc tgtgcccggg gaaaggcaag 2101 gtccggccca tccccaggca cctcacaggc cccaggaaag gcccagccac cgaagccgcc 2161 tgtggacagc ctgagtcacc tgcagaacct tctggagctg ccctagtgct gggcttgtgg 2221 ggcgggggct ggcccactct cagccctgcc actgccccgg cgtgctccat ggcaggcgtg 2281 ggtggggacc gcagcgtcgg ctccgacttc caggcttcat cctagagact gtcatctccc 2341 aaccaggcga ggtccttcca aaggaaagga tcctctttgc tgatggactg ccaaaaagta 2401 ttttgcgaca tcttttggtt ctggatagta gtgagcagcc aagtgactgt gtctgaaaca 2461 ccagtgtatt ttcagggaat gtccctaact gcgtcttgcc cgcgccgggg gctggggact 2521 ctctctgctg gacttgggac tggcctctgc ccccagcacg ctgtattctg caggaccgcc 2581 tccttcctgc ccctaacaac aaccacagtg ttgctgaaat tggagaaaac tggggagggc 2641 gcaacccccc ccaggcgcgg ggaagcatgt ggtaccgcct cagccagtgc ccctcagcct 2701 ggccacagtc gcctctcctc ggggacccct cagcagaaag ggacagcctg tccttagagg 2761 actggaaatt gtcaatattt gataaaatga tacccttttc tacatggtgg gtcagctttt 2821 tttttttttt ttttaacttt ctttctcagc attctctttg gagttcaacc tagcgcccat 2881 gagccaggct gaggaagctg agtgagaagc caggtgggcg ggacttgttc ccaggaaggc 2941 cgggtgggga ggaagcctag agggaacccc aggaagggca aatccaggca aatctgcagg 3001 aatgctctgc catgggagca gctcctccct tgccacggcc accttctcta gcactgcaag 3061 gtccacaggg cattgctttc ctttctaggc ggtggcagtc agggaacaga ctgaggtagg 3121 tgtagggggg tctaggcctt cgtggagcac cccagggagt tagtaggccc cggggagaca 3181 gagtctgcac aggccctttc tggggccacc tccatccacg aggagcagcc tgagccttgg 3241 tggccgaacc ttgaccgtcc cggagcacag cttcagggca gggaaccgga gcccctgggg 3301 ggcctcacgg gtgtgacgag gcccttcatt gcaggcaggt gggccaatgg gagccctcac 3361 ccacgcaagc cgagacacca cccagagtgc aggctgcctg gccccttctg gcacggccag 3421 ctccacaccc cctgcctagg gtatgtgtgg tcctaagggc taggagcttc ccctactaac 3481 atctcccaga aaaagcagtt aagcccctca gggcacagca aggttagaca cagcccccat 3541 ccccagatca ggactccatc ttgctaagtg gcatcaccgt caccagcctc cccttattta 3601 aaagcagcga ctggtgttgc cgcaggtacc tggtctacga agacgcaggc atccctctcc 3661 caccgtccac ctccccgggg gccgctgaca gcacagtcgc ctgggtgcac gcttgtgggg 3721 gcagcaggaa cggggctgtc ggctctcagg ggatctggct gcagccaggg cgagggcctg 3781 gcccttcctt ccagctcctt ccggctcctt ccagctgaag ggcaggaagc tctggccgct 3841 tagcttctag ggttccatct ccctagaaag gtgcccacgc ccagggcatc agtcagtagc 3901 ggcagcagca gcagactcgg ggctttccca gggtggcgca gccaccccag ctgcatgtca 3961 cctcagctct ccatcttatt gccattttgt agatgaggaa gctgagacca gaaaggctaa 4021 gacccatgcc ccaggcacca cacccatctc ttgggggctg ggcacctgct acccgaggcc 4081 acctcctgaa gcccccactc ttcccccatg ttccacttca ggagccgcgg gggcccatcc 4141 tgacacccgg ggttcctcag cccagcgcag atgtgcttca gttccagagg gcttgttgat 4201 ttgtttctta ggtacgttac ctgtccaccc tgagtccagt gaggctgtcc caagagcccc 4261 tgtagtgtgc tcctgggaag ggctgggggg gctggggggg ctgggagagg cccaggggca 4321 gctgtcactg gaaccccagc cagatgtcca aggaagccgg ccagaacacg gagcagccag 4381 atggccccag ctgcacctgt ctagggagcc catgcagcct ccttgcactg gagaagcagc 4441 tgtgaaagta gacagagttg agacttcgcc gtggtcagga gaaaatgcaa attcccagga 4501 acaagaatcc tttaagtgat atgtttttat aaaactaaac aaatcaacaa ataaatcttg 4561 aaggcggatg gttttcccag cagtgcaggg gttggaggga ggctgctggc actcctgggg 4621 ccaaggggga caggcagtgg tcctgagtct gctcagagag gcaaggcaga aggagctcgc 4681 caggcaggtc agctcacatc tgtccaagtc gctctggtca gaaacagcga ctctccccca 4741 ttcccccagc gttcccacca ggcctgggct gctgggaagc ccttgctgta cccaggagcc 4801 cgacccgcag tatcctggca cagagccact tgtcactcag aacagtcagt gtctccaacg 4861 cacaaacatc cactcctctg ttaccagtta aagcacttta atgctttaag gtgaaaacga 4921 aatcccatcc gtgtttttcg tgtaagatcg tgcttctccg agcagtatta atggacgccc 4981 tccaatgaca taacaactgt ttttggtaat gtaatcttgg gaaaatgtgt tattttttta 5041 gctgtgtttc agtggggatt tttgtttttg taacataata aagtgtatgt tccaatga SEQ ID NO: 117 Human TP73 isoform 8 amino acid sequence (NP_001191113.1) 1 maqstatspd ggttfehlws slepdstyfd lpqssrgnne vvggtdssmd vfhlegmtts 61 vmaqfnllss tmdqmssraa saspytpeha asvpthspya qpsstfdtms papvipsntd 121 ypgphhfevt fqqsstaksa twtyspllkk lycqiaktcp iqikvstppp pgtairampv 181 ykkaehvtdv vkrcpnhelg rdfnegqsap ashlirvegn nlsqyvddpv tgrqsvvvpy 241 eppqvgteft tilynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliiitlemr dgqvlgrrsf egricacpgr 301 drkadedhyr eqqalnessa kngaaskraf kqsppavpal gagvkkrrhg dedtyylqvr 361 grenfeilmk lkeslelmel vpqplvdsyr qqqqllqrps hlqppsygpv lspmnkvhgg 421 mnklpsvnql vgqppphssa atpnlgpvgp gmlnnhghav pangemsssh saqsmvsgsh 481 ctppppyhad pslvrtwgp SEQ ID NO: 118 Human TP73 transcript variant 9 cDNA sequence (NM_001204185.2; CDS: 160-1587) 1 gccctgcctc cccgcccgcg cacccgcccg gaggctcgcg cgcccgcgaa ggggacgcag 61 cgaaaccggg gcccgcgcca ggccagccgg gacggacgcc gatgcccggg gctgcgacgg 121 ctgcagagcg agctgccctc ggaggccggc gtggggaaga tggcccagtc caccgccacc 181 tcccctgatg ggggcaccac gtttgagcac ctctggagct ctctggaacc agacagcacc 241 tacttcgacc ttccccagtc aagccggggg aataatgagg tggtgggcgg aacggattcc 301 agcatggacg tcttccacct ggagggcatg actacatctg tcatggccca gttcaatctg 361 ctgagcagca ccatggacca gatgagcagc cgcgcggcct cggccagccc ctacacccca 421 gagcacgccg ccagcgtgcc cacccactcg ccctacgcac aacccagctc caccttcgac 481 accatgtcgc cggcgcctgt catcccctcc aacaccgact accccggacc ccaccacttt 541 gaggtcactt tccagcagtc cagcacggcc aagtcagcca cctggacgta ctccccgctc 601 ttgaagaaac tctactgcca gatcgccaag acatgcccca tccagatcaa ggtgtccacc 661 ccgccacccc caggcaccgc catccgggcc atgcctgttt acaagaaagc ggagcacgtg 721 accgacgtcg tgaaacgctg ccccaaccac gagctcggga gggacttcaa cgaaggacag 781 tctgctccag ccagccacct catccgcgtg gaaggcaata atctctcgca gtatgtggat 841 gaccctgtca ccggcaggca gagcgtcgtg gtgccctatg agccaccaca ggtggggacg 901 gaattcacca ccatcctgta caacttcatg tgtaacagca gctgtgtagg gggcatgaac 961 cggcggccca tcctcatcat catcaccctg gagatgcggg atgggcaggt gctgggccgc 1021 cggtcctttg agggccgcat ctgcgcctgt cctggccgcg accgaaaagc tgatgaggac 1081 cactaccggg agcagcaggc cctgaacgag agctccgcca agaacggggc cgccagcaag 1141 cgtgccttca agcagagccc ccctgccgtc cccgcccttg gtgccggtgt gaagaagcgg 1201 cggcatggag acgaggacac gtactacctt caggtgcgag gccgggagaa ctttgagatc 1261 ctgatgaagc tgaaagagag cctggagctg atggagttgg tgccgcagcc actggtggac 1321 tcctatcggc agcagcagca gctcctacag aggccgcccc gggatgctca acaaccatgg 1381 ccacgcagtg ccagccaacg gcgagatgag cagcagccac agcgcccagt ccatggtctc 1441 ggggtcccac tgcactccgc caccccccta ccacgccgac cccagcctcg tcagtttttt 1501 aacaggattg gggtgtccaa actgcatcga gtatttcacc tcccaagggt tacagagcat 1561 ttaccacctg cagaacctga ccattgagga cctgggggcc ctgaagatcc ccgagcagta 1621 ccgcatgacc atctggcggg gcctgcagga cctgaagcag ggccacgact acagcaccgc 1681 gcagcagctg ctccgctcta gcaacgcggc caccatctcc atcggcggct caggggaact 1741 gcagcgccag cgggtcatgg aggccgtgca cttccgcgtg cgccacacca tcaccatccc 1801 caaccgcggc ggcccaggcg gcggccctga cgagtgggcg gacttcggct tcgacctgcc 1861 cgactgcaag gcccgcaagc agcccatcaa ggaggagttc acggaggccg agatccactg 1921 agggcctcgc ctggctgcag cctgcgccac cgcccagaga cccaagctgc ctcccctctc 1981 cttcctgtgt gtccaaaact gcctcaggag gcaggacctt cgggctgtgc ccggggaaag 2041 gcaaggtccg gcccatcccc aggcacctca caggccccag gaaaggccca gccaccgaag 2101 ccgcctgtgg acagcctgag tcacctgcag aaccttctgg agctgcccta gtgctgggct 2161 tgtggggcgg gggctggccc actctcagcc ctgccactgc cccggcgtgc tccatggcag 2221 gcgtgggtgg ggaccgcagc gtcggctccg acttccaggc ttcatcctag agactgtcat 2281 ctcccaacca ggcgaggtcc ttccaaagga aaggatcctc tttgctgatg gactgccaaa 2341 aagtattttg cgacatcttt tggttctgga tagtagtgag cagccaagtg actgtgtctg 2401 aaacaccagt gtattttcag ggaatgtccc taactgcgtc ttgcccgcgc cgggggctgg 2461 ggactctctc tgctggactt gggactggcc tctgccccca gcacgctgta ttctgcagga 2521 ccgcctcctt cctgccccta acaacaacca cagtgttgct gaaattggag aaaactgggg 2581 agggcgcaac cccccccagg cgcggggaag catgtggtac cgcctcagcc agtgcccctc 2641 agcctggcca cagtcgcctc tcctcgggga cccctcagca gaaagggaca gcctgtcctt 2701 agaggactgg aaattgtcaa tatttgataa aatgataccc ttttctacat ggtgggtcag 2761 cttttttttt ttttttttta actttctttc tcagcattct ctttggagtt caacctagcg 2821 cccatgagcc aggctgagga agctgagtga gaagccaggt gggcgggact tgttcccagg 2881 aaggccgggt ggggaggaag cctagaggga accccaggaa gggcaaatcc aggcaaatct 2941 gcaggaatgc tctgccatgg gagcagctcc tcccttgcca cggccacctt ctctagcact 3001 gcaaggtcca cagggcattg ctttcctttc taggcggtgg cagtcaggga acagactgag 3061 gtaggtgtag gggggtctag gccttcgtgg agcaccccag ggagttagta ggccccgggg 3121 agacagagtc tgcacaggcc ctttctgggg ccacctccat ccacgaggag cagcctgagc 3181 cttggtggcc gaaccttgac cgtcccggag cacagcttca gggcagggaa ccggagcccc 3241 tggggggcct cacgggtgtg acgaggccct tcattgcagg caggtgggcc aatgggagcc 3301 ctcacccacg caagccgaga caccacccag agtgcaggct gcctggcccc ttctggcacg 3361 gccagctcca caccccctgc ctagggtatg tgtggtccta agggctagga gcttccccta 3421 ctaacatctc ccagaaaaag cagttaagcc cctcagggca cagcaaggtt agacacagcc 3481 cccatcccca gatcaggact ccatcttgct aagtggcatc accgtcacca gcctcccctt 3541 atttaaaagc agcgactggt gttgccgcag gtacctggtc tacgaagacg caggcatccc 3601 tctcccaccg tccacctccc cgggggccgc tgacagcaca gtcgcctggg tgcacgcttg 3661 tgggggcagc aggaacgggg ctgtcggctc tcaggggatc tggctgcagc cagggcgagg 3721 gcctggccct tccttccagc tccttccggc tccttccagc tgaagggcag gaagctctgg 3781 ccgcttagct tctagggttc catctcccta gaaaggtgcc cacgcccagg gcatcagtca 3841 gtagcggcag cagcagcaga ctcggggctt tcccagggtg gcgcagccac cccagctgca 3901 tgtcacctca gctctccatc ttattgccat tttgtagatg aggaagctga gaccagaaag 3961 gctaagaccc atgccccagg caccacaccc atctcttggg ggctgggcac ctgctacccg 4021 aggccacctc ctgaagcccc cactcttccc ccatgttcca cttcaggagc cgcgggggcc 4081 catcctgaca cccggggttc ctcagcccag cgcagatgtg cttcagttcc agagggcttg 4141 ttgatttgtt tcttaggtac gttacctgtc caccctgagt ccagtgaggc tgtcccaaga 4201 gcccctgtag tgtgctcctg ggaagggctg ggggggctgg gggggctggg agaggcccag 4261 gggcagctgt cactggaacc ccagccagat gtccaaggaa gccggccaga acacggagca 4321 gccagatggc cccagctgca cctgtctagg gagcccatgc agcctccttg cactggagaa 4381 gcagctgtga aagtagacag agttgagact tcgccgtggt caggagaaaa tgcaaattcc 4441 caggaacaag aatcctttaa gtgatatgtt tttataaaac taaacaaatc aacaaataaa 4501 tcttgaaggc ggatggtttt cccagcagtg caggggttgg agggaggctg ctggcactcc 4561 tggggccaag ggggacaggc agtggtcctg agtctgctca gagaggcaag gcagaaggag 4621 ctcgccaggc aggtcagctc acatctgtcc aagtcgctct ggtcagaaac agcgactctc 4681 ccccattccc ccagcgttcc caccaggcct gggctgctgg gaagcccttg ctgtacccag 4741 gagcccgacc cgcagtatcc tggcacagag ccacttgtca ctcagaacag tcagtgtctc 4801 caacgcacaa acatccactc ctctgttacc agttaaagca ctttaatgct ttaaggtgaa 4861 aacgaaatcc catccgtgtt tttcgtgtaa gatcgtgctt ctccgagcag tattaatgga 4921 cgccctccaa tgacataaca actgtttttg gtaatgtaat cttgggaaaa tgtgttattt 4981 ttttagctgt gtttcagtgg ggatttttgt ttttgtaaca taataaagtg tatgttccaa 5041 tga SEQ ID NO: 119 Human TP73 isoform 9 amino acid sequence (NP_001191114.1) 1 maqstatspd ggttfehlws slepdstyfd lpqssrgnne vvggtdssmd vfhlegmtts 61 vmaqfnllss tmdqmssraa saspytpeha asvpthspya qpsstfdtms papvipsntd 121 ypgphhfevt fqqsstaksa twtyspllkk lycqiaktcp iqikvstppp pgtairampv 181 ykkaehvtdv vkrcpnhelg rdfnegqsap ashlirvegn nlsqyvddpv tgrqsvvvpy 241 eppqvgteft tilynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliiitlemr dgqvlgrrsf egricacpgr 301 drkadedhyr eqqalnessa kngaaskraf kqsppavpal gagvkkrrhg dedtyylqvr 361 grenfeilmk lkeslelmel vpqplvdsyr qqqqllqrpp rdaqqpwprs asqrrdeqqp 421 qrpvhglgvp lhsatpiprr pqprqffnri gvsklhrvfh lprvtehlpp aepdh SEQ ID NO: 120 Human TP73 transcript variant 10 cDNA sequence (NM_001204186.2; CDS: 160-1371) 1 gccctgcctc cccgcccgcg cacccgcccg gaggctcgcg cgcccgcgaa ggggacgcag 61 cgaaaccggg gcccgcgcca ggccagccgg gacggacgcc gatgcccggg gctgcgacgg 121 ctgcagagcg agctgccctc ggaggccggc gtggggaaga tggcccagtc caccgccacc 181 tcccctgatg ggggcaccac gtttgagcac ctctggagct ctctggaacc agacagcacc 241 tacttcgacc ttccccagtc aagccggggg aataatgagg tggtgggcgg aacggattcc 301 agcatggacg tcttccacct ggagggcatg actacatctg tcatggccca gttcaatctg 361 ctgagcagca ccatggacca gatgagcagc cgcgcggcct cggccagccc ctacacccca 421 gagcacgccg ccagcgtgcc cacccactcg ccctacgcac aacccagctc caccttcgac 481 accatgtcgc cggcgcctgt catcccctcc aacaccgact accccggacc ccaccacttt 541 gaggtcactt tccagcagtc cagcacggcc aagtcagcca cctggacgta ctccccgctc 601 ttgaagaaac tctactgcca gatcgccaag acatgcccca tccagatcaa ggtgtccacc 661 ccgccacccc caggcaccgc catccgggcc atgcctgttt acaagaaagc ggagcacgtg 721 accgacgtcg tgaaacgctg ccccaaccac gagctcggga gggacttcaa cgaaggacag 781 tctgctccag ccagccacct catccgcgtg gaaggcaata atctctcgca gtatgtggat 841 gaccctgtca ccggcaggca gagcgtcgtg gtgccctatg agccaccaca ggtggggacg 901 gaattcacca ccatcctgta caacttcatg tgtaacagca gctgtgtagg gggcatgaac 961 cggcggccca tcctcatcat catcaccctg gagatgcggg atgggcaggt gctgggccgc 1021 cggtcctttg agggccgcat ctgcgcctgt cctggccgcg accgaaaagc tgatgaggac 1081 cactaccggg agcagcaggc cctgaacgag agctccgcca agaacggggc cgccagcaag 1141 cgtgccttca agcagagccc ccctgccgtc cccgcccttg gtgccggtgt gaagaagcgg 1201 cggcatggag acgaggacac gtactacctt caggtgcgag gccgggagaa ctttgagatc 1261 ctgatgaagc tgaaagagag cctggagctg atggagttgg tgccgcagcc actggtggac 1321 tcctatcggc agcagcagca gctcctacag aggccgacct gggggccctg aagatccccg 1381 agcagtaccg catgaccatc tggcggggcc tgcaggacct gaagcagggc cacgactaca 1441 gcaccgcgca gcagctgctc cgctctagca acgcggccac catctccatc ggcggctcag 1501 gggaactgca gcgccagcgg gtcatggagg ccgtgcactt ccgcgtgcgc cacaccatca 1561 ccatccccaa ccgcggcggc ccaggcggcg gccctgacga gtgggcggac ttcggcttcg 1621 acctgcccga ctgcaaggcc cgcaagcagc ccatcaagga ggagttcacg gaggccgaga 1681 tccactgagg gcctcgcctg gctgcagcct gcgccaccgc ccagagaccc aagctgcctc 1741 ccctctcctt cctgtgtgtc caaaactgcc tcaggaggca ggaccttcgg gctgtgcccg 1801 gggaaaggca aggtccggcc catccccagg cacctcacag gccccaggaa aggcccagcc 1861 accgaagccg cctgtggaca gcctgagtca cctgcagaac cttctggagc tgccctagtg 1921 ctgggcttgt ggggcggggg ctggcccact ctcagccctg ccactgcccc ggcgtgctcc 1981 atggcaggcg tgggtgggga ccgcagcgtc ggctccgact tccaggcttc atcctagaga 2041 ctgtcatctc ccaaccaggc gaggtccttc caaaggaaag gatcctcttt gctgatggac 2101 tgccaaaaag tattttgcga catcttttgg ttctggatag tagtgagcag ccaagtgact 2161 gtgtctgaaa caccagtgta ttttcaggga atgtccctaa ctgcgtcttg cccgcgccgg 2221 gggctgggga ctctctctgc tggacttggg actggcctct gcccccagca cgctgtattc 2281 tgcaggaccg cctccttcct gcccctaaca acaaccacag tgttgctgaa attggagaaa 2341 actggggagg gcgcaacccc ccccaggcgc ggggaagcat gtggtaccgc ctcagccagt 2401 gcccctcagc ctggccacag tcgcctctcc tcggggaccc ctcagcagaa agggacagcc 2461 tgtccttaga ggactggaaa ttgtcaatat ttgataaaat gatacccttt tctacatggt 2521 gggtcagctt tttttttttt ttttttaact ttctttctca gcattctctt tggagttcaa 2581 cctagcgccc atgagccagg ctgaggaagc tgagtgagaa gccaggtggg cgggacttgt 2641 tcccaggaag gccgggtggg gaggaagcct agagggaacc ccaggaaggg caaatccagg 2701 caaatctgca ggaatgctct gccatgggag cagctcctcc cttgccacgg ccaccttctc 2761 tagcactgca aggtccacag ggcattgctt tcctttctag gcggtggcag tcagggaaca 2821 gactgaggta ggtgtagggg ggtctaggcc ttcgtggagc accccaggga gttagtaggc 2881 cccggggaga cagagtctgc acaggccctt tctggggcca cctccatcca cgaggagcag 2941 cctgagcctt ggtggccgaa ccttgaccgt cccggagcac agcttcaggg cagggaaccg 3001 gagcccctgg ggggcctcac gggtgtgacg aggcccttca ttgcaggcag gtgggccaat 3061 gggagccctc acccacgcaa gccgagacac cacccagagt gcaggctgcc tggccccttc 3121 tggcacggcc agctccacac cccctgccta gggtatgtgt ggtcctaagg gctaggagct 3181 tcccctacta acatctccca gaaaaagcag ttaagcccct cagggcacag caaggttaga 3241 cacagccccc atccccagat caggactcca tcttgctaag tggcatcacc gtcaccagcc 3301 tccccttatt taaaagcagc gactggtgtt gccgcaggta cctggtctac gaagacgcag 3361 gcatccctct cccaccgtcc acctccccgg gggccgctga cagcacagtc gcctgggtgc 3421 acgcttgtgg gggcagcagg aacggggctg tcggctctca ggggatctgg ctgcagccag 3481 ggcgagggcc tggcccttcc ttccagctcc ttccggctcc ttccagctga agggcaggaa 3541 gctctggccg cttagcttct agggttccat ctccctagaa aggtgcccac gcccagggca 3601 tcagtcagta gcggcagcag cagcagactc ggggctttcc cagggtggcg cagccacccc 3661 agctgcatgt cacctcagct ctccatctta ttgccatttt gtagatgagg aagctgagac 3721 cagaaaggct aagacccatg ccccaggcac cacacccatc tcttgggggc tgggcacctg 3781 ctacccgagg ccacctcctg aagcccccac tcttccccca tgttccactt caggagccgc 3841 gggggcccat cctgacaccc ggggttcctc agcccagcgc agatgtgctt cagttccaga 3901 gggcttgttg atttgtttct taggtacgtt acctgtccac cctgagtcca gtgaggctgt 3961 cccaagagcc cctgtagtgt gctcctggga agggctgggg gggctggggg ggctgggaga 4021 ggcccagggg cagctgtcac tggaacccca gccagatgtc caaggaagcc ggccagaaca 4081 cggagcagcc agatggcccc agctgcacct gtctagggag cccatgcagc ctccttgcac 4141 tggagaagca gctgtgaaag tagacagagt tgagacttcg ccgtggtcag gagaaaatgc 4201 aaattcccag gaacaagaat cctttaagtg atatgttttt ataaaactaa acaaatcaac 4261 aaataaatct tgaaggcgga tggttttccc agcagtgcag gggttggagg gaggctgctg 4321 gcactcctgg ggccaagggg gacaggcagt ggtcctgagt ctgctcagag aggcaaggca 4381 gaaggagctc gccaggcagg tcagctcaca tctgtccaag tcgctctggt cagaaacagc 4441 gactctcccc cattccccca gcgttcccac caggcctggg ctgctgggaa gcccttgctg 4501 tacccaggag cccgacccgc agtatcctgg cacagagcca cttgtcactc agaacagtca 4561 gtgtctccaa cgcacaaaca tccactcctc tgttaccagt taaagcactt taatgcttta 4621 aggtgaaaac gaaatcccat ccgtgttttt cgtgtaagat cgtgcttctc cgagcagtat 4681 taatggacgc cctccaatga cataacaact gtttttggta atgtaatctt gggaaaatgt 4741 gttatttttt tagctgtgtt tcagtgggga tttttgtttt tgtaacataa taaagtgtat 4801 gttccaatga SEQ ID NO: 121 Human TP73 isoform 10 amino acid sequence (NP_001191115.1) 1 maqstatspd ggttfehlws slepdstyfd lpqssrgnne vvggtdssmd vfhlegmtts 61 vmaqfnllss tmdqmssraa saspytpeha asvpthspya qpsstfdtms papvipsntd 121 ypgphhfevt fqqsstaksa twtyspllkk lycqiaktcp iqikvstppp pgtairampv 181 ykkaehvtdv vkrcpnhelg rdfnegqsap ashlirvegn nlsqyvddpv tgrqsvvvpy 241 eppqvgteft tilynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliiitlemr dgqvlgrrsf egricacpgr 301 drkadedhyr eqqalnessa kngaaskraf kqsppavpal gagvkkrrhg dedtyylqvr 361 grenfeilmk lkeslelmel vpqplvdsyr qqqqllqrpt wgp SEQ ID NO: 122 Human TP73 transcript variant 11 cDNA sequence (NM_001204187.1; CDS: NP_001191116.1) 1 maqstatspd ggttfehlws slepdstyfd lpqssrgnne vvggtdssmd vfhlegmtts 61 vmaqfnllss tmdqmssraa saspytpeha asvpthspya qpsstfdtms papvipsntd 121 ypgphhfevt fqqsstaksa twtyspllkk lycqiaktcp iqikvstppp pgtairampv 181 ykkaehvtdv vkrcpnhelg rdfnegqsap ashlirvegn nlsqyvddpv tgrqsvvvpy 241 eppqvgteft tilynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliiitlemr dgqvlgrrsf egricacpgr 301 drkadedhyr eqqalnessa kngaaskraf kqsppavpal gagvkkrrhg dedtyylqvr 361 grenfeilmk lkeslelmel vpqplvdsyr qqqqllqrpp rdaqqpwprs asqrrdeqqp 421 qrpvhglgvp lhsatplprr pqprqdlgal kipeqyrmti wrglqdlkqg hdystaqqll 481 rssnaatisi ggsgelqrqr vmeavhfrvr htitipnrgg pgggpdewad fgfdlpdcka 541 rkqpikeeft eaeih SEQ ID NO: 123 Human TP73 isoform 11 amino acid sequence (NP_001191116.1) 1 maqstatspd ggttfehlws slepdstyfd lpqssrgnne vvggtdssmd vfhlegmtts 61 vmaqfnllss tmdqmssraa saspytpeha asvpthspya qpsstfdtms papvipsntd 121 ypgphhfevt fqqsstaksa twtyspllkk lycqiaktcp iqikvstppp pgtairampv 181 ykkaehvtdv vkrcpnhelg rdfnegqsap ashlirvegn nlsqyvddpv tgrqsvvvpy 241 eppqvgteft tilynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliiitlemr dgqvlgrrsf egricacpgr 301 drkadedhyr eqqalnessa kngaaskraf kqsppavpal gagvkkrrhg dedtyylqvr 361 grenfeilmk lkeslelmel vpqplvdsyr qqqqllqrpp rdaqqpwprs asqrrdeqqp 421 qrpvhglgvp lhsatplprr pqprqdlgal kipeqyrmti wrglqdlkqg hdystaqqll 481 rssnaatisi ggsgelqrqr vmeavhfrvr htitipnrgg pgggpdewad fgfdlpdcka 541 rkqpikeeft eaeih SEQ ID NO: 124 Human TP73 transcript variant 12 cDNA sequence (NM_001204188.1; CDS: 111-1733) 1 aggggacgca gcgaaaccgg ggcccgcgcc aggccagccg ggacggacgc cgatgcccgg 61 ggctgcgacg gctgcagagc gagctgccct cggaggccgg cgtggggaag atggcccagt 121 ccaccgccac ctcccctgat gggggcacca cgtttgagca cctctggagc tctctggaac 181 cagacagcac ctacttcgac cttccccagt caagccgggg gaataatgag gtggtgggcg 241 gaacggattc cagcatggac gtcttccacc tggagggcat gactacatct gtcatggccc 301 agttcaatct gctgagcagc accatggacc agatgagcag ccgcgcggcc tcggccagcc 361 cctacacccc agagcacgcc gccagcgtgc ccacccactc gccctacgca caacccagct 421 ccaccttcga caccatgtcg ccggcgcctg tcatcccctc caacaccgac taccccggac 481 cccaccactt tgaggtcact ttccagcagt ccagcacggc caagtcagcc acctggacgt 541 actccccgct cttgaagaaa ctctactgcc agatcgccaa gacatgcccc atccagatca 601 aggtgtccac cccgccaccc ccaggcaccg ccatccgggc catgcctgtt tacaagaaag 661 cggagcacgt gaccgacgtc gtgaaacgct gccccaacca cgagctcggg agggacttca 721 acgaaggaca gtctgctcca gccagccacc tcatccgcgt ggaaggcaat aatctctcgc 781 agtatgtgga tgaccctgtc accggcaggc agagcgtcgt ggtgccctat gagccaccac 841 aggtggggac ggaattcacc accatcctgt acaacttcat gtgtaacagc agctgtgtag 901 ggggcatgaa ccggcggccc atcctcatca tcatcaccct ggagatgcgg gatgggcagg 961 tgctgggccg ccggtccttt gagggccgca tctgcgcctg tcctggccgc gaccgaaaag 1021 ctgatgagga ccactaccgg gagcagcagg ccctgaacga gagctccgcc aagaacgggg 1081 ccgccagcaa gcgtgccttc aagcagagcc cccctgccgt ccccgccctt ggtgccggtg 1141 tgaagaagcg gcggcatgga gacgaggaca cgtactacct tcaggtgcga ggccgggaga 1201 actttgagat cctgatgaag ctgaaagaga gcctggagct gatggagttg gtgccgcagc 1261 cactggtgga ctcctatcgg cagcagcagc agctcctaca gaggcctttt ttaacaggat 1321 tggggtgtcc aaactgcatc gagtatttca cctcccaagg gttacagagc atttaccacc 1381 tgcagaacct gaccattgag gacctggggg ccctgaagat ccccgagcag taccgcatga 1441 ccatctggcg gggcctgcag gacctgaagc agggccacga ctacagcacc gcgcagcagc 1501 tgctccgctc tagcaacgcg gccaccatct ccatcggcgg ctcaggggaa ctgcagcgcc 1561 agcgggtcat ggaggccgtg cacttccgcg tgcgccacac catcaccatc cccaaccgcg 1621 gcggcccagg cggcggccct gacgagtggg cggacttcgg cttcgacctg cccgactgca 1681 aggcccgcaa gcagcccatc aaggaggagt tcacggaggc cgagatccac tgagggcctc 1741 gcctggctgc agcctgcgcc accgcccaga gacccaagct gcctcccctc tccttcctgt 1801 gtgtccaaaa ctgcctcagg aggcaggacc ttcgggctgt gcccggggaa aggcaaggtc 1861 cggcccatcc ccaggcacct cacaggcccc aggaaaggcc cagccaccga agccgcctgt 1921 ggacagcctg agtcacctgc agaaccttct ggagctgccc tagtgctggg cttgtggggc 1981 gggggctggc ccactctcag ccctgccact gccccggcgt gctccatggc aggcgtgggt 2041 ggggaccgca gcgtcggctc cgacttccag gcttcatcct agagactgtc atctcccaac 2101 caggcgaggt ccttccaaag gaaaggatcc tctttgctga tggactgcca aaaagtattt 2161 tgcgacatct tttggttctg gatagtagtg agcagccaag tgactgtgtc tgaaacacca 2221 gtgtattttc agggaatgtc cctaactgcg tcttgcccgc gccgggggct ggggactctc 2281 tctgctggac ttgggactgg cctctgcccc cagcacgctg tattctgcag gaccgcctcc 2341 ttcctgcccc taacaacaac cacagtgttg ctgaaattgg agaaaactgg ggagggcgca 2401 acccccccca ggcgcgggga agcatgtggt accgcctcag ccagtgcccc tcagcctggc 2461 cacagtcgcc tctcctcggg gacccctcag cagaaaggga cagcctgtcc ttagaggact 2521 ggaaattgtc aatatttgat aaaatgatac ccttttctac atggtgggtc agcttttttt 2581 tttttttttt taactttctt tctcagcatt ctctttggag ttcaacctag cgcccatgag 2641 ccaggctgag gaagctgagt gagaagccag gtgggcggga cttgttccca ggaaggccgg 2701 gtggggagga agcctagagg gaaccccagg aagggcaaat ccaggcaaat ctgcaggaat 2761 gctctgccat gggagcagct cctcccttgc cacggccacc ttctctagca ctgcaaggtc 2821 cacagggcat tgctttcctt tctaggcggt ggcagtcagg gaacagactg aggtaggtgt 2881 aggggggtct aggccttcgt ggagcacccc agggagttag taggccccgg ggagacagag 2941 tctgcacagg ccctttctgg ggccacctcc atccacgagg agcagcctga gccttggtgg 3001 ccgaaccttg accgtcccgg agcacagctt cagggcaggg aaccggagcc cctggggggc 3061 ctcacgggtg tgacgaggcc cttcattgca ggcaggtggg ccaatgggag ccctcaccca 3121 cgcaagccga gacaccaccc agagtgcagg ctgcctggcc ccttctggca cggccagctc 3181 cacaccccct gcctagggta tgtgtggtcc taagggctag gagcttcccc tactaacatc 3241 tcccagaaaa agcagttaag cccctcaggg cacagcaagg ttagacacag cccccatccc 3301 cagatcagga ctccatcttg ctaagtggca tcaccgtcac cagcctcccc ttatttaaaa 3361 gcagcgactg gtgttgccgc aggtacctgg tctacgaaga cgcaggcatc cctctcccac 3421 cgtccacctc cccgggggcc gctgacagca cagtcgcctg ggtgcacgct tgtgggggca 3481 gcaggaacgg ggctgtcggc tctcagggga tctggctgca gccagggcga gggcctggcc 3541 cttccttcca gctccttccg gctccttcca gctgaagggc aggaagctct ggccgcttag 3601 cttctagggt tccatctccc tagaaaggtg cccacgccca gggcatcagt cagtagcggc 3661 agcagcagca gactcggggc tttcccaggg tggcgcagcc accccagctg catgtcacct 3721 cagctctcca tcttattgcc attttgtaga tgaggaagct gagaccagaa aggctaagac 3781 ccatgcccca ggcaccacac ccatctcttg ggggctgggc acctgctacc cgaggccacc 3841 tcctgaagcc cccactcttc ccccatgttc cacttcagga gccgcggggg cccatcctga 3901 cacccggggt tcctcagccc agcgcagatg tgcttcagtt ccagagggct tgttgatttg 3961 tttcttaggt acgttacctg tccaccctga gtccagtgag gctgtcccaa gagcccctgt 4021 agtgtgctcc tgggaagggc tgggggggct gggggggctg ggagaggccc aggggcagct 4081 gtcactggaa ccccagccag atgtccaagg aagccggcca gaacacggag cagccagatg 4141 gccccagctg cacctgtcta gggagcccat gcagcctcct tgcactggag aagcagctgt 4201 gaaagtagac agagttgaga cttcgccgtg gtcaggagaa aatgcaaatt cccaggaaca 4261 agaatccttt aagtgatatg tttttataaa actaaacaaa tcaacaaata aatcttgaag 4321 gcggatggtt ttcccagcag tgcaggggtt ggagggaggc tgctggcact cctggggcca 4381 agggggacag gcagtggtcc tgagtctgct cagagaggca aggcagaagg agctcgccag 4441 gcaggtcagc tcacatctgt ccaagtcgct ctggtcagaa acagcgactc tcccccattc 4501 ccccagcgtt cccaccaggc ctgggctgct gggaagccct tgctgtaccc aggagcccga 4561 cccgcagtat cctggcacag agccacttgt cactcagaac agtcagtgtc tccaacgcac 4621 aaacatccac tcctctgtta ccagttaaag cactttaatg ctttaaggtg aaaacgaaat 4681 cccatccgtg tttttcgtgt aagatcgtgc ttctccgagc agtattaatg gacgccctcc 4741 aatgacataa caactgtttt tggtaatgta atcttgggaa aatgtgttat ttttttagct 4801 gtgtttcagt ggggattttt gtttttgtaa cataataaag tgtatgttcc aatgaaaaaa 4861 aaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 125 Human TP73 isoform 12 amino acid sequence (NP_001191117.1) 1 maqstatspd ggttfehlws slepdstyfd lpqssrgnne vvggtdssmd vfhlegmtts 61 vmaqfnllss tmdqmssraa saspytpeha asvpthspya qpsstfdtms papvipsntd 121 ypgphhfevt fqqsstaksa twtyspllkk lycqiaktcp iqikvstppp pgtairampv 181 ykkaehvtdv vkrcpnhelg rdfnegqsap ashlirvegn nlsqyvddpv tgrqsvvvpy 241 eppqvgteft tilynfmcns scvggmnrrp iliiitlemr dgqvlgrrsf egricacpgr 301 drkadedhyr eqqalnessa kngaaskraf kqsppavpal gagvkkrrhg dedtyylqvr 361 grenfeilmk lkeslelmel vpqplvdsyr qqqqllqrpf ltglgcpnci eyftsqglqs 421 iyhlqnltie dlgalkipeq yrmtiwrglq dlkqghdyst aqqllrssna atisiggsge 481 lqrqrvmeav hfrvrhtiti pnrggpgggp dewadfgfdl pdckarkqpi keefteaeih SEQ ID NO: 126 Human TP73 transcript variant 13 cDNA sequence (NM_001204192.2; CDS: 134-1831) 1 aatgtgtgct ggaaggtgtc caggaagccc tgctaagcat ctgtcagtgt ctccagcaca 61 gcaggaggct gttacaggtg gcgcctgatt cacatctgca ggacaggccc agttcaatct 121 gctgagcagc accatggacc agatgagcag ccgcgcggcc tcggccagcc cctacacccc 181 agagcacgcc gccagcgtgc ccacccactc gccctacgca caacccagct ccaccttcga 241 caccatgtcg ccggcgcctg tcatcccctc caacaccgac taccccggac cccaccactt 301 tgaggtcact ttccagcagt ccagcacggc caagtcagcc acctggacgt actccccgct 361 cttgaagaaa ctctactgcc agatcgccaa gacatgcccc atccagatca aggtgtccac 421 cccgccaccc ccaggcaccg ccatccgggc catgcctgtt tacaagaaag cggagcacgt 481 gaccgacgtc gtgaaacgct gccccaacca cgagctcggg agggacttca acgaaggaca 541 gtctgctcca gccagccacc tcatccgcgt ggaaggcaat aatctctcgc agtatgtgga 601 tgaccctgtc accggcaggc agagcgtcgt ggtgccctat gagccaccac aggtggggac 661 ggaattcacc accatcctgt acaacttcat gtgtaacagc agctgtgtag ggggcatgaa 721 ccggcggccc atcctcatca tcatcaccct ggagatgcgg gatgggcagg tgctgggccg 781 ccggtccttt gagggccgca tctgcgcctg tcctggccgc gaccgaaaag ctgatgagga 841 ccactaccgg gagcagcagg ccctgaacga gagctccgcc aagaacgggg ccgccagcaa 901 gcgtgccttc aagcagagcc cccctgccgt ccccgccctt ggtgccggtg tgaagaagcg 961 gcggcatgga gacgaggaca cgtactacct tcaggtgcga ggccgggaga actttgagat 1021 cctgatgaag ctgaaagaga gcctggagct gatggagttg gtgccgcagc cactggtgga 1081 ctcctatcgg cagcagcagc agctcctaca gaggccgagt cacctacagc ccccgtccta 1141 cgggccggtc ctctcgccca tgaacaaggt gcacgggggc atgaacaagc tgccctccgt 1201 caaccagctg gtgggccagc ctcccccgca cagttcggca gctacaccca acctggggcc 1261 cgtgggcccc gggatgctca acaaccatgg ccacgcagtg ccagccaacg gcgagatgag 1321 cagcagccac agcgcccagt ccatggtctc ggggtcccac tgcactccgc caccccccta 1381 ccacgccgac cccagcctcg tcagtttttt aacaggattg gggtgtccaa actgcatcga 1441 gtatttcacc tcccaagggt tacagagcat ttaccacctg cagaacctga ccattgagga 1501 cctgggggcc ctgaagatcc ccgagcagta ccgcatgacc atctggcggg gcctgcagga 1561 cctgaagcag ggccacgact acagcaccgc gcagcagctg ctccgctcta gcaacgcggc 1621 caccatctcc atcggcggct caggggaact gcagcgccag cgggtcatgg aggccgtgca 1681 cttccgcgtg cgccacacca tcaccatccc caaccgcggc ggcccaggcg gcggccctga 1741 cgagtgggcg gacttcggct tcgacctgcc cgactgcaag gcccgcaagc agcccatcaa 1801 ggaggagttc acggaggccg agatccactg agggcctcgc ctggctgcag cctgcgccac 1861 cgcccagaga cccaagctgc ctcccctctc cttcctgtgt gtccaaaact gcctcaggag 1921 gcaggacctt cgggctgtgc ccggggaaag gcaaggtccg gcccatcccc aggcacctca 1981 caggccccag gaaaggccca gccaccgaag ccgcctgtgg acagcctgag tcacctgcag 2041 aaccttctgg agctgcccta gtgctgggct tgtggggcgg gggctggccc actctcagcc 2101 ctgccactgc cccggcgtgc tccatggcag gcgtgggtgg ggaccgcagc gtcggctccg 2161 acttccaggc ttcatcctag agactgtcat ctcccaacca ggcgaggtcc ttccaaagga 2221 aaggatcctc tttgctgatg gactgccaaa aagtattttg cgacatcttt tggttctgga 2281 tagtagtgag cagccaagtg actgtgtctg aaacaccagt gtattttcag ggaatgtccc 2341 taactgcgtc ttgcccgcgc cgggggctgg ggactctctc tgctggactt gggactggcc 2401 tctgccccca gcacgctgta ttctgcagga ccgcctcctt cctgccccta acaacaacca 2461 cagtgttgct gaaattggag aaaactgggg agggcgcaac cccccccagg cgcggggaag 2521 catgtggtac cgcctcagcc agtgcccctc agcctggcca cagtcgcctc tcctcgggga 2581 cccctcagca gaaagggaca gcctgtcctt agaggactgg aaattgtcaa tatttgataa 2641 aatgataccc ttttctacat ggtgggtcag cttttttttt ttttttttta actttctttc 2701 tcagcattct ctttggagtt caacctagcg cccatgagcc aggctgagga agctgagtga 2761 gaagccaggt gggcgggact tgttcccagg aaggccgggt ggggaggaag cctagaggga 2821 accccaggaa gggcaaatcc aggcaaatct gcaggaatgc tctgccatgg gagcagctcc 2881 tcccttgcca cggccacctt ctctagcact gcaaggtcca cagggcattg ctttcctttc 2941 taggcggtgg cagtcaggga acagactgag gtaggtgtag gggggtctag gccttcgtgg 3001 agcaccccag ggagttagta ggccccgggg agacagagtc tgcacaggcc ctttctgggg 3061 ccacctccat ccacgaggag cagcctgagc cttggtggcc gaaccttgac cgtcccggag 3121 cacagcttca gggcagggaa ccggagcccc tggggggcct cacgggtgtg acgaggccct 3181 tcattgcagg caggtgggcc aatgggagcc ctcacccacg caagccgaga caccacccag 3241 agtgcaggct gcctggcccc ttctggcacg gccagctcca caccccctgc ctagggtatg 3301 tgtggtccta agggctagga gcttccccta ctaacatctc ccagaaaaag cagttaagcc 3361 cctcagggca cagcaaggtt agacacagcc cccatcccca gatcaggact ccatcttgct 3421 aagtggcatc accgtcacca gcctcccctt atttaaaagc agcgactggt gttgccgcag 3481 gtacctggtc tacgaagacg caggcatccc tctcccaccg tccacctccc cgggggccgc 3541 tgacagcaca gtcgcctggg tgcacgcttg tgggggcagc aggaacgggg ctgtcggctc 3601 tcaggggatc tggctgcagc cagggcgagg gcctggccct tccttccagc tccttccggc 3661 tccttccagc tgaagggcag gaagctctgg ccgcttagct tctagggttc catctcccta 3721 gaaaggtgcc cacgcccagg gcatcagtca gtagaggcag cagcagcaga ctaggggctt 3781 tcccagggtg gcgcagccac cccagctgca tgtcacctca gctctccatc ttattgccat 3841 tttgtagatg aggaagctga gaccagaaag gctaagaccc atgccccagg caccacaccc 3901 atctcttggg ggctgggcac ctgctacccg aggccacctc ctgaagcccc cactcttccc 3961 ccatgttcca cttcaggagc cgcgggggcc catcctgaca cccggggttc ctcagcccag 4021 cgcagatgtg cttcagttcc agagggcttg ttgatttgtt tcttaggtac gttacctgtc 4081 caccctgagt ccagtgaggc tgtcccaaga gcccctgtag tgtgctcctg ggaagggctg 4141 ggggggctgg gggggctggg agaggcccag gggcagctgt cactggaacc ccagccagat 4201 gtccaaggaa gccggccaga acacggagca gccagatggc cccagctgca cctgtctagg 4261 gagcccatgc agcctccttg cactggagaa gcagctgtga aagtagacag agttgagact 4321 tcgccgtggt caggagaaaa tgcaaattcc caggaacaag aatcctttaa gtgatatgtt 4381 tttataaaac taaacaaatc aacaaataaa tcttgaaggc ggatggtttt cccagcagtg 4441 caggggttgg agggaggctg ctggcactcc tggggccaag ggggacaggc agtggtcctg 4501 agtctgctca gagaggcaag gcagaaggag ctcgccaggc aggtcagctc acatctgtcc 4561 aagtcgctct ggtcagaaac agcgactctc ccccattccc ccagcgttcc caccaggcct 4621 gggctgctgg gaagcccttg ctgtacccag gagcccgacc cgcagtatcc tggcacagag 4681 ccacttgtca ctcagaacag tcagtgtctc caacgcacaa acatccactc ctctgttacc 4741 agttaaagca ctttaatgct ttaaggtgaa aacgaaatcc catccgtgtt tttcgtgtaa 4801 gatcgtgctt ctccgagcag tattaatgga cgccctccaa tgacataaca actgtttttg 4861 gtaatgtaat cttgggaaaa tgtgttattt ttttagctgt gtttcagtgg ggatttttgt 4921 ttttgtaaca taataaagtg tatgttccaa tga SEQ ID NO: 127 Human TP73 isoform 13 amino acid sequence (NP_001191121.1) 1 mdqmssraas aspytpehaa svpthspyaq psstfdtmsp apvipsntdy pgphhfevtf 61 qqsstaksat wtyspllkkl ycqiaktcpi qikvstpppp gtairampvy kkaehvtdvv 121 krcpnhelgr dfnegqsapa shlirvegnn lsqyvddpvt grqsvvvpye ppqvgteftt 181 ilynfmcnss cvggmnrrpi liiitlemrd gqvlgrrsfe gricacpgrd rkadedhyre 241 qqalnessak ngaaskrafk qsppavpalg agvkkrrhgd edtyylqvrg renfeilmkl 301 keslelmelv pqplvdsyrq qqqllqrpsh lqppsygpvl spmnkvhggm nklpsvnqlv 361 gqppphssaa tpnlgpvgpg mlnnhghavp angemssshs aqsmvsgshc tppppyhadp 421 slvsfltglg cpncieyfts qglqsiyhlq nitiedlgal kipeqyrmti wrglqdlkqg 481 hdystaqqll rssnaatisi ggsgelqrqr vmeavhfrvr htitipnrgg pgggpdewad 541 fgfdlpdcka rkqpikeeft eaeih SEQ ID NO: 128 Mouse TP73 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_011642.4; CDS: 76-1971) 1 gaggcaacgc tgcagcccag ccctcgccga cgccgacgcc cggcccggag cagaatgagc 61 ggcagcgttg gggagatggc ccagacctct tcttcctcct cctccacctt cgagcacctg 121 tggagttctc tagagccaga cagcacctac tttgacctcc cccagcccag ccaagggact 181 agcgaggcat caggcagcga ggagtccaac atggatgtct tccacctgca aggcatggcc 241 cagttcaatt tgctcagcag tgccatggac cagatgggca gccgtgcggc cccggcgagc 301 ccctacaccc cggagcacgc cgccagcgcg cccacccact cgccctacgc gcagcccagc 361 tccaccttcg acaccatgtc tccggcgcct gtcatccctt ccaataccga ctaccccggc 421 ccccaccact tcgaggtcac cttccagcag tcgagcactg ccaagtcggc cacctggaca 481 tactccccac tcttgaagaa gttgtactgt cagattgcta agacatgccc catccagatc 541 aaagtgtcca caccaccacc cccgggcacg gccatccggg ccatgcctgt ctacaagaag 601 gcagagcatg tgaccgacat tgttaagcgc tgccccaacc acgagcttgg aagggacttc 661 aatgaaggac agtctgcccc ggctagccac ctcatccgtg tagaaggcaa caacctcgcc 721 cagtacgtgg atgaccctgt caccggaagg cagagtgtgg ttgtgccgta tgaaccccca 781 caggtgggaa cagaatttac caccatcctg tacaacttca tgtgtaacag cagctgtgtg 841 gggggcatga ataggaggcc catccttgtc atcatcaccc tggagacccg ggatggacag 901 gtcctgggcc gccggtcttt cgagggtcgc atctgtgcct gtcctggccg tgaccgcaaa 961 gctgatgaag accattaccg ggagcaacag gctctgaatg aaagtaccac caaaaatgga 1021 gctgccagca aacgtgcatt caagcagagc ccccctgcca tccctgccct gggtaccaac 1081 gtgaagaaga gacgccacgg ggacgaggac atgttctaca tgcacgtgcg aggccgggag 1141 aactttgaga tcttgatgaa agtcaaggag agcctagaac tgatggagct tgtgccccag 1201 cctttggttg actcctatcg acagcagcag cagcagcagc tcctacagag gccgagtcac 1261 ctgcagcctc catcctatgg gcccgtgctc tccccaatga acaaggtaca cggtggtgtc 1321 aacaaactgc cctccgtcaa ccagctggtg ggccagcctc ccccgcacag ctcagcagct 1381 gggcccaacc tggggcccat gggctccggg atgctcaaca gccacggcca cagcatgccg 1441 gccaatggtg agatgaatgg aggccacagc tcccagacca tggtttcggg atcccactgc 1501 accccgccac ccccctatca tgcagacccc agcctcgtca gttttttgac agggttgggg 1561 tgtccaaact gcatcgagtg cttcacttcc caagggttgc agagcatcta ccacctgcag 1621 aaccttacca tcgaggacct tggggctctg aaggtccctg accagtaccg tatgaccatc 1681 tggaggggcc tacaggacct gaagcagagc catgactgcg gccagcaact gctacgctcc 1741 agcagcaacg cggccaccat ctccatcggc ggctctggcg agctgcagcg gcagcgggtc 1801 atggaagccg tgcatttccg tgtgcgccac accatcacga tccccaaccg tggaggcgca 1861 ggtgcggtga caggtcccga cgagtgggcg gactttggct ttgacctgcc tgactgcaag 1921 tcccgtaagc agcccatcaa agaggagttc acagagacag agagccactg aggaacgtac 1981 cttcttctcc tgtccttcct ctgtgagaaa ctgctcttgg aagtgggacc tgttggctgt 2041 gcccacagaa accagcaagg accttctgcc ggatgccatt cctgaaggga agtcgctcat 2101 gaactaactc cctcttggaa acttctggaa ctgcccttag ctacatatac acaagggcag 2161 gtggtgagcc aagtgctgag acagggagct gtccctttgt gggtgggtat gcagcaccca 2221 tttgcttctc ccgttctcta ttgaggactc tgccacctcc aggacagagc agcatccttc 2281 acttgctcac cctctgccac aaagtattcc aacatcttct gttcctgcta accatgcaca 2341 gcccagcctc tgtgtcatca gcgcttacgt acaggtcgat tccactgtgt cttgaaagtg 2401 aattcagggc cagagacatc ttctgcagga tgtgtggaca gatctgtccc taatgtaggt 2461 cattctgccg ttaccccttg tctcccgagt cttgattgct ggggtcaggg aagactgtgg 2521 cagagcaggg gaagccgctg gccctccgcc tctagccagc accctgaaca tgctggctgt 2581 agcagcctct agggacctct ctggtcagac aaagggacag aatgagtctc agactaccga 2641 aaattgaatt gtcaatattt gataaaaggt tactctttct acttggtggg gtcagcttgc 2701 tttttccccc ctctctgact ctctcagcat tcctttctga gatcagccta gtgtgtccac 2761 acgtacttct caacaagtct aaaacgccga gcatcaatcc aggaagggtc cttacctgtt 2821 accaggatgg ttggaaggga aagagactca gagagagcat agccgtggga gtgcaggtca 2881 gacagacccc agctgtgagg aacatctgtt ctcactaagt gctcagagtc tgggctctgt 2941 gcctgagtgc tagcccatcc tcgtggcctg gaactggagt ggctgctggg ggccctggtc 3001 ttcatgattc atccccaaag agtcagtggc tagagaaaca gctcctgcat gcattcagcc 3061 aatggggccc tgtacctgcc agaagctttg tgaacttctg caatgagagc ccccagcagt 3121 ccctgccagg agtggagaag cacagaggag cccctgccaa cagtaaagcc caacatctgc 3181 cgagtcactt tggagccatc ctctttaggc ttggctttca ttagcaaggc ccaacagagg 3241 cagtgacgtc cgtgggatag cctcagagtc agcactacca gggctggcgt catatcaggg 3301 ctgcctcctc gaagcccagg gacaatgttg ccaatcttag caatcttagc aagctctgca 3361 aacttaggtg gttaccaccc atgctatgct tcatgaatct ctgaggggca ggatttgggt 3421 gcacttaggg taggtgcagg catcacattg tcagagacca gtgctgacca tacaggcctt 3481 tccaacttga cagatgttga cagcttaggc tctggggggg tggggggttc ctgcacccag 3541 atgggccgtt aacagctgca gcatcaggct tgcttcttgg gtgtaggttg tggccctccc 3601 agtgagtggt aacacacttc acaaagcctg aggttgacta cacacttctt gttgctgctc 3661 agatgaggaa gctgaggcta gacagactga gtgccctgcc tcgggcatca gctcattgca 3721 gaagtgggtg ttcactcctg aggtacatgc tgccccatgc tacctcagaa actaggcagc 3781 acattctcac tcctaggcct gtgaacccca ctgagatgcg cttgcgttct gggatctcac 3841 ataagtatgt ctcaggcatt gtccaggagg gaccatccta agcgccccac cacatgctcc 3901 tgggaaggag gagtggttag gaggagtggt tgtcaccagg catctgagga gggaagagcc 3961 cccctccagc aaggacccag ggcttgtgtc tccctagacc ctgcctcaag tgccaaagct 4021 gtctcgtgag cttccaggat cctgacaggc ctggagggaa ctgcaaaggg ccatctgcca 4081 ggaaataaac gtcacagagg caatgcttgc agtgcctgag aagctctcca ggaaccagcc 4141 tttgggtctg aaccaaactt tgttctacaa aacacagaaa gcaagagaaa gcaaatcttc 4201 cagccaccaa ctttcccagg agcactggag tactagtttg gaaacaagtt tgggggtgcc 4261 ctggaagaca tctgttgagc aagggcaggt tgagcagggc tgtaaaagca ggccactcca 4321 gcctcagtct gtatggtccc atccagcttt gtgcatccaa ttaacagcag ctcccatgtc 4381 ccttcctggc cttgcttacc gtgcctgaca gctctacctt gggctgcttt gagcttgtga 4441 gttcgcagaa ccagcacccc tacgcaagaa tcctgcaagg gtcaaaagtt gccacttagt 4501 tgcatttcag atgggagaca aaaaccaaaa ctaaattgtc catgtttcaa tgtgatgaaa 4561 tgcttctcca agcagtattg atggatacag tctagtgact ctattaactg ttttgggtga 4621 tgtcatttta gaaaaatgtg ttattttttt tagctgtgtt tcggtgggaa tttttgtttt 4681 tgtaatataa taaaaatcac atgttcccat SEQ ID NO: 129 Mouse TP73 isoform 1 amino acid sequence (NP_035772.3) 1 maqtssssss tfehlwssle pdstyfdlpq psqgtseasg seesnmdvfh lqgmaqfnll 61 ssamdqmgsr aapaspytpe haasapthsp yaqpsstfdt mspapvipsn tdypgphhfe 121 vtfqqsstak satwtyspll kklycqiakt cpiqikvstp pppgtairam pvykkaehvt 181 divkrcpnhe lgrdfnegqs apashlirve gnnlaqyvdd pvtgrqsvvv pyeppqvgte 241 fttilynfmc nsscvggmnr rpilviitle trdgqvlgrr sfegricacp grdrkadedh 301 yreqqalnes ttkngaaskr afkgsppaip algtnvkkrr hgdedmfymh vrgrenfeil 361 mkvkeslelm elvpqplvds yrqqqqqqll qrpshlqpps ygpvlspmnk vhggvnklps 421 vnqlvgqppp hssaagpnlg pmgsgmlnsh ghsmpangem ngghssqtmv sgshctpppp 481 yhadpslvsf ltglgcpnci ecftsqglqs iyhlqnltie dlgalkvpdq yrmtiwrglq 541 dlkqshdcgq qllrsssnaa tisiggsgel qrqrvmeavh frvrhtitip nrggagavtg 601 pdewadfgfd lpdcksrkqp ikeeftetes h SEQ ID NO: 130 Mouse TP73 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001126330.1; CDS: 242-2014) 1 gttgttggat gcagccagtt gacagaaatg agggagatgg gcagggtgag aatgccaact 61 ctcagtccgc acgcctctga gcatcctccg ctcctgcctt cctagccaca gagcctcaac 121 ccctcagtcc accccaccgg gcagccacca gtctacccct accccaccta gccacccaga 181 cccatgcctc gtcccgcggc acaccagctc ctcagcgtgt gcagaccccc acgagcctac 241 catgctttac gtcggtgacc ccatgagaca cctcgccacg gcccagttca atttgctcag 301 cagtgccatg gaccagatgg gcagccgtgc ggccccggcg agcccctaca ccccggagca 361 cgccgccagc gcgcccaccc actcgcccta cgcgcagccc agctccacct tcgacaccat 421 gtctccggcg cctgtcatcc cttccaatac cgactacccc ggcccccacc acttcgaggt 481 caccttccag cagtcgagca ctgccaagtc ggccacctgg acatactccc cactcttgaa 541 gaagttgtac tgtcagattg ctaagacatg ccccatccag atcaaagtgt ccacaccacc 601 acccccgggc acggccatcc gggccatgcc tgtctacaag aaggcagagc atgtgaccga 661 cattgttaag cgctgcccca accacgagct tggaagggac ttcaatgaag gacagtctgc 721 cccggctagc cacctcatcc gtgtagaagg caacaacctc gcccagtacg tggatgaccc 781 tgtcaccgga aggcagagtg tggttgtgcc gtatgaaccc ccacaggtgg gaacagaatt 841 taccaccatc ctgtacaact tcatgtgtaa cagcagctgt gtggggggca tgaatcggag 901 gcccatcctt gtcatcatca ccctggagac ccgggatgga caggtcctgg gccgccggtc 961 tttcgagggt cgcatctgtg cctgtcctgg ccgtgaccgc aaagctgatg aagaccatta 1021 ccgggagcaa caggctctga atgaaagtac caccaaaaat ggagctgcca gcaaacgtgc 1081 attcaagcag agcccccctg ccatccctgc cctgggtacc aacgtgaaga agagacgcca 1141 cggggacgag gacatgttct acatgcacgt gcgaggccgg gagaactttg agatcttgat 1201 gaaagtcaag gagagcctag aactgatgga gcttgtgccc cagcctttgg ttgactccta 1261 tcgacagcag cagcagcagc agctcctaca gaggccgagt cacctgcagc ctccatccta 1321 tgggcccgtg ctctccccaa tgaacaaggt acacggtggt gtcaacaaac tgccctccgt 1381 caaccagctg gtgggccagc ctcccccgca cagctcagca gctgggccca acctggggcc 1441 catgggctcc gggatgctca acagccacgg ccacagcatg ccggccaatg gtgagatgaa 1501 tggaggccac agctcccaga ccatggtttc gggatcccac tgcaccccgc caccccccta 1561 tcatgcagac cccagcctcg tcagtttttt gacagggttg gggtgtccaa actgcatcga 1621 gtgcttcact tcccaagggt tgcagagcat ctaccacctg cagaacctta ccatcgagga 1681 ccttggggct ctgaaggtcc ctgaccagta ccgtatgacc atctggaggg gcctacagga 1741 cctgaagcag agccatgact gcggccagca actgctacgc tccagcagca acgcggccac 1801 catctccatc ggcggctctg gcgagctgca gcggcagcgg gtcatggaag ccgtgcattt 1861 ccgtgtgcgc cacaccatca cgatccccaa ccgtggaggc gcaggtgcgg tgacaggtcc 1921 cgacgagtgg gcggactttg gctttgacct gcctgactgc aagtcccgta agcagcccat 1981 caaagaggag ttcacagaga cagagagcca ctgaggaacg taccttcttc tcctgtcctt 2041 cctctgtgag aaactgctct tggaagtggg acctgttggc tgtgcccaca gaaaccagca 2101 aggaccttct gccggatgcc attcctgaag ggaagtcgct catgaactaa ctccctcttg 2161 gaaacttctg gaactgccct tagctacata tacacaaggg caggtggtga gccaagtgct 2221 gagacaggga gctgtccctt tgtgggtggg tatgcagcac ccatttgctt ctcccgttct 2281 ctattgagga ctctgccacc tccaggacag agcagcatcc ttcacttgct caccctctgc 2341 cacaaagtat tccaacatct tctgttcctg ctaaccatgc acagcccagc ctctgtgtca 2401 tcagcgctta cgtacaggtc gattccactg tgtcttgaaa gtgaattcag ggccagagac 2461 atcttctgca ggatgtgtgg acagatctgt ccctaatgta ggtcattctg ccgttacccc 2521 ttgtctcccg agtcttgatt gctggggtca gggaagactg tggcagagca ggggaagccg 2581 ctggccctcc gcctctagcc agcaccctga acatgctggc tgtagcagcc tctagggacc 2641 tctctggtca gacaaaggga cagaatgagt ctcagactac cgaaaattga attgtcaata 2701 tttgataaaa ggttactctt tctacttggt ggggtcagct tgctttttcc cccctctctg 2761 actctctcag cattcctttc tgagatcagc ctagtgtgtc cacacgtact tctcaacaag 2821 tctaaaacgc cgagcatcaa tccaggaagg gtccttacct gttaccagga tggttggaag 2881 ggaaagagac tcagagagag catagccgtg ggagtgcagg tcagacagac cccagctgtg 2941 aggaacatct gttctcacta agtgctcaga gtctgggctc tgtgcctgag tgctagccca 3001 tcctcgtggc ctggaactgg agtggctgct gggggccctg gtcttcatga ttcatcccca 3061 aagagtcagt ggctagagaa acagctcctg catgcattca gccaatgggg ccctgtacct 3121 gccagaagct ttgtgaactt ctgcaatgag agcccccagc agtccctgcc aggagtggag 3181 aagcacagag gagcccctgc caacagtaaa gcccaacatc tgccgagtca ctttggagcc 3241 atcctcttta ggcttggctt tcattagcaa ggcccaacag aggcagtgac gtccgtggga 3301 tagcctcaga gtcagcacta ccagggctgg cgtcatatca gggctgcctc ctcgaagccc 3361 agggacaatg ttgccaatct tagcaatctt agcaagctct gcaaacttag gtggttacca 3421 cccatgctat gcttcatgaa tctctgaggg gcaggatttg ggtgcactta gggtaggtgc 3481 aggcatcaca ttgtcagaga ccagtgctga ccatacaggc ctttccaact tgacagatgt 3541 tgacagctta ggctctgggg gggtgggggg ttcctgcacc cagatgggcc gttaacagct 3601 gcagcatcag gcttgcttct tgggtgtagg ttgtggccct cccagtgagt ggtaacacac 3661 ttcacaaagc ctgaggttga ctacacactt cttgttgctg ctcagatgag gaagctgagg 3721 ctagacagac tgagtgccct gcctcgggca tcagctcatt gcagaagtgg gtgttcactc 3781 ctgaggtaca tgctgcccca tgctacctca gaaactaggc agcacattct cactcctagg 3841 cctgtgaacc ccactgagat gcgcttgcgt tctgggatct cacataagta tgtctcaggc 3901 attgtccagg agggaccatc ctaagcgccc caccacatgc tcctgggaag gaggagtggt 3961 taggaggagt ggttgtcacc aggcatctga ggagggaaga gcccccctcc agcaaggacc 4021 cagggcttgt gtctccctag accctgcctc aagtgccaaa gctgtctcgt gagcttccag 4081 gatcctgaca ggcctggagg gaactgcaaa gggccatctg ccaggaaata aacgtcacag 4141 aggcaatgct tgcagtgcct gagaagctct ccaggaacca gcctttgggt ctgaaccaaa 4201 ctttgttcta caaaacacag aaagcaagag aaagcaaatc ttccagccac caactttccc 4261 aggagcactg gagtactagt ttggaaacaa gtttgggggt gccctggaag acatctgttg 4321 agcaagggca ggttgagcag ggctgtaaaa gcaggccact ccagcctcag tctgtatggt 4381 cccatccagc tttgtgcatc caattaacag cagctcccat gtcccttcct ggccttgctt 4441 accgtgcctg acagctctac cttgggctgc tttgagcttg tgagttcgca gaaccagcac 4501 ccctacgcaa gaatcctgca agggtcaaaa gttgccactt agttgcattt cagatgggag 4561 acaaaaacca aaactaaatt gtccatgttt caatgtgatg aaatgcttct ccaagcagta 4621 ttgatggata cagtctagtg actctattaa ctgttttggg tgatgtcatt ttagaaaaat 4681 gtgttatttt ttttagctgt gtttcggtgg gaatttttgt ttttgtaata taataaaaat 4741 cacatgttcc catggt SEQ ID NO: 131 Mouse TP73 isoform 2 amino acid sequence (NP_001119802.1) 1 mlyvgdpmrh lataqfnlls samdqmgsra apaspytpeh aasapthspy aqpsstfdtm 61 spapvipsnt dypgphhfev tfqqsstaks atwtyspllk klycqiaktc piqikvstpp 121 ppgtairamp vykkaehvtd ivkrcpnhel grdfnegqsa pashlirveg nnlaqyvddp 181 vtgrqsvvvp yeppqvgtef ttilynfmcn sscvggmnrr pilviitlet rdgqvlgrrs 241 fegricacpg rdrkadedhy reqqalnest tkngaaskra fkqsppaipa lgtnvkkrrh 301 gdedmfymhv rgrenfeilm kvkeslelme lvpqplvdsy rqqqqqqllq rpshlqppsy 361 gpvlspmnkv hggvnklpsv nqlvgqppph ssaagpnlgp mgsgmlnshg hsmpangemn 421 gghssqtmvs gshctppppy hadpslvsfl tglgcpncie cftsqglqsi yhlqnltied 481 lgalkvpdqy rmtiwrglqd lkqshdcgqq llrsssnaat isiggsgelq rqrvmeavhf 541 rvrhtitipn rggagavtgp dewadfgfdl pdcksrkqpi keeftetesh SEQ ID NO: 132 Mouse TP73 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_001126331.1; CDS: 242-1726) 1 gttgttggat gcagccagtt gacagaaatg agggagatgg gcagggtgag aatgccaact 61 ctcagtccgc acgcctctga gcatcctccg ctcctgcctt cctagccaca gagcctcaac 121 ccctcagtcc accccaccgg gcagccacca gtctacccct accccaccta gccacccaga 181 cccatgcctc gtcccgcggc acaccagctc ctcagcgtgt gcagaccccc acgagcctac 241 catgctttac gtcggtgacc ccatgagaca cctcgccacg gcccagttca atttgctcag 301 cagtgccatg gaccagatgg gcagccgtgc ggccccggcg agcccctaca ccccggagca 361 cgccgccagc gcgcccaccc actcgcccta cgcgcagccc agctccacct tcgacaccat 421 gtctccggcg cctgtcatcc cttccaatac cgactacccc ggcccccacc acttcgaggt 481 caccttccag cagtcgagca ctgccaagtc ggccacctgg acatactccc cactcttgaa 541 gaagttgtac tgtcagattg ctaagacatg ccccatccag atcaaagtgt ccacaccacc 601 acccccgggc acggccatcc gggccatgcc tgtctacaag aaggcagagc atgtgaccga 661 cattgttaag cgctgcccca accacgagct tggaagggac ttcaatgaag gacagtctgc 721 cccggctagc cacctcatcc gtgtagaagg caacaacctc gcccagtacg tggatgaccc 781 tgtcaccgga aggcagagtg tggttgtgcc gtatgaaccc ccacaggtgg gaacagaatt 841 taccaccatc ctgtacaact tcatgtgtaa cagcagctgt gtggggggca tgaatcggag 901 gcccatcctt gtcatcatca ccctggagac ccgggatgga caggtcctgg gccgccggtc 961 tttcgagggt cgcatctgtg cctgtcctgg ccgtgaccgc aaagctgatg aagaccatta 1021 ccgggagcaa caggctctga atgaaagtac caccaaaaat ggagctgcca gcaaacgtgc 1081 attcaagcag agcccccctg ccatccctgc cctgggtacc aacgtgaaga agagacgcca 1141 cggggacgag gacatgttct acatgcacgt gcgaggccgg gagaactttg agatcttgat 1201 gaaagtcaag gagagcctag aactgatgga gcttgtgccc cagcctttgg ttgactccta 1261 tcgacagcag cagcagcagc agctcctaca gaggcctttt ttgacagggt tggggtgtcc 1321 aaactgcatc gagtgcttca cttcccaagg gttgcagagc atctaccacc tgcagaacct 1381 taccatcgag gaccttgggg ctctgaaggt ccctgaccag taccgtatga ccatctggag 1441 gggcctacag gacctgaagc agagccatga ctgcggccag caactgctac gctccagcag 1501 caacgcggcc accatctcca tcggcggctc tggcgagctg cagcggcagc gggtcatgga 1561 agccgtgcat ttccgtgtgc gccacaccat cacgatcccc aaccgtggag gcgcaggtgc 1621 ggtgacaggt cccgacgagt gggcggactt tggctttgac ctgcctgact gcaagtcccg 1681 taagcagccc atcaaagagg agttcacaga gacagagagc cactgaggaa cgtaccttct 1741 tctcctgtcc ttcctctgtg agaaactgct cttggaagtg ggacctgttg gctgtgccca 1801 cagaaaccag caaggacctt ctgccggatg ccattcctga agggaagtcg ctcatgaact 1861 aactccctct tggaaacttc tggaactgcc cttagctaca tatacacaag ggcaggtggt 1921 gagccaagtg ctgagacagg gagctgtccc tttgtgggtg ggtatgcagc acccatttgc 1981 ttctcccgtt ctctattgag gactctgcca cctccaggac agagcagcat ccttcacttg 2041 ctcaccctct gccacaaagt attccaacat cttctgttcc tgctaaccat gcacagccca 2101 gcctctgtgt catcagcgct tacgtacagg tcgattccac tgtgtcttga aagtgaattc 2161 agggccagag acatcttctg caggatgtgt ggacagatct gtccctaatg taggtcattc 2221 tgccgttacc ccttgtctcc cgagtcttga ttgctggggt cagggaagac tgtggcagag 2281 caggggaagc cgctggccct ccgcctctag ccagcaccct gaacatgctg gctgtagcag 2341 cctctaggga cctctctggt cagacaaagg gacagaatga gtctcagact accgaaaatt 2401 gaattgtcaa tatttgataa aaggttactc tttctacttg gtggggtcag cttgcttttt 2461 cccccctctc tgactctctc agcattcctt tctgagatca gcctagtgtg tccacacgta 2521 cttctcaaca agtctaaaac gccgagcatc aatccaggaa gggtccttac ctgttaccag 2581 gatggttgga agggaaagag actcagagag agcatagccg tgggagtgca ggtcagacag 2641 accccagctg tgaggaacat ctgttctcac taagtgctca gagtctgggc tctgtgcctg 2701 agtgctagcc catcctcgtg gcctggaact ggagtggctg ctgggggccc tggtcttcat 2761 gattcatccc caaagagtca gtggctagag aaacagctcc tgcatgcatt cagccaatgg 2821 ggccctgtac ctgccagaag ctttgtgaac ttctgcaatg agagccccca gcagtccctg 2881 ccaggagtgg agaagcacag aggagcccct gccaacagta aagcccaaca tctgccgagt 2941 cactttggag ccatcctctt taggcttggc tttcattagc aaggcccaac agaggcagtg 3001 acgtccgtgg gatagcctca gagtcagcac taccagggct ggcgtcatat cagggctgcc 3061 tcctcgaagc ccagggacaa tgttgccaat cttagcaatc ttagcaagct ctgcaaactt 3121 aggtggttac cacccatgct atgcttcatg aatctctgag gggcaggatt tgggtgcact 3181 tagggtaggt gcaggcatca cattgtcaga gaccagtgct gaccatacag gcctttccaa 3241 cttgacagat gttgacagct taggctctgg gggggtgggg ggttcctgca cccagatggg 3301 ccgttaacag ctgcagcatc aggcttgctt cttgggtgta ggttgtggcc ctcccagtga 3361 gtggtaacac acttcacaaa gcctgaggtt gactacacac ttcttgttgc tgctcagatg 3421 aggaagctga ggctagacag actgagtgcc ctgcctcggg catcagctca ttgcagaagt 3481 gggtgttcac tcctgaggta catgctgccc catgctacct cagaaactag gcagcacatt 3541 ctcactccta ggcctgtgaa ccccactgag atgcgcttgc gttctgggat ctcacataag 3601 tatgtctcag gcattgtcca ggagggacca tcctaagcgc cccaccacat gctcctggga 3661 aggaggagtg gttaggagga gtggttgtca ccaggcatct gaggagggaa gagcccccct 3721 ccagcaagga cccagggctt gtgtctccct agaccctgcc tcaagtgcca aagctgtctc 3781 gtgagcttcc aggatcctga caggcctgga gggaactgca aagggccatc tgccaggaaa 3841 taaacgtcac agaggcaatg cttgcagtgc ctgagaagct ctccaggaac cagcctttgg 3901 gtctgaacca aactttgttc tacaaaacac agaaagcaag agaaagcaaa tcttccagcc 3961 accaactttc ccaggagcac tggagtacta gtttggaaac aagtttgggg gtgccctgga 4021 agacatctgt tgagcaaggg caggttgagc agggctgtaa aagcaggcca ctccagcctc 4081 agtctgtatg gtcccatcca gctttgtgca tccaattaac agcagctccc atgtcccttc 4141 ctggccttgc ttaccgtgcc tgacagctct accttgggct gctttgagct tgtgagttcg 4201 cagaaccagc acccctacgc aagaatcctg caagggtcaa aagttgccac ttagttgcat 4261 ttcagatggg agacaaaaac caaaactaaa ttgtccatgt ttcaatgtga tgaaatgctt 4321 ctccaagcag tattgatgga tacagtctag tgactctatt aactgttttg ggtgatgtca 4381 ttttagaaaa atgtgttatt ttttttagct gtgtttcggt gggaattttt gtttttgtaa 4441 tataataaaa atcacatgtt cccatggt SEQ ID NO: 133 Mouse TP73 isoform 3 amino acid sequence (NP_001119803.1) 1 mlyvgdpmrh lataqfnlls samdqmgsra apaspytpeh aasapthspy aqpsstfdtm 61 spapvipsnt dypgphhfev tfqqsstaks atwtyspllk klycqiaktc piqikvstpp 121 ppgtairamp vykkaehvtd ivkrcpnhel grdfnegqsa pashlirveg nnlaqyvddp 181 vtgrqsvvvp yeppqvgtef ttilynfmcn sscvggmnrr pilviitlet rdgqvlgrrs 241 fegricacpg rdrkadedhy reqqalnest tkngaaskra fkqsppaipa lgtnvkkrrh 301 gdedmfymhv rgrenfeilm kvkeslelme lvpqplvdsy rqqqqqqllq rpfltglgcp 361 nciecftsqg lqsiyhlqnl tiedlgalkv pdqyrmtiwr glqdlkqshd cgqqllrsss 421 naatisiggs gelqrqrvme avhfrvrhti tipnrggaga vtgpdewadf gfdlpdcksr 481 kqpikeefte tesh SEQ ID NO: 134 Human SMAD1 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_001003688.1; CDS: 241-1638) 1 cactgcatgt gtattcgtga gttcgcggtt gaacaactgt tcctttactc tgctccctgt 61 ctttgtgctg actgggttac ttttttaaac actaggaatg gtaatttcta ctcttctgga 121 cttcaaacta agaagttaaa gagacttctc tgtaaataaa caaatctctt ctgctgtcct 181 tttgcatttg gagacagctt tatttcacca tatccaagga gtataactag tgctgtcatt 241 atgaatgtga caagtttatt ttcctttaca agtccagctg tgaagagact tcttgggtgg 301 aaacagggcg atgaagaaga aaaatgggca gagaaagctg ttgatgcttt ggtgaaaaaa 361 ctgaagaaaa agaaaggtgc catggaggaa ctggaaaagg ccttgagctg cccagggcaa 421 ccgagtaact gtgtcaccat tccccgctct ctggatggca ggctgcaagt ctcccaccgg 481 aagggactgc ctcatgtcat ttactgccgt gtgtggcgct ggcccgatct tcagagccac 541 catgaactaa aaccactgga atgctgtgag tttccttttg gttccaagca gaaggaggtc 601 tgcatcaatc cctaccacta taagagagta gaaagccctg tacttcctcc tgtgctggtt 661 ccaagacaca gcgaatataa tcctcagcac agcctcttag ctcagttccg taacttagga 721 caaaatgagc ctcacatgcc actcaacgcc acttttccag attctttcca gcaacccaac 781 agccacccgt ttcctcactc tcccaatagc agttacccaa actctcctgg gagcagcagc 841 agcacctacc ctcactctcc caccagctca gacccaggaa gccctttcca gatgccagct 901 gatacgcccc cacctgctta cctgcctcct gaagacccca tgacccagga tggctctcag 961 ccgatggaca caaacatgat ggcgcctccc ctgccctcag aaatcaacag aggagatgtt 1021 caggcggttg cttatgagga accaaaacac tggtgctcta ttgtctacta tgagctcaac 1081 aatcgtgtgg gtgaagcgtt ccatgcctcc tccacaagtg tgttggtgga tggtttcact 1141 gatccttcca acaataagaa ccgtttctgc cttgggctgc tctccaatgt taaccggaat 1201 tccactattg aaaacaccag gcggcatatt ggaaaaggag ttcatcttta ttatgttgga 1261 ggggaggtgt atgccgaatg ccttagtgac agtagcatct ttgtgcaaag tcggaactgc 1321 aactaccatc atggatttca tcctactact gtttgcaaga tccctagtgg gtgtagtctg 1381 aaaattttta acaaccaaga atttgctcag ttattggcac agtctgtgaa ccatggattt 1441 gagacagtct atgagcttac aaaaatgtgt actatacgta tgagctttgt gaagggctgg 1501 ggagcagaat accaccgcca ggatgttact agcaccccct gctggattga gatacatctg 1561 cacggccccc tccagtggct ggataaagtt cttactcaaa tgggttcacc tcataatcct 1621 atttcatctg tatcttaaat ggccccaggc atctgcctct ggaaaactat tgagccttgc 1681 atgtacttga aggatggatg agtcagacac gattgagaac tgacaaagga gccttgataa 1741 tacttgacct ctgtgaccaa ctgttggatt cagaaattta aacaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaca 1801 cacacacctt ggtaacatac tgttgatatc aagaacctgt ttagtttaca ttgtaacatt 1861 ctattgtaaa atcaactaaa attcagactt ttagcaggac tttgtgtaca gttaaaggag 1921 agatggccaa gccagggaca aattgtctat tagaaaacgg tcctaagaga ttctttggtg 1981 tttggcactt taaggtcatc gttgggcaga agtttagcat taatagttgt tctgaaacgt 2041 gttttatcag gtttagagcc catgttgagt cttcttttca tgggttttca taatatttta 2101 aaactatttg tttagcgatg gttttgttcg tttaagtaaa ggttaatctt gatgatatac 2161 ataataatct ttctaaaatt gtatgctgac catacttgct gtcagaataa tgctaggcat 2221 atgctttttg ctaaatatgt atgtacagag tatttggaag ttaagaattg attagactag 2281 tgaatttagg agtatttgag gtgggtgggg ggaagaggga aatgacaact gcaaatgtag 2341 actatactgt aaaaattcag tttgttgctt taaagaaaca aactgatacc tgaattttgc 2401 tgtgtttcca ttttttagag atttttatca tttttttctc tctcggcatt cttttttctc 2461 atactcttca aaaagcagtt ctgcagctgg ttaattcatg taactgtgag agcaaatgaa 2521 taattcctgc tattctgaaa ttgcctacat gtttcaatac cagttatatg gagtgcttga 2581 atttaataag cagtttttac ggagtttaca gtacagaaat aggctttaat tttcaagtga 2641 attttttgcc aaacttagta actctgttaa atatttggag gatttaaaga acatcccagt 2701 ttgaattcat ttcaaacttt ttaaattttt ttgtactatg tttggtttta ttttccttct 2761 gttaatcttt tgtattcact tatgctctcg tacattgagt acttttattc caaaactagt 2821 gggttttctc tactggaaat tttcaataaa cctgtcatta ttgcttactt tgattaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 135 Human SMAD1 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001354811.1; CDS: 664-2061) 1 gctgtgggaa gcccagttcc cgggcccccg agcctcggct cccgggcctg accgcgctgg 61 gatctccccg gccgcgctcc ccttccgcgc gctcctcaca tctctcccgt gctgccgccg 121 ggccgaggcc cgttcgcgtg gcccgcggac ccattgtgtc ccccgcgccg gcggggcgac 181 ccctgcggga gctggaggac gaccgctggc gctgctctcc aaggcgcctg gtggagcggg 241 tctcgcgggc gggggacccc ggcgccccgg gcccctccac atcccgcacg ggttttcttc 301 tcggccccag caagcctctt tggggtcgag gtcaaggaaa gttcgcaccg agatcccctc 361 taatttattc aaaggtttgg cggcggcgcg taattttttc cccctcttcc gcctacaccc 421 gctgcgtctc ctggtgtctc gttcctttcc ctttaccgga gtcgattgcc tcactgcatg 481 tgtattcgtg ctgactgggt tactttttta aacactagga atggtaattt ctactcttct 541 ggacttcaaa ctaagaagtt aaagagactt ctctgtaaat aaacaaatct cttctgctgt 601 ccttttgcat ttggagacag ctttatttca ccatatccaa ggagtataac tagtgctgtc 661 attatgaatg tgacaagttt attttccttt acaagtccag ctgtgaagag acttcttggg 721 tggaaacagg gcgatgaaga agaaaaatgg gcagagaaag ctgttgatgc tttggtgaaa 781 aaactgaaga aaaagaaagg tgccatggag gaactggaaa aggccttgag ctgcccaggg 841 caaccgagta actgtgtcac cattccccgc tctctggatg gcaggctgca agtctcccac 901 cggaagggac tgcctcatgt catttactgc cgtgtgtggc gctggcccga tcttcagagc 961 caccatgaac taaaaccact ggaatgctgt gagtttcctt ttggttccaa gcagaaggag 1021 gtctgcatca atccctacca ctataagaga gtagaaagcc ctgtacttcc tcctgtgctg 1081 gttccaagac acagcgaata taatcctcag cacagcctct tagctcagtt ccgtaactta 1141 ggacaaaatg agcctcacat gccactcaac gccacttttc cagattcttt ccagcaaccc 1201 aacagccacc cgtttcctca ctctcccaat agcagttacc caaactctcc tgggagcagc 1261 agcagcacct accctcactc tcccaccagc tcagacccag gaagcccttt ccagatgcca 1321 gctgatacgc ccccacctgc ttacctgcct cctgaagacc ccatgaccca ggatggctct 1381 cagccgatgg acacaaacat gatggcgcct cccctgccct cagaaatcaa cagaggagat 1441 gttcaggcgg ttgcttatga ggaaccaaaa cactggtgct ctattgtcta ctatgagctc 1501 aacaatcgtg tgggtgaagc gttccatgcc tcctccacaa gtgtgttggt ggatggtttc 1561 actgatcctt ccaacaataa gaaccgtttc tgccttgggc tgctctccaa tgttaaccgg 1621 aattccacta ttgaaaacac caggcggcat attggaaaag gagttcatct ttattatgtt 1681 ggaggggagg tgtatgccga atgccttagt gacagtagca tctttgtgca aagtcggaac 1741 tgcaactacc atcatggatt tcatcctact actgtttgca agatccctag tgggtgtagt 1801 ctgaaaattt ttaacaacca agaatttgct cagttattgg cacagtctgt gaaccatgga 1861 tttgagacag tctatgagct tacaaaaatg tgtactatac gtatgagctt tgtgaagggc 1921 tggggagcag aataccaccg ccaggatgtt actagcaccc cctgctggat tgagatacat 1981 ctgcacggcc ccctccagtg gctggataaa gttcttactc aaatgggttc acctcataat 2041 cctatttcat ctgtatctta aatggcccca ggcatctgcc tctggaaaac tattgagcct 2101 tgcatgtact tgaaggatgg atgagtcaga cacgattgag aactgacaaa ggagccttga 2161 taatacttga cctctgtgac caactgttgg attcagaaat ttaaacaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 2221 acacacacac cttggtaaca tactgttgat atcaagaacc tgtttagttt acattgtaac 2281 attctattgt aaaatcaact aaaattcaga cttttagcag gactttgtgt acagttaaag 2341 gagagatggc caagccaggg acaaattgtc tattagaaaa cggtcctaag agattctttg 2401 gtgtttggca ctttaaggtc atcgttgggc agaagtttag cattaatagt tgttctgaaa 2461 cgtgttttat caggtttaga gcccatgttg agtcttcttt tcatgggttt tcataatatt 2521 ttaaaactat ttgtttagcg atggttttgt tcgtttaagt aaaggttaat cttgatgata 2581 tacataataa tctttctaaa attgtatgct gaccatactt gctgtcagaa taatgctagg 2641 catatgcttt ttgctaaata tgtatgtaca gagtatttgg aagttaagaa ttgattagac 2701 tagtgaattt aggagtattt gaggtgggtg gggggaagag ggaaatgaca actgcaaatg 2761 tagactatac tgtaaaaatt cagtttgttg ctttaaagaa acaaactgat acctgaattt 2821 tgctgtgttt ccatttttta gagattttta tcattttttt ctctctcggc attctttttt 2881 ctcatactct tcaaaaagca gttctgcagc tggttaattc atgtaactgt gagagcaaat 2941 gaataattcc tgctattctg aaattgccta catgtttcaa taccagttat atggagtgct 3001 tgaatttaat aagcagtttt tacggagttt acagtacaga aataggcttt aattttcaag 3061 tgaatttttt gccaaactta gtaactctgt taaatatttg gaggatttaa agaacatccc 3121 agtttgaatt catttcaaac tttttaaatt tttttgtact atgtttggtt ttattttcct 3181 tctgttaatc ttttgtattc acttatgctc tcgtacattg agtactttta ttccaaaact 3241 agtgggtttt ctctactgga aattttcaat aaacctgtca ttattgctta ctttgattaa 3301 aaa SEQ ID NO: 136 Human SMAD1 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_001354812.1; CDS: 272-1669) 1 caattctggg tacgtacaac ttctggggcc tgcaaattat tggagagtga gtgaggggca 61 acgaaagata gacataaaag ggcgcgtctc gaaaggtgct gactgggtta cttttttaaa 121 cactaggaat ggtaatttct actcttctgg acttcaaact aagaagttaa agagacttct 181 ctgtaaataa acaaatctct tctgctgtcc ttttgcattt ggagacagct ttatttcacc 241 atatccaagg agtataacta gtgctgtcat tatgaatgtg acaagtttat tttcctttac 301 aagtccagct gtgaagagac ttcttgggtg gaaacagggc gatgaagaag aaaaatgggc 361 agagaaagct gttgatgctt tggtgaaaaa actgaagaaa aagaaaggtg ccatggagga 421 actggaaaag gccttgagct gcccagggca accgagtaac tgtgtcacca ttccccgctc 481 tctggatggc aggctgcaag tctcccaccg gaagggactg cctcatgtca tttactgccg 541 tgtgtggcgc tggcccgatc ttcagagcca ccatgaacta aaaccactgg aatgctgtga 601 gtttcctttt ggttccaagc agaaggaggt ctgcatcaat ccctaccact ataagagagt 661 agaaagccct gtacttcctc ctgtgctggt tccaagacac agcgaatata atcctcagca 721 cagcctctta gctcagttcc gtaacttagg acaaaatgag cctcacatgc cactcaacgc 781 cacttttcca gattctttcc agcaacccaa cagccacccg tttcctcact ctcccaatag 841 cagttaccca aactctcctg ggagcagcag cagcacctac cctcactctc ccaccagctc 901 agacccagga agccctttcc agatgccagc tgatacgccc ccacctgctt acctgcctcc 961 tgaagacccc atgacccagg atggctctca gccgatggac acaaacatga tggcgcctcc 1021 cctgccctca gaaatcaaca gaggagatgt tcaggcggtt gcttatgagg aaccaaaaca 1081 ctggtgctct attgtctact atgagctcaa caatcgtgtg ggtgaagcgt tccatgcctc 1141 ctccacaagt gtgttggtgg atggtttcac tgatccttcc aacaataaga accgtttctg 1201 ccttgggctg ctctccaatg ttaaccggaa ttccactatt gaaaacacca ggcggcatat 1261 tggaaaagga gttcatcttt attatgttgg aggggaggtg tatgccgaat gccttagtga 1321 cagtagcatc tttgtgcaaa gtcggaactg caactaccat catggatttc atcctactac 1381 tgtttgcaag atccctagtg ggtgtagtct gaaaattttt aacaaccaag aatttgctca 1441 gttattggca cagtctgtga accatggatt tgagacagtc tatgagctta caaaaatgtg 1501 tactatacgt atgagctttg tgaagggctg gggagcagaa taccaccgcc aggatgttac 1561 tagcaccccc tgctggattg agatacatct gcacggcccc ctccagtggc tggataaagt 1621 tcttactcaa atgggttcac ctcataatcc tatttcatct gtatcttaaa tggccccagg 1681 catctgcctc tggaaaacta ttgagccttg catgtacttg aaggatggat gagtcagaca 1741 cgattgagaa ctgacaaagg agccttgata atacttgacc tctgtgacca actgttggat 1801 tcagaaattt aaacaaaaaa aaaaaaaaac acacacacct tggtaacata ctgttgatat 1861 caagaacctg tttagtttac attgtaacat tctattgtaa aatcaactaa aattcagact 1921 tttagcagga ctttgtgtac agttaaagga gagatggcca agccagggac aaattgtcta 1981 ttagaaaacg gtcctaagag attctttggt gtttggcact ttaaggtcat cgttgggcag 2041 aagtttagca ttaatagttg ttctgaaacg tgttttatca ggtttagagc ccatgttgag 2101 tcttcttttc atgggttttc ataatatttt aaaactattt gtttagcgat ggttttgttc 2161 gtttaagtaa aggttaatct tgatgatata cataataatc tttctaaaat tgtatgctga 2221 ccatacttgc tgtcagaata atgctaggca tatgcttttt gctaaatatg tatgtacaga 2281 gtatttggaa gttaagaatt gattagacta gtgaatttag gagtatttga ggtgggtggg 2341 gggaagaggg aaatgacaac tgcaaatgta gactatactg taaaaattca gtttgttgct 2401 ttaaagaaac aaactgatac ctgaattttg ctgtgtttcc attttttaga gatttttatc 2461 atttttttct ctctcggcat tcttttttct catactcttc aaaaagcagt tctgcagctg 2521 gttaattcat gtaactgtga gagcaaatga ataattcctg ctattctgaa attgcctaca 2581 tgtttcaata ccagttatat ggagtgcttg aatttaataa gcagttttta cggagtttac 2641 agtacagaaa taggctttaa ttttcaagtg aattttttgc caaacttagt aactctgtta 2701 aatatttgga ggatttaaag aacatcccag tttgaattca tttcaaactt tttaaatttt 2761 tttgtactat gtttggtttt attttccttc tgttaatctt ttgtattcac ttatgctctc 2821 gtacattgag tacttttatt ccaaaactag tgggttttct ctactggaaa ttttcaataa 2881 acctgtcatt attgcttact ttgattaaaa a SEQ ID NO: 137 Human SMAD1 transcript variant 4 cDNA sequence (NM_001354813.1; CDS: 280-1677) 1 gccgtcctcc ggccccggcc gcgctgcgct cacgccggcc gggccgggaa tttggagagg 61 atccctggtc gcgcggcagc ggcggcggcg cgcgggtgag cgggtgctga ctgggttact 121 tttttaaaca ctaggaatgg taatttctac tcttctggac ttcaaactaa gaagttaaag 181 agacttctct gtaaataaac aaatctcttc tgctgtcctt ttgcatttgg agacagcttt 241 atttcaccat atccaaggag tataactagt gctgtcatta tgaatgtgac aagtttattt 301 tcctttacaa gtccagctgt gaagagactt cttgggtgga aacagggcga tgaagaagaa 361 aaatgggcag agaaagctgt tgatgctttg gtgaaaaaac tgaagaaaaa gaaaggtgcc 421 atggaggaac tggaaaaggc cttgagctgc ccagggcaac cgagtaactg tgtcaccatt 481 ccccgctctc tggatggcag gctgcaagtc tcccaccgga agggactgcc tcatgtcatt 541 tactgccgtg tgtggcgctg gcccgatctt cagagccacc atgaactaaa accactggaa 601 tgctgtgagt ttccttttgg ttccaagcag aaggaggtct gcatcaatcc ctaccactat 661 aagagagtag aaagccctgt acttcctcct gtgctggttc caagacacag cgaatataat 721 cctcagcaca gcctcttagc tcagttccgt aacttaggac aaaatgagcc tcacatgcca 781 ctcaacgcca cttttccaga ttctttccag caacccaaca gccacccgtt tcctcactct 841 cccaatagca gttacccaaa ctctcctggg agcagcagca gcacctaccc tcactctccc 901 accagctcag acccaggaag ccctttccag atgccagctg atacgccccc acctgcttac 961 ctgcctcctg aagaccccat gacccaggat ggctctcagc cgatggacac aaacatgatg 1021 gcgcctcccc tgccctcaga aatcaacaga ggagatgttc aggcggttgc ttatgaggaa 1081 ccaaaacact ggtgctctat tgtctactat gagctcaaca atcgtgtggg tgaagcgttc 1141 catgcctcct ccacaagtgt gttggtggat ggtttcactg atccttccaa caataagaac 1201 cgtttctgcc ttgggctgct ctccaatgtt aaccggaatt ccactattga aaacaccagg 1261 cggcatattg gaaaaggagt tcatctttat tatgttggag gggaggtgta tgccgaatgc 1321 cttagtgaca gtagcatctt tgtgcaaagt cggaactgca actaccatca tggatttcat 1381 cctactactg tttgcaagat ccctagtggg tgtagtctga aaatttttaa caaccaagaa 1441 tttgctcagt tattggcaca gtctgtgaac catggatttg agacagtcta tgagcttaca 1501 aaaatgtgta ctatacgtat gagctttgtg aagggctggg gagcagaata ccaccgccag 1561 gatgttacta gcaccccctg ctggattgag atacatctgc acggccccct ccagtggctg 1621 gataaagttc ttactcaaat gggttcacct cataatccta tttcatctgt atcttaaatg 1681 gccccaggca tctgcctctg gaaaactatt gagccttgca tgtacttgaa ggatggatga 1741 gtcagacacg attgagaact gacaaaggag ccttgataat acttgacctc tgtgaccaac 1801 tgttggattc agaaatttaa acaaaaaaaa aaaaaaacac acacaccttg gtaacatact 1861 gttgatatca agaacctgtt tagtttacat tgtaacattc tattgtaaaa tcaactaaaa 1921 ttcagacttt tagcaggact ttgtgtacag ttaaaggaga gatggccaag ccagggacaa 1981 attgtctatt agaaaacggt cctaagagat tctttggtgt ttggcacttt aaggtcatcg 2041 ttgggcagaa gtttagcatt aatagttgtt ctgaaacgtg ttttatcagg tttagagccc 2101 atgttgagtc ttcttttcat gggttttcat aatattttaa aactatttgt ttagcgatgg 2161 ttttgttcgt ttaagtaaag gttaatcttg atgatataca taataatctt tctaaaattg 2221 tatgctgacc atacttgctg tcagaataat gctaggcata tgctttttgc taaatatgta 2281 tgtacagagt atttggaagt taagaattga ttagactagt gaatttagga gtatttgagg 2341 tgggtggggg gaagagggaa atgacaactg caaatgtaga ctatactgta aaaattcagt 2401 ttgttgcttt aaagaaacaa actgatacct gaattttgct gtgtttccat tttttagaga 2461 tttttatcat ttttttctct ctcggcattc ttttttctca tactcttcaa aaagcagttc 2521 tgcagctggt taattcatgt aactgtgaga gcaaatgaat aattcctgct attctgaaat 2581 tgcctacatg tttcaatacc agttatatgg agtgcttgaa tttaataagc agtttttacg 2641 gagtttacag tacagaaata ggctttaatt ttcaagtgaa ttttttgcca aacttagtaa 2701 ctctgttaaa tatttggagg atttaaagaa catcccagtt tgaattcatt tcaaactttt 2761 taaatttttt tgtactatgt ttggttttat tttccttctg ttaatctttt gtattcactt 2821 atgctctcgt acattgagta cttttattcc aaaactagtg ggttttctct actggaaatt 2881 ttcaataaac ctgtcattat tgcttacttt gattaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 138 Human SMAD1 transcript variant 5 cDNA sequence (NM_001354814.1; CDS: 272-1669) 1 gccgtcctcc ggccccggcc gcgctgcgct cacgccggcc gggccgggaa tttggagagg 61 atccctggtc gcgcggcagc ggcggcggcg cgcgggtgct gactgggtta cttttttaaa 121 cactaggaat ggtaatttct actcttctgg acttcaaact aagaagttaa agagacttct 181 ctgtaaataa acaaatctct tctgctgtcc ttttgcattt ggagacagct ttatttcacc 241 atatccaagg agtataacta gtgctgtcat tatgaatgtg acaagtttat tttcctttac 301 aagtccagct gtgaagagac ttcttgggtg gaaacagggc gatgaagaag aaaaatgggc 361 agagaaagct gttgatgctt tggtgaaaaa actgaagaaa aagaaaggtg ccatggagga 421 actggaaaag gccttgagct gcccagggca accgagtaac tgtgtcacca ttccccgctc 481 tctggatggc aggctgcaag tctcccaccg gaagggactg cctcatgtca tttactgccg 541 tgtgtggcgc tggcccgatc ttcagagcca ccatgaacta aaaccactgg aatgctgtga 601 gtttcctttt ggttccaagc agaaggaggt ctgcatcaat ccctaccact ataagagagt 661 agaaagccct gtacttcctc ctgtgctggt tccaagacac agcgaatata atcctcagca 721 cagcctctta gctcagttcc gtaacttagg acaaaatgag cctcacatgc cactcaacgc 781 cacttttcca gattctttcc agcaacccaa cagccacccg tttcctcact ctcccaatag 841 cagttaccca aactctcctg ggagcagcag cagcacctac cctcactctc ccaccagctc 901 agacccagga agccctttcc agatgccagc tgatacgccc ccacctgctt acctgcctcc 961 tgaagacccc atgacccagg atggctctca gccgatggac acaaacatga tggcgcctcc 1021 cctgccctca gaaatcaaca gaggagatgt tcaggcggtt gcttatgagg aaccaaaaca 1081 ctggtgctct attgtctact atgagctcaa caatcgtgtg ggtgaagcgt tccatgcctc 1141 ctccacaagt gtgttggtgg atggtttcac tgatccttcc aacaataaga accgtttctg 1201 ccttgggctg ctctccaatg ttaaccggaa ttccactatt gaaaacacca ggcggcatat 1261 tggaaaagga gttcatcttt attatgttgg aggggaggtg tatgccgaat gccttagtga 1321 cagtagcatc tttgtgcaaa gtcggaactg caactaccat catggatttc atcctactac 1381 tgtttgcaag atccctagtg ggtgtagtct gaaaattttt aacaaccaag aatttgctca 1441 gttattggca cagtctgtga accatggatt tgagacagtc tatgagctta caaaaatgtg 1501 tactatacgt atgagctttg tgaagggctg gggagcagaa taccaccgcc aggatgttac 1561 tagcaccccc tgctggattg agatacatct gcacggcccc ctccagtggc tggataaagt 1621 tcttactcaa atgggttcac ctcataatcc tatttcatct gtatcttaaa tggccccagg 1681 catctgcctc tggaaaacta ttgagccttg catgtacttg aaggatggat gagtcagaca 1741 cgattgagaa ctgacaaagg agccttgata atacttgacc tctgtgacca actgttggat 1801 tcagaaattt aaacaaaaaa aaaaaaaaac acacacacct tggtaacata ctgttgatat 1861 caagaacctg tttagtttac attgtaacat tctattgtaa aatcaactaa aattcagact 1921 tttagcagga ctttgtgtac agttaaagga gagatggcca agccagggac aaattgtcta 1981 ttagaaaacg gtcctaagag attctttggt gtttggcact ttaaggtcat cgttgggcag 2041 aagtttagca ttaatagttg ttctgaaacg tgttttatca ggtttagagc ccatgttgag 2101 tcttcttttc atgggttttc ataatatttt aaaactattt gtttagcgat ggttttgttc 2161 gtttaagtaa aggttaatct tgatgatata cataataatc tttctaaaat tgtatgctga 2221 ccatacttgc tgtcagaata atgctaggca tatgcttttt gctaaatatg tatgtacaga 2281 gtatttggaa gttaagaatt gattagacta gtgaatttag gagtatttga ggtgggtggg 2341 gggaagaggg aaatgacaac tgcaaatgta gactatactg taaaaattca gtttgttgct 2401 ttaaagaaac aaactgatac ctgaattttg ctgtgtttcc attttttaga gatttttatc 2461 atttttttct ctctcggcat tcttttttct catactcttc aaaaagcagt tctgcagctg 2521 gttaattcat gtaactgtga gagcaaatga ataattcctg ctattctgaa attgcctaca 2581 tgtttcaata ccagttatat ggagtgcttg aatttaataa gcagttttta cggagtttac 2641 agtacagaaa taggctttaa ttttcaagtg aattttttgc caaacttagt aactctgtta 2701 aatatttgga ggatttaaag aacatcccag tttgaattca tttcaaactt tttaaatttt 2761 tttgtactat gtttggtttt attttccttc tgttaatctt ttgtattcac ttatgctctc 2821 gtacattgag tacttttatt ccaaaactag tgggttttct ctactggaaa ttttcaataa 2881 acctgtcatt attgcttact ttgattaaaa a SEQ ID NO: 139 Human SMAD1 transcript variant 6 cDNA sequence (NM_001354816.1; CDS: 551-1948) 1 gctgtgggaa gcccagttcc cgggcccccg agcctcggct cccgggcctg accgcgctgg 61 gatctccccg gccgcgctcc ccttccgcgc gctcctcaca tctctcccgt gctgccgccg 121 ggccgaggcc cgttcgcgtg gcccgcggac ccattgtgtc ccccgcgccg gcggggcgac 181 ccctgcggga gctggaggac gaccgctggc gctgctctcc aaggcgcctg gtggagcggg 241 tctcgcgggc gggggacccc ggcgccccgg gcccctccac atcccgcacg ggttttcttc 301 tcggccccag caagcctctt tggggtcgag gtcaaggaaa gttcgcaccg agatcccctc 361 taatttattc aaaggtgctg actgggttac ttttttaaac actaggaatg gtaatttcta 421 ctcttctgga cttcaaacta agaagttaaa gagacttctc tgtaaataaa caaatctctt 481 ctgctgtcct tttgcatttg gagacagctt tatttcacca tatccaagga gtataactag 541 tgctgtcatt atgaatgtga caagtttatt ttcctttaca agtccagctg tgaagagact 601 tcttgggtgg aaacagggcg atgaagaaga aaaatgggca gagaaagctg ttgatgcttt 661 ggtgaaaaaa ctgaagaaaa agaaaggtgc catggaggaa ctggaaaagg ccttgagctg 721 cccagggcaa ccgagtaact gtgtcaccat tccccgctct ctggatggca ggctgcaagt 781 ctcccaccgg aagggactgc ctcatgtcat ttactgccgt gtgtggcgct ggcccgatct 841 tcagagccac catgaactaa aaccactgga atgctgtgag tttccttttg gttccaagca 901 gaaggaggtc tgcatcaatc cctaccacta taagagagta gaaagccctg tacttcctcc 961 tgtgctggtt ccaagacaca gcgaatataa tcctcagcac agcctcttag ctcagttccg 1021 taacttagga caaaatgagc ctcacatgcc actcaacgcc acttttccag attctttcca 1081 gcaacccaac agccacccgt ttcctcactc tcccaatagc agttacccaa actctcctgg 1141 gagcagcagc agcacctacc ctcactctcc caccagctca gacccaggaa gccctttcca 1201 gatgccagct gatacgcccc cacctgctta cctgcctcct gaagacccca tgacccagga 1261 tggctctcag ccgatggaca caaacatgat ggcgcctccc ctgccctcag aaatcaacag 1321 aggagatgtt caggcggttg cttatgagga accaaaacac tggtgctcta ttgtctacta 1381 tgagctcaac aatcgtgtgg gtgaagcgtt ccatgcctcc tccacaagtg tgttggtgga 1441 tggtttcact gatccttcca acaataagaa ccgtttctgc cttgggctgc tctccaatgt 1501 taaccggaat tccactattg aaaacaccag gcggcatatt ggaaaaggag ttcatcttta 1561 ttatgttgga ggggaggtgt atgccgaatg ccttagtgac agtagcatct ttgtgcaaag 1621 tcggaactgc aactaccatc atggatttca tcctactact gtttgcaaga tccctagtgg 1681 gtgtagtctg aaaattttta acaaccaaga atttgctcag ttattggcac agtctgtgaa 1741 ccatggattt gagacagtct atgagcttac aaaaatgtgt actatacgta tgagctttgt 1801 gaagggctgg ggagcagaat accaccgcca ggatgttact agcaccccct gctggattga 1861 gatacatctg cacggccccc tccagtggct ggataaagtt cttactcaaa tgggttcacc 1921 tcataatcct atttcatctg tatcttaaat ggccccaggc atctgcctct ggaaaactat 1981 tgagccttgc atgtacttga aggatggatg agtcagacac gattgagaac tgacaaagga 2041 gccttgataa tacttgacct ctgtgaccaa ctgttggatt cagaaattta aacaaaaaaa 2101 aaaaaaaaca cacacacctt ggtaacatac tgttgatatc aagaacctgt ttagtttaca 2161 ttgtaacatt ctattgtaaa atcaactaaa attcagactt ttagcaggac tttgtgtaca 2221 gttaaaggag agatggccaa gccagggaca aattgtctat tagaaaacgg tcctaagaga 2281 ttctttggtg tttggcactt taaggtcatc gttgggcaga agtttagcat taatagttgt 2341 tctgaaacgt gttttatcag gtttagagcc catgttgagt cttcttttca tgggttttca 2401 taatatttta aaactatttg tttagcgatg gttttgttcg tttaagtaaa ggttaatctt 2461 gatgatatac ataataatct ttctaaaatt gtatgctgac catacttgct gtcagaataa 2521 tgctaggcat atgctttttg ctaaatatgt atgtacagag tatttggaag ttaagaattg 2581 attagactag tgaatttagg agtatttgag gtgggtgggg ggaagaggga aatgacaact 2641 gcaaatgtag actatactgt aaaaattcag tttgttgctt taaagaaaca aactgatacc 2701 tgaattttgc tgtgtttcca ttttttagag atttttatca tttttttctc tctcggcatt 2761 cttttttctc atactcttca aaaagcagtt ctgcagctgg ttaattcatg taactgtgag 2821 agcaaatgaa taattcctgc tattctgaaa ttgcctacat gtttcaatac cagttatatg 2881 gagtgcttga atttaataag cagtttttac ggagtttaca gtacagaaat aggctttaat 2941 tttcaagtga attttttgcc aaacttagta actctgttaa atatttggag gatttaaaga 3001 acatcccagt ttgaattcat ttcaaacttt ttaaattttt ttgtactatg tttggtttta 3061 ttttccttct gttaatcttt tgtattcact tatgctctcg tacattgagt acttttattc 3121 caaaactagt gggttttctc tactggaaat tttcaataaa cctgtcatta ttgcttactt 3181 tgattaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 140 Human SMAD1 transcript variant 7 cDNA sequence (NM_001354817.1; CDS: 549-1946) 1 cactgcatgt gtattcgtga gttcgcggtt gaacaactgt tcctttactc tgctccctgt 61 ctttgttagt gtttctcggg gttgtttctg taggaaggtg ggggtggtgg gcgtgagaga 121 cagatgtggg cttgtttttc tagttgctga aactgtatga aggctttaaa gggagaacgt 181 tttcttgatg tgctttagga ggggaggagg aacaaatgcc tgccagatct cacagctaca 241 gtagctgagc ttttgtttat tttgaagagc atgcaatttt taaatacacg gtgcaagata 301 accagtaaag gcgcgttcct tctgaaaatt gaggccggtc tcagaaccat ctcctgagaa 361 agcatccttt tcgtgctgac tgggttactt ttttaaacac taggaatggt aatttctact 421 cttctggact tcaaactaag aagttaaaga gacttctctg taaataaaca aatctcttct 481 gctgtccttt tgcatttgga gacagcttta tttcaccata tccaaggagt ataactagtg 541 ctgtcattat gaatgtgaca agtttatttt cctttacaag tccagctgtg aagagacttc 601 ttgggtggaa acagggcgat gaagaagaaa aatgggcaga gaaagctgtt gatgctttgg 661 tgaaaaaact gaagaaaaag aaaggtgcca tggaggaact ggaaaaggcc ttgagctgcc 721 cagggcaacc gagtaactgt gtcaccattc cccgctctct ggatggcagg ctgcaagtct 781 cccaccggaa gggactgcct catgtcattt actgccgtgt gtggcgctgg cccgatcttc 841 agagccacca tgaactaaaa ccactggaat gctgtgagtt tccttttggt tccaagcaga 901 aggaggtctg catcaatccc taccactata agagagtaga aagccctgta cttcctcctg 961 tgctggttcc aagacacagc gaatataatc ctcagcacag cctcttagct cagttccgta 1021 acttaggaca aaatgagcct cacatgccac tcaacgccac ttttccagat tctttccagc 1081 aacccaacag ccacccgttt cctcactctc ccaatagcag ttacccaaac tctcctggga 1141 gcagcagcag cacctaccct cactctccca ccagctcaga cccaggaagc cctttccaga 1201 tgccagctga tacgccccca cctgcttacc tgcctcctga agaccccatg acccaggatg 1261 gctctcagcc gatggacaca aacatgatgg cgcctcccct gccctcagaa atcaacagag 1321 gagatgttca ggcggttgct tatgaggaac caaaacactg gtgctctatt gtctactatg 1381 agctcaacaa tcgtgtgggt gaagcgttcc atgcctcctc cacaagtgtg ttggtggatg 1441 gtttcactga tccttccaac aataagaacc gtttctgcct tgggctgctc tccaatgtta 1501 accggaattc cactattgaa aacaccaggc ggcatattgg aaaaggagtt catctttatt 1561 atgttggagg ggaggtgtat gccgaatgcc ttagtgacag tagcatcttt gtgcaaagtc 1621 ggaactgcaa ctaccatcat ggatttcatc ctactactgt ttgcaagatc cctagtgggt 1681 gtagtctgaa aatttttaac aaccaagaat ttgctcagtt attggcacag tctgtgaacc 1741 atggatttga gacagtctat gagcttacaa aaatgtgtac tatacgtatg agctttgtga 1801 agggctgggg agcagaatac caccgccagg atgttactag caccccctgc tggattgaga 1861 tacatctgca cggccccctc cagtggctgg ataaagttct tactcaaatg ggttcacctc 1921 ataatcctat ttcatctgta tcttaaatgg ccccaggcat ctgcctctgg aaaactattg 1981 agccttgcat gtacttgaag gatggatgag tcagacacga ttgagaactg acaaaggagc 2041 cttgataata cttgacctct gtgaccaact gttggattca gaaatttaaa caaaaaaaaa 2101 aaaaaacaca cacaccttgg taacatactg ttgatatcaa gaacctgttt agtttacatt 2161 gtaacattct attgtaaaat caactaaaat tcagactttt agcaggactt tgtgtacagt 2221 taaaggagag atggccaagc cagggacaaa ttgtctatta gaaaacggtc ctaagagatt 2281 ctttggtgtt tggcacttta aggtcatcgt tgggcagaag tttagcatta atagttgttc 2341 tgaaacgtgt tttatcaggt ttagagccca tgttgagtct tcttttcatg ggttttcata 2401 atattttaaa actatttgtt tagcgatggt tttgttcgtt taagtaaagg ttaatcttga 2461 tgatatacat aataatcttt ctaaaattgt atgctgacca tacttgctgt cagaataatg 2521 ctaggcatat gctttttgct aaatatgtat gtacagagta tttggaagtt aagaattgat 2581 tagactagtg aatttaggag tatttgaggt gggtgggggg aagagggaaa tgacaactgc 2641 aaatgtagac tatactgtaa aaattcagtt tgttgcttta aagaaacaaa ctgatacctg 2701 aattttgctg tgtttccatt ttttagagat ttttatcatt tttttctctc tcggcattct 2761 tttttctcat actcttcaaa aagcagttct gcagctggtt aattcatgta actgtgagag 2821 caaatgaata attcctgcta ttctgaaatt gcctacatgt ttcaatacca gttatatgga 2881 gtgcttgaat ttaataagca gtttttacgg agtttacagt acagaaatag gctttaattt 2941 tcaagtgaat tttttgccaa acttagtaac tctgttaaat atttggagga tttaaagaac 3001 atcccagttt gaattcattt caaacttttt aaattttttt gtactatgtt tggttttatt 3061 ttccttctgt taatcttttg tattcactta tgctctcgta cattgagtac ttttattcca 3121 aaactagtgg gttttctcta ctggaaattt tcaataaacc tgtcattatt gcttactttg 3181 attaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 141 Human SMAD1 transcript variant 8 cDNA sequence (NM_005900.3; CDS: 363-1760) 1 agatcaatcc aggctccagg agaaagcagg cgggcgggcg gagaaaggag aggccgagcg 61 gctcaacccg ggccgaggct cggggagcgg agagtggcgc agcgcccggc cgtccggacc 121 cgggccgcga gaccccgctc gcccggccac tcgtgctccc acacggacgg gcgcgccgcc 181 aacccggtgc tgactgggtt acttttttaa acactaggaa tggtaatttc tactcttctg 241 gacttcaaac taagaagtta aagagacttc tctgtaaata aacaaatctc ttctgctgtc 301 cttttgcatt tggagacagc tttatttcac catatccaag gagtataact agtgctgtca 361 ttatgaatgt gacaagttta ttttccttta caagtccagc tgtgaagaga cttcttgggt 421 ggaaacaggg cgatgaagaa gaaaaatggg cagagaaagc tgttgatgct ttggtgaaaa 481 aactgaagaa aaagaaaggt gccatggagg aactggaaaa ggccttgagc tgcccagggc 541 aaccgagtaa ctgtgtcacc attccccgct ctctggatgg caggctgcaa gtctcccacc 601 ggaagggact gcctcatgtc atttactgcc gtgtgtggcg ctggcccgat cttcagagcc 661 accatgaact aaaaccactg gaatgctgtg agtttccttt tggttccaag cagaaggagg 721 tctgcatcaa tccctaccac tataagagag tagaaagccc tgtacttcct cctgtgctgg 781 ttccaagaca cagcgaatat aatcctcagc acagcctctt agctcagttc cgtaacttag 841 gacaaaatga gcctcacatg ccactcaacg ccacttttcc agattctttc cagcaaccca 901 acagccaccc gtttcctcac tctcccaata gcagttaccc aaactctcct gggagcagca 961 gcagcaccta ccctcactct cccaccagct cagacccagg aagccctttc cagatgccag 1021 ctgatacgcc cccacctgct tacctgcctc ctgaagaccc catgacccag gatggctctc 1081 agccgatgga cacaaacatg atggcgcctc ccctgccctc agaaatcaac agaggagatg 1141 ttcaggcggt tgcttatgag gaaccaaaac actggtgctc tattgtctac tatgagctca 1201 acaatcgtgt gggtgaagcg ttccatgcct cctccacaag tgtgttggtg gatggtttca 1261 ctgatccttc caacaataag aaccgtttct gccttgggct gctctccaat gttaaccgga 1321 attccactat tgaaaacacc aggcggcata ttggaaaagg agttcatctt tattatgttg 1381 gaggggaggt gtatgccgaa tgccttagtg acagtagcat ctttgtgcaa agtcggaact 1441 gcaactacca tcatggattt catcctacta ctgtttgcaa gatccctagt gggtgtagtc 1501 tgaaaatttt taacaaccaa gaatttgctc agttattggc acagtctgtg aaccatggat 1561 ttgagacagt ctatgagctt acaaaaatgt gtactatacg tatgagcttt gtgaagggct 1621 ggggagcaga ataccaccgc caggatgtta ctagcacccc ctgctggatt gagatacatc 1681 tgcacggccc cctccagtgg ctggataaag ttcttactca aatgggttca cctcataatc 1741 ctatttcatc tgtatcttaa atggccccag gcatctgcct ctggaaaact attgagcctt 1801 gcatgtactt gaaggatgga tgagtcagac acgattgaga actgacaaag gagccttgat 1861 aatacttgac ctctgtgacc aactgttgga ttcagaaatt taaacaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1921 cacacacacc ttggtaacat actgttgata tcaagaacct gtttagttta cattgtaaca 1981 ttctattgta aaatcaacta aaattcagac ttttagcagg actttgtgta cagttaaagg 2041 agagatggcc aagccaggga caaattgtct attagaaaac ggtcctaaga gattctttgg 2101 tgtttggcac tttaaggtca tcgttgggca gaagtttagc attaatagtt gttctgaaac 2161 gtgttttatc aggtttagag cccatgttga gtcttctttt catgggtttt cataatattt 2221 taaaactatt tgtttagcga tggttttgtt cgtttaagta aaggttaatc ttgatgatat 2281 acataataat ctttctaaaa ttgtatgctg accatacttg ctgtcagaat aatgctaggc 2341 atatgctttt tgctaaatat gtatgtacag agtatttgga agttaagaat tgattagact 2401 agtgaattta ggagtatttg aggtgggtgg ggggaagagg gaaatgacaa ctgcaaatgt 2461 agactatact gtaaaaattc agtttgttgc tttaaagaaa caaactgata cctgaatttt 2521 gctgtgtttc cattttttag agatttttat catttttttc tctctcggca ttcttttttc 2581 tcatactctt caaaaagcag ttctgcagct ggttaattca tgtaactgtg agagcaaatg 2641 aataattcct gctattctga aattgcctac atgtttcaat accagttata tggagtgctt 2701 gaatttaata agcagttttt acggagttta cagtacagaa ataggcttta attttcaagt 2761 gaattttttg ccaaacttag taactctgtt aaatatttgg aggatttaaa gaacatccca 2821 gtttgaattc atttcaaact ttttaaattt ttttgtacta tgtttggttt tattttcctt 2881 ctgttaatct tttgtattca cttatgctct cgtacattga gtacttttat tccaaaacta 2941 gtgggttttc tctactggaa attttcaata aacctgtcat tattgcttac tttgattaaa 3001 aa SEQ ID NO: 142 Human SMAD1 amino acid sequence (NP_005891.1. NP_001341746.1, NP_001341745.1, NP_001341743.1, NP_001341742.1, NP_001341741.1, NP_001341740.1, NP_001003688.1) 1 mnvtslfsft spavkrllgw kqgdeeekwa ekavdalvkk lkkkkgamee lekalscpgq 61 psncvtiprs ldgrlqvshr kglphviycr vwrwpdlqsh helkplecce fpfgskqkev 121 cinpyhykrv espvlppvlv prhseynpqh sllaqfrnlg qnephmplna tfpdsfqqpn 181 shpfphspns sypnspgsss styphsptss dpgspfqmpa dtpppaylpp edpmtqdgsq 241 pmdtnmmapp lpseinrgdv qavayeepkh wcsivyyeln nrvgeafhas stsvlvdgft 301 dpsnnknrfc lgllsnvnrn stientrrhi gkgvhlyyvg gevyaeclsd ssifvqsrnc 361 nyhhgfhptt vckipsgcsl kifnnqefaq llaqsvnhgf etvyeltkmc tirmsfvkgw 421 gaeyhrqdvt stpcwieihl hgplqwldkv ltqmgsphnp issvs SEQ ID NO: 143 Mouse SMAD1 cDNA sequence (NM_008539.4; CDS: 358-1755) 1 agatcaatcc aggctcgggg agcgagcggg cgcaccaagg cgaggccggg gccgaggcgc 61 ggggacggcg gcccggagct aagcagagcg cggggacggc ggccgggagc ggatcggagc 121 acgggacccg gcgccgggtc tcgtgcgtcc ctgcggatgg gcgcgccgcc gagccggcgc 181 taactgggat cctcgctgga acaggaggga cagtattttc tacctttcca aaccgcagac 241 caagaagcta aggagaatct atgtaaatat actgaaatct ctgttggctc tgcgcccaac 301 accccggagc tggcacctca ccctgtctga ggagcgtgta gaactagacc agccgctatg 361 aatgtgacca gcttgttttc attcacaagt ccagctgtga agagactcct tgggtggaaa 421 cagggcgatg aagaagagaa atgggcagag aaagctgtgg acgctttggt gaagaaactg 481 aagaagaaga aaggggccat ggaagagctg gagaaggccc tgagctgccc tggacagccg 541 agtaactgcg tcaccattcc tcgctccctg gatggcaggt tgcaggtgtc ccaccggaag 601 ggactacctc atgtcattta ttgccgtgtg tggcgctggc ccgacctcca gagccaccat 661 gaactgaagc ctctggaatg ctgtgagttc ccatttggtt ccaagcagaa ggaggtctgc 721 atcaacccct accactataa gcgagtggag agcccggttc tcccgccggt gctggttccg 781 aggcacagcg agtacaatcc tcagcacagc cttctggctc agttccgcaa cctgggacaa 841 aatgagcctc acatgccact gaacgccacg ttcccagact ctttccagca gcccaacagc 901 cacccgttcc cccactcccc caacagcagc taccccaact ctcctggcgg cagcagcagc 961 acctaccctc actccccaac cagctcagac ccgggcagcc cttttcagat gccagctgac 1021 acacccccac ctgcttacct gcctcctgaa gaccccatgg cccaggatgg ctctcagccc 1081 atggacacga acatgatggc gcctccactg cccgctgaaa tcagcagagg agatgttcag 1141 gcagttgctt acgaggaacc aaaacactgg tgctctattg tgtactatga gctcaacaac 1201 cgtgtgggtg aagcgttcca cgcctcgtcc accagcgtgc tggtggatgg tttcacagat 1261 ccgtccaaca ataagaaccg cttctgcctt ggcttgctct ccaacgttaa ccggaattcc 1321 actattgaaa acaccaggcg acatattggg aaaggagtcc acctttatta cgttggagga 1381 gaggtgtatg cggaatgcct cagtgacagc agcatcttcg tgcagagccg gaactgcaac 1441 taccaccacg gctttcaccc caccaccgtc tgcaagatcc ccagcgggtg cagcttgaaa 1501 atcttcaaca accaagagtt tgctcagcta ctggcgcagt ctgtgaacca cgggttcgag 1561 accgtgtatg aactcaccaa aatgtgcact attcggatga gcttcgtgaa gggttgggga 1621 gccgaatacc accggcagga tgttaccagc accccctgct ggattgagat ccatctgcat 1681 ggccctctcc agtggctgga taaggttctg acccagatgg gctcacccca caatcctatt 1741 tcatccgtgt cttaaaagac ctgtggcttc cgtctcttgc aaactatcga gccttgcatg 1801 tacttgaagg atggacaagt cagacaggat ggagacctga cgaaggagcc acgataatac 1861 ttgacctctg tgaccaacta ttggattgag aaactgacaa gccttggttg atagcaagaa 1921 ccctttcagt ttacattgtg acattctgtt gtaaaaatca actaaaatgc tgactttcag 1981 caggactttt gtgtatagtt aaaaaaaaaa gagatggcca agccagggac aaattatcta 2041 ttaggaaaaa agaaaaaaat gattgtaatc aatccttttg tgtggggtgt tggcagaagg 2101 ttggcgctga tagtctttct gaagtgggct ttcatcaggc tcagagccca cgttgaatca 2161 tcttctcatg ggttttctta atattttaaa actacttgtt tagaaatgaa tgggtttttt 2221 gtttgttttt aaagtacagg ttaatcgtta tgacatgcat agtaatcttt ctgaaactgt 2281 atgctggctg tattactgtc agaatgatgg caggcatatg ctctttgcta aatatgtata 2341 tacagaatat ttggaggtta tgaatagtct aaatggctag tgggtttaca gagtatctga 2401 ggggcggggt cgggaagaaa acgacggctg caaatgtaga ctataccgta aagctcagct 2461 tgctgcctta aacagacaag ctggtgtctg aatttgctgt gtttcagttt ttgtagagtt 2521 ttatctgact tcttttcttc tgtcttatcc gctccacggc acagttaagc agctggttaa 2581 ttcctctaac tgtgagagca gatgagtaat tccttctgtt cgcaaatcaa ctggcttcgt 2641 gtttcagtac ccagtatatg aaaagcttga attgaatgag cagtttttat ggagtttaca 2701 gtacagacat aggctttgat ttccaaataa attgtttgcc aaacctggta actctgttca 2761 ttattcgcag gattaaagat ctctctattg gaatccattt caaaggttgt tttttttgtt 2821 tttgtttttg ttttttgttt tattttgatt tgtttttttt tgtactattt ggtttctttt 2881 cttctgttaa tttttttatt ctcctttgct cttatacagc gagtactttt attccaacac 2941 tagcagggtt tttctctact ggaaattttt aaataaaacc tgtcattatt gcttactttg 3001 attaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 144 Mouse SMAD1 isoform amino acid sequence (NP_0325652) 1 mnvtslfsft spavkrllgw kqgdeeekwa ekavdalvkk lkkkkgamee lekalscpgq 61 psncvtiprs ldgrlqvshr kglphviycr vwrwpdlqsh helkplecce fpfgskqkev 121 cinpyhykrv espvlppvlv prhseynpqh sllaqfrnlg qnephmpina tfpdsfqqpn 181 shpfphspns sypnspggss styphsptss dpgspfqmpa dtpppaylpp edpmaqdgsq 241 pmdtnmmapp lpaeisrgdv qavayeepkh wcsivyyeln nrvgeafhas stsvlvdgft 301 dpsnnknrfc lgllsnvnrn stientrrhi gkgvhlyyvg gevyaeclsd ssifvqsrnc 361 nyhhgfhptt vckipsgcsl kifnnqefaq llaqsvnhgf etvyeltkmc tirmsfvkgw 421 gaeyhrqdvt stpcwieihl hgplqwldkv ltqmgsphnp issvs SEQ ID NO: 145 SMAD3 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_005902.4; CDS: 554-1831) 1 gaaacacaga ctgggagcgg gcgggagcgg gagcgcggcg cacgccccgg gccggcccag 61 ccagcgagcg agcgagcggc gagccgggag gaggagggtg gcggggcggt gaggccgcag 121 aggcggaggg atctgcgcat caaagctagc gaggcgagcg aagtttggcc gggggttgga 181 ctttccttcc cggaggcggc acccaaacag ctaccccgtg cggaaaccca aacttctgct 241 gccacttgga gtctcgcggc cgccgcctcc gccccgcgtt cggggccttc ccgaccctgc 301 actgctgccg tccgcccgcc cggccgctct tctcttcgcc gtgggagccg ctccgggcgc 361 agggccgcgc gccgagcccc gcaggctgca gcgccgcggc ccggcccggc gccccggcaa 421 cttcgccgag agttgaggcg aagtttgggc gaccgcggca ggccccggcc gagctcccct 481 ctgcgccccc ggcgtcccgt cgagcccagc cccgccgggg gcgctcctcg ccgcccgcgc 541 gccctcccca gccatgtcgt ccatcctgcc tttcactccc ccgatcgtga agcgcctgct 601 gggctggaag aagggcgagc agaacgggca ggaggagaaa tggtgcgaga aggcggtcaa 661 gagcctggtc aagaaactca agaagacggg gcagctggac gagctggaga aggccatcac 721 cacgcagaac gtcaacacca agtgcatcac catccccagg tccctggatg gccggttgca 781 ggtgtcccat cggaaggggc tccctcatgt catctactgc cgcctgtggc gatggccaga 841 cctgcacagc caccacgagc tacgggccat ggagctgtgt gagttcgcct tcaatatgaa 901 gaaggacgag gtctgcgtga atccctacca ctaccagaga gtagagacac cagttctacc 961 tcctgtgttg gtgccacgcc acacagagat cccggccgag ttccccccac tggacgacta 1021 cagccattcc atccccgaaa acactaactt ccccgcaggc atcgagcccc agagcaatat 1081 tccagagacc ccaccccctg gctacctgag tgaagatgga gaaaccagtg accaccagat 1141 gaaccacagc atggacgcag gttctccaaa cctatccccg aatccgatgt ccccagcaca 1201 taataacttg gacctgcagc cagttaccta ctgcgagccg gccttctggt gctccatctc 1261 ctactacgag ctgaaccagc gcgtcgggga gacattccac gcctcgcagc catccatgac 1321 tgtggatggc ttcaccgacc cctccaattc ggagcgcttc tgcctagggc tgctctccaa 1381 tgtcaacagg aatgcagcag tggagctgac acggagacac atcggaagag gcgtgcggct 1441 ctactacatc ggaggggagg tcttcgcaga gtgcctcagt gacagcgcta tttttgtcca 1501 gtctcccaac tgtaaccagc gctatggctg gcacccggcc accgtctgca agatcccacc 1561 aggatgcaac ctgaagatct tcaacaacca ggagttcgct gccctcctgg cccagtcggt 1621 caaccagggc tttgaggctg tctaccagtt gacccgaatg tgcaccatcc gcatgagctt 1681 cgtcaaaggc tggggagcgg agtacaggag acagactgtg accagtaccc cctgctggat 1741 tgagctgcac ctgaatgggc ctttgcagtg gcttgacaag gtcctcaccc agatgggctc 1801 cccaagcatc cgctgttcca gtgtgtctta gagacatcaa gtatggtagg ggagggcagg 1861 cttggggaaa atggccatgc aggaggtgga gaaaattgga actctactca acccattgtt 1921 gtcaaggaag aagaaatctt tctccctcaa ctgaaggggt gcacccacct gttttctgaa 1981 acacacgagc aaacccagag gtggatgtta tgaacagctg tgtctgccaa acacatttac 2041 cctttggccc cactttgaag ggcaagaaat ggcgtctgct ctggtggctt aagtgagcag 2101 aacaggtagt attacaccac cggccccctc cccccagact ctttttttga gtgacagctt 2161 tctgggatgt cacagtccaa ccagaaacac ccctctgtct aggactgcag tgtggagttc 2221 accttggaag ggcgttctag gtaggaagag cccgcagggc catgcagacc tcatgcccag 2281 ctctctgacg cttgtgacag tgcctcttcc agtgaacatt cccagcccag ccccgccccg 2341 ccccgcccca ccactccagc agaccttgcc ccttgtgagc tggatagact tgggatgggg 2401 agggagggag ttttgtctgt ctccctcccc tctcagaaca tactgattgg gaggtgcgtg 2461 ttcagcagaa cctgcacaca ggacagcggg aaaaatcgat gagcgccacc tctttaaaaa 2521 ctcacttacg tttgtccttt ttcactttga aaagttggaa ggatctgctg aggcccagtg 2581 catatgcaat gtatagtgtc tattatcaca ttaatctcaa agagattcga atgacggtaa 2641 gtgttctcat gaagcaggag gcccttgtcg tgggatggca tttggtctca ggcagcacca 2701 cactgggtgc gtctccagtc atctgtaaga gcttgctcca gattctgatg catacggcta 2761 tattggttta tgtagtcagt tgcattcatt aaatcaactt tatcatatgc tcttttaaat 2821 gtttggttta tatattttct ttaaaaatcc tgggctggca cattgactgg gaaacctgag 2881 tgagacccag caactgcttc tctcccttct ctctcctgag gtgaagcttt tccaggtttt 2941 gttgaagaga tacctgccag cacttctgca agctgaaatt tacagaagca aattcaccag 3001 aagggaaaca tctcaggcca acataggcaa atgaaaaggg ctattaaaat atttttacac 3061 ctttgaaaat tgcaggcttg gtacaaagag gtctgtcatc ttccccctgg gatataagat 3121 gatctagctc ccggtagagg atcaccggtg acaactatag cagttgtatt gtgtaacaag 3181 tactgctccc agcagcaatt agggagaaaa ctagtctaaa ttatttcaac tggaaaaaag 3241 aaaaaagagt cctcttcttt tcccagcctt ttgcagaaca cagtagacag aactgccacc 3301 ttcaattggt actttattct ttgctgctgt ttttgtataa aatgacctat cccacgtttt 3361 tgcatgaatt tatagcagga aaaatcaagg gatttcctat ggaagtcctg ctttattcca 3421 ggtgaaggga aggaagtgta tatacttttg gcaagtcata cagctcaaat gtgatgagat 3481 ttctgatgtt agagggagat ggagaggctt cctgatgcct catctgcagg gtcctgtgcc 3541 tctgaagttc tagccatgag gtttccaggt aggacagctg ctccccaagc ctcctgagga 3601 cacaggaaga gacggaagga gcaccttgac agacttgtgt gagtcttctc gaaggagggt 3661 tgactcagaa cccagagaca atacaaaacc cctcacttcc tctgagaggg ccaaatgctg 3721 tgagtctgaa gtatgtgcct ggtgtgaaat gatctatggc ctgtttctta cacaggaagc 3781 cccctgaacc tcctgtacat gtgttcatgt tcccagccag ctctgagacc caggaaccaa 3841 atattccatt ttggcttctg ctagagcagt catggttcct ctcctaaaag ccatgggcag 3901 cagtttccga gggcctgcat gatccacctg ctgcacgatc ctatgagggc ttcctgtggc 3961 acacagccct ctgggtgctt gggaactagc ttcaggcaca gcctgattct ggtgatccag 4021 tgatctatgg aagtcgtgtc ttactccagg tgaaggggga aaaaaaaagc ctatactttg 4081 gcaggttatg aactttgaat gtgatgaaat gacacgtttg gctgcatttg gatggtgtct 4141 tagaaccctc attgctcaga cctgaaggct acttctagga gcatgaagtt tgagttttgt 4201 gtttttccaa aggatacttc cttggccctt tttctttatt gactagacca ccagaggagg 4261 atgtgtggga ttgtaggcaa acccacctgt ggcatcactg aaaataaatt tgatcatacc 4321 taagaggtta ggaaatggtg ccattcccac cttagagtgc tacataggtg ctttgggcgt 4381 atgtaacatt agtgtccttc cttgaagcca caagctagtt ttcttagttt taaaatcctg 4441 ttgtatgaat ggcatttgta tattaaaaca cttttttaaa ggacagttga aaagggcaag 4501 aggaaaccag ggcagttcta gaggagtgct ggtgactgga tagcagtttt aagtggcgtt 4561 cacctagtca acacgaccgc gtgtgttgcc cctgccctgg gctccccgcc atgacatctt 4621 caccttgcag cttgtgctga gactgaccca agtgcagcta gcactgggac acagatcctt 4681 gtcttcagca ccttccaagg agccaacttt tattcccttt cctctctccc ctccccacct 4741 cgcttcttcc caatttagta acttagatgc ttccagcaca tacgtaggta gctaccccag 4801 ccggtttgga ttacaggcct gtgctggaac atcatctcag ttggccacct tcctggcagg 4861 ctgtagacct gacattttga gacaagccta gaggagtcag gagcagggac tttgactctt 4921 aggaagagca cacatgaggg caaggctgct ggcagacgtc tccattgtcc ttatgttgtc 4981 tgtgttgtat tttttttttt ttattgacca tggtgattat ttttttaaac catcgttaat 5041 atactgaagt gagctatagc acatatcatg tgcttagttt gtttattttt ctccatctcc 5101 ccttggcttc ctagagtttg gacatattcc aggctaaatg cttttactca agactacaga 5161 aaggtttgaa gtagtgtgtg catggcatgc acgtatgtaa gtaatctggg gaagaagcaa 5221 agatctgttt cattcttagc ctcaggcctc atgagggtct ccacagggcc ggagctcagg 5281 ttacaccact ccttcgtcct tacaggagat gtagggagaa gaatctgcag gctgcttgta 5341 ggactgttca ccaaggggga taccagcagc aagagagtgc acccgtttag ccctggaccc 5401 tgtttcttac tgtgtgactt ggctagagtt gggagttccc ccaaaataaa cgtgtcccca 5461 ttttaccaga accaaacctc aacacagcga agctgtactg tctttgtgtg gcaaagatgt 5521 tcccttgtag gcccctttca ggtaaccgtc ttcacaatgt attttcatca cagtttaagg 5581 agcatcagcc gcttctcaag tgggtaggga aagcagaaaa acgtacgcaa gaggacatgg 5641 atccaaaatg atgatgaagc atctcccatg gggaggtgat ggtggggaga tgatgggcta 5701 aacaggcaac ttttcaaaaa cacagctatc atagaaaaga aacttgcctc atgtaaactg 5761 gattgagaaa ttctcagtga ttctgcaatg gatttttttt taatgcagaa gtaatgtata 5821 ctctagtatt ctggtgtttt tatatttatg taataatttc ttaaaaccat tcagacagat 5881 aactatttaa ttttttttaa gaaagttgga aaggtctctc ctcccaagga cagtggctgg 5941 aagagttggg gcacagccag ttctgaatgt tggtggaggg tgtagtggct ttttggctca 6001 gcatccagaa acaccaaacc aggctggcta aacaagtggc cgcgtgtaaa aacagacagc 6061 tctgagtcaa atctgggccc ttccacaagg gtcctctgaa ccaagcccca ctcccttgct 6121 aggggtgaaa gcattacaga gagatggagc catctatcca agaagccttc actcaccttc 6181 actgctgctg ttgcaactcg gctgttctgg actctgatgt gtgtggaggg atggggaata 6241 gaacattgac tgtgttgatt accttcacta ttcggccagc ctgacctttt aataactttg 6301 taaaaagcat gtatgtattt atagtgtttt agatttttct aacttttata tcttaaaagc 6361 agagcacctg tttaagcatt gtacccctat tgttaaagat ttgtgtcctc tcattccctc 6421 tcttcctctt gtaagtgccc ttctaataaa cttttcatgg aaaa SEQ ID NO: 146 Human SMAD3 isoform 1 amino acid sequence (NP_005893.1) 1 mssilpftpp ivkrllgwkk geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgqlde lekaittqnv 61 ntkcitiprs ldgrlqvshr kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helramelce fafnmkkdev 121 cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv prhteipaef pplddyshsi pentnfpagi epqsnipetp 181 ppgylsedge tsdhqmnhsm dagspnlspn pmspahnnld lqpvtycepa fwcsisyyel 241 nqrvgetfha sqpsmtvdgf tdpsnserfc lgllsnvnrn aaveltrrhi grgvrlyyig 301 gevfaeclsd saifvqspnc nqrygwhpat vckippgcnl kifnnqefaa llaqsvnqgf 361 eavyqltrmc tirmsfvkgw gaeyrrqtvt stpcwielhl ngplqwldkv ltqmgspsir 421 cssvs SEQ ID NO: 147 Human SMAD3 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001145102.1; CDS: 379-1341) 1 aaatatgagc ttgtgcttgc tggaggagga tgacagagga gcctgctgct gagttcactg 61 gtgctggggt taggtcactg ctgggctgaa gcgcactgac cataagagca acatgtgggc 121 aagagccgcg gcactggggt aatttattgc cgccgctcgc ttcaccagga accccacacg 181 ctgggttccc acaggatgcg acattcccac aggatgggac aactgcatgg aaacccacac 241 tcgggcctgt gttgagcaac cacgtttgag tccctggatg gccggttgca ggtgtcccat 301 cggaaggggc tccctcatgt catctactgc cgcctgtggc gatggccaga cctgcacagc 361 caccacgagc tacgggccat ggagctgtgt gagttcgcct tcaatatgaa gaaggacgag 421 gtctgcgtga atccctacca ctaccagaga gtagagacac cagttctacc tcctgtgttg 481 gtgccacgcc acacagagat cccggccgag ttccccccac tggacgacta cagccattcc 541 atccccgaaa acactaactt ccccgcaggc atcgagcccc agagcaatat tccagagacc 601 ccaccccctg gctacctgag tgaagatgga gaaaccagtg accaccagat gaaccacagc 661 atggacgcag gttctccaaa cctatccccg aatccgatgt ccccagcaca taataacttg 721 gacctgcagc cagttaccta ctgcgagccg gccttctggt gctccatctc ctactacgag 781 ctgaaccagc gcgtcgggga gacattccac gcctcgcagc catccatgac tgtggatggc 841 ttcaccgacc cctccaattc ggagcgcttc tgcctagggc tgctctccaa tgtcaacagg 901 aatgcagcag tggagctgac acggagacac atcggaagag gcgtgcggct ctactacatc 961 ggaggggagg tcttcgcaga gtgcctcagt gacagcgcta tttttgtcca gtctcccaac 1021 tgtaaccagc gctatggctg gcacccggcc accgtctgca agatcccacc aggatgcaac 1081 ctgaagatct tcaacaacca ggagttcgct gccctcctgg cccagtcggt caaccagggc 1141 tttgaggctg tctaccagtt gacccgaatg tgcaccatcc gcatgagctt cgtcaaaggc 1201 tggggagcgg agtacaggag acagactgtg accagtaccc cctgctggat tgagctgcac 1261 ctgaatgggc ctttgcagtg gcttgacaag gtcctcaccc agatgggctc cccaagcatc 1321 cgctgttcca gtgtgtctta gagacatcaa gtatggtagg ggagggcagg cttggggaaa 1381 atggccatgc aggaggtgga gaaaattgga actctactca acccattgtt gtcaaggaag 1441 aagaaatctt tctccctcaa ctgaaggggt gcacccacct gttttctgaa acacacgagc 1501 aaacccagag gtggatgtta tgaacagctg tgtctgccaa acacatttac cctttggccc 1561 cactttgaag ggcaagaaat ggcgtctgct ctggtggctt aagtgagcag aacaggtagt 1621 attacaccac cggccccctc cccccagact ctttttttga gtgacagctt tctgggatgt 1681 cacagtccaa ccagaaacac ccctctgtct aggactgcag tgtggagttc accttggaag 1741 ggcgttctag gtaggaagag cccgcagggc catgcagacc tcatgcccag ctctctgacg 1801 cttgtgacag tgcctcttcc agtgaacatt cccagcccag ccccgccccg ccccgcccca 1861 ccactccagc agaccttgcc ccttgtgagc tggatagact tgggatgggg agggagggag 1921 ttttgtctgt ctccctcccc tctcagaaca tactgattgg gaggtgcgtg ttcagcagaa 1981 cctgcacaca ggacagcggg aaaaatcgat gagcgccacc tctttaaaaa ctcacttacg 2041 tttgtccttt ttcactttga aaagttggaa ggatctgctg aggcccagtg catatgcaat 2101 gtatagtgtc tattatcaca ttaatctcaa agagattcga atgacggtaa gtgttctcat 2161 gaagcaggag gcccttgtcg tgggatggca tttggtctca ggcagcacca cactgggtgc 2221 gtctccagtc atctgtaaga gcttgctcca gattctgatg catacggcta tattggttta 2281 tgtagtcagt tgcattcatt aaatcaactt tatcatatgc tcttttaaat gtttggttta 2341 tatattttct ttaaaaatcc tgggctggca cattgactgg gaaacctgag tgagacccag 2401 caactgcttc tctcccttct ctctcctgag gtgaagcttt tccaggtttt gttgaagaga 2461 tacctgccag cacttctgca agctgaaatt tacagaagca aattcaccag aagggaaaca 2521 tctcaggcca acataggcaa atgaaaaggg ctattaaaat atttttacac ctttgaaaat 2581 tgcaggcttg gtacaaagag gtctgtcatc ttccccctgg gatataagat gatctagctc 2641 ccggtagagg atcaccggtg acaactatag cagttgtatt gtgtaacaag tactgctccc 2701 agcagcaatt agggagaaaa ctagtctaaa ttatttcaac tggaaaaaag aaaaaagagt 2761 cctcttcttt tcccagcctt ttgcagaaca cagtagacag aactgccacc ttcaattggt 2821 actttattct ttgctgctgt ttttgtataa aatgacctat cccacgtttt tgcatgaatt 2881 tatagcagga aaaatcaagg gatttcctat ggaagtcctg ctttattcca ggtgaaggga 2941 aggaagtgta tatacttttg gcaagtcata cagctcaaat gtgatgagat ttctgatgtt 3001 agagggagat ggagaggctt cctgatgcct catctgcagg gtcctgtgcc tctgaagttc 3061 tagccatgag gtttccaggt aggacagctg ctccccaagc ctcctgagga cacaggaaga 3121 gacggaagga gcaccttgac agacttgtgt gagtcttctc gaaggagggt tgactcagaa 3181 cccagagaca atacaaaacc cctcacttcc tctgagaggg ccaaatgctg tgagtctgaa 3241 gtatgtgcct ggtgtgaaat gatctatggc ctgtttctta cacaggaagc cccctgaacc 3301 tcctgtacat gtgttcatgt tcccagccag ctctgagacc caggaaccaa atattccatt 3361 ttggcttctg ctagagcagt catggttcct ctcctaaaag ccatgggcag cagtttccga 3421 gggcctgcat gatccacctg ctgcacgatc ctatgagggc ttcctgtggc acacagccct 3481 ctgggtgctt gggaactagc ttcaggcaca gcctgattct ggtgatccag tgatctatgg 3541 aagtcgtgtc ttactccagg tgaaggggga aaaaaaaagc ctatactttg gcaggttatg 3601 aactttgaat gtgatgaaat gacacgtttg gctgcatttg gatggtgtct tagaaccctc 3661 attgctcaga cctgaaggct acttctagga gcatgaagtt tgagttttgt gtttttccaa 3721 aggatacttc cttggccctt tttctttatt gactagacca ccagaggagg atgtgtggga 3781 ttgtaggcaa acccacctgt ggcatcactg aaaataaatt tgatcatacc taagaggtta 3841 ggaaatggtg ccattcccac cttagagtgc tacataggtg ctttgggcgt atgtaacatt 3901 agtgtccttc cttgaagcca caagctagtt ttcttagttt taaaatcctg ttgtatgaat 3961 ggcatttgta tattaaaaca cttttttaaa ggacagttga aaagggcaag aggaaaccag 4021 ggcagttcta gaggagtgct ggtgactgga tagcagtttt aagtggcgtt cacctagtca 4081 acacgaccgc gtgtgttgcc cctgccctgg gctccccgcc atgacatctt caccttgcag 4141 cttgtgctga gactgaccca agtgcagcta gcactgggac acagatcctt gtcttcagca 4201 ccttccaagg agccaacttt tattcccttt cctctctccc ctccccacct cgcttcttcc 4261 caatttagta acttagatgc ttccagcaca tacgtaggta gctaccccag ccggtttgga 4321 ttacaggcct gtgctggaac atcatctcag ttggccacct tcctggcagg ctgtagacct 4381 gacattttga gacaagccta gagtcaggag cagggacttt gactcttagg aagagcacac 4441 atgagggcaa ggctgctggc agacgtctcc attgtcctta tgttgtctgt gttgtatttt 4501 ttttttttta ttgaccatgg tgattatttt tttaaaccat cgttaatata ctgaagtgag 4561 ctatagcaca tatcatgtgc ttagtttgtt tatttttctc catctcccct tggcttccta 4621 gagtttggac atattccagg ctaaatgctt ttactcaaga ctacagaaag gtttgaagta 4681 gtgtgtgcat ggcatgcacg tatgtaagta atctggggaa gaagcaaaga tctgtttcat 4741 tcttagcctc aggcctcatg agggtctcca cagggccgga gctcaggtta caccactcct 4801 tcgtccttac aggagatgta gggagaagaa tctgcaggct gcttgtagga ctgttcacca 4861 agggggatac cagcagcaag agagtgcacc cgtttagccc tggaccctgt ttcttactgt 4921 gtgacttggc tagagttggg agttccccca aaataaacgt gtccccattt taccagaacc 4981 aaacctcaac acagcgaagc tgtactgtct ttgtgtggca aagatgttcc cttgtaggcc 5041 cctttcaggt aaccgtcttc acaatgtatt ttcatcacag tttaaggagc atcagccgct 5101 tctcaagtgg gtagggaaag cagaaaaacg tacgcaagag gacatggatc caaaatgatg 5161 atgaagcatc tcccatgggg aggtgatggt ggggagatga tgggctaaac aggcaacttt 5221 tcaaaaacac agctatcata gaaaagaaac ttgcctcatg taaactggat tgagaaattc 5281 tcagtgattc tgcaatggat ttttttttaa tgcagaagta atgtatactc tagtattctg 5341 gtgtttttat atttatgtaa taatttctta aaaccattca gacagataac tatttaattt 5401 tttttaagaa agttggaaag gtctctcctc ccaaggacag tggctggaag agttggggca 5461 cagccagttc tgaatgttgg tggagggtgt agtggctttt tggctcagca tccagaaaca 5521 ccaaaccagg ctggctaaac aagtggccgc gtgtaaaaac agacagctct gagtcaaatc 5581 tgggcccttc cacaagggtc ctctgaacca agccccactc ccttgctagg ggtgaaagca 5641 ttacagagag atggagccat ctatccaaga agccttcact caccttcact gctgctgttg 5701 caactcggct gttctggact ctgatgtgtg tggagggatg gggaatagaa cattgactgt 5761 gttgattacc ttcactattc ggccagcctg accttttaat aactttgtaa aaagcatgta 5821 tgtatttata gtgttttaga tttttctaac ttttatatct taaaagcaga gcacctgttt 5881 aagcattgta cccctattgt taaagatttg tgtcctctca ttccctctct tcctcttgta 5941 agtgcccttc taataaactt ttcatggaaa agctcctgtg ccaggagctc agtctga SEQ ID NO: 148 Human SMAD3 isoform 2 amino acid sequence (NP_001138574.1) 1 melcefafnm kkdevcvnpy hyqrvetpvl ppvlvprhte ipaefppldd yshsipentn 61 fpagiepqsn ipetpppgyl sedgetsdhq mnhsmdagsp nlspnpmspa hnnldlqpvt 121 ycepafwcsi syyelnqrvg etfhasqpsm tvdgftdpsn serfclglls nvnrnaavel 181 trrhigrgvr lyyiggevfa eclsdsaifv qspncnqryg whpatvckip pgcnlkifnn 241 qefaallaqs vnqgfeavyq ltrmctirms fvkgwgaeyr rqtvtstpcw ielhlngplq 301 wldkvltqmg spsircssvs SEQ ID NO: 149 Human SMAD3 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_001145103.1; CDS: 7-1152) 1 acaaacatgt cttgcctgca ccctaggcaa acgtggaaag gcgcagctct ggtacaccgg 61 aaagcatggt ggatggggag gtccctggat ggccggttgc aggtgtccca tcggaagggg 121 ctccctcatg tcatctactg ccgcctgtgg cgatggccag acctgcacag ccaccacgag 181 ctacgggcca tggagctgtg tgagttcgcc ttcaatatga agaaggacga ggtctgcgtg 241 aatccctacc actaccagag agtagagaca ccagttctac ctcctgtgtt ggtgccacgc 301 cacacagaga tcccggccga gttcccccca ctggacgact acagccattc catccccgaa 361 aacactaact tccccgcagg catcgagccc cagagcaata ttccagagac cccaccccct 421 ggctacctga gtgaagatgg agaaaccagt gaccaccaga tgaaccacag catggacgca 481 ggttctccaa acctatcccc gaatccgatg tccccagcac ataataactt ggacctgcag 541 ccagttacct actgcgagcc ggccttctgg tgctccatct cctactacga gctgaaccag 601 cgcgtcgggg agacattcca cgcctcgcag ccatccatga ctgtggatgg cttcaccgac 661 ccctccaatt cggagcgctt ctgcctaggg ctgctctcca atgtcaacag gaatgcagca 721 gtggagctga cacggagaca catcggaaga ggcgtgcggc tctactacat cggaggggag 781 gtcttcgcag agtgcctcag tgacagcgct atttttgtcc agtctcccaa ctgtaaccag 841 cgctatggct ggcaccaggc caccgtctgc aagatcccac caggatgcaa cctgaagatc 901 ttcaacaacc aggagttcgc tgccctcctg gcccagtcgg tcaaccaggg ctttgaggct 961 gtctaccagt tgacccgaat gtgcaccatc cgcatgagct tcgtcaaagg ctggggagcg 1021 gagtacagga gacagactgt gaccagtacc ccctgctgga ttgagctgca cctgaatggg 1081 cctttgcagt ggcttgacaa ggtcctcacc cagatgggct ccccaagcat ccgctgttcc 1141 agtgtgtctt agagacatca agtatggtag gggagggcag gcttggggaa aatggccatg 1201 caggaggtgg agaaaattgg aactctactc aacccattgt tgtcaaggaa gaagaaatct 1261 ttctccctca actgaagggg tgcacccacc tgttttctga aacacacgag caaacccaga 1321 ggtggatgtt atgaacagct gtgtctgcca aacacattta ccctttggcc ccactttgaa 1381 gggcaagaaa tggcgtctgc tctggtggct taagtgagca gaacaggtag tattacacca 1441 ccggccccct ccccccagac tctttttttg agtgacagct ttctgggatg tcacagtcca 1501 accagaaaca cccctctgtc taggactgca gtgtggagtt caccttggaa gggcgttcta 1561 ggtaggaaga gcccgcaggg ccatgcagac ctcatgccca gctctctgac gcttgtgaca 1621 gtgcctcttc cagtgaacat tcccagccca gccccgcccc gccccgcccc accactccag 1681 cagaccttgc cccttgtgag ctggatagac ttgggatggg gagggaggga gttttgtctg 1741 tctccctccc ctctcagaac atactgattg ggaggtgcgt gttcagcaga acctgcacac 1801 aggacagcgg gaaaaatcga tgagcgccac ctctttaaaa actcacttac gtttgtcctt 1861 tttcactttg aaaagttgga aggatctgct gaggcccagt gcatatgcaa tgtatagtgt 1921 ctattatcac attaatctca aagagattcg aatgacggta agtgttctca tgaagcagga 1981 ggcccttgtc gtgggatggc atttggtctc aggcagcacc acactgggtg cgtctccagt 2041 catctgtaag agcttgctcc agattctgat gcatacggct atattggttt atgtagtcag 2101 ttgcattcat taaatcaact ttatcatatg ctcttttaaa tgtttggttt atatattttc 2161 tttaaaaatc ctgggctggc acattgactg ggaaacctga gtgagaccca gcaactgctt 2221 ctctcccttc tctctcctga ggtgaagctt ttccaggttt tgttgaagag atacctgcca 2281 gcacttctgc aagctgaaat ttacagaagc aaattcacca gaagggaaac atctcaggcc 2341 aacataggca aatgaaaagg gctattaaaa tatttttaca cctttgaaaa ttgcaggctt 2401 ggtacaaaga ggtctgtcat cttccccctg ggatataaga tgatctagct cccggtagag 2461 gatcaccggt gacaactata gcagttgtat tgtgtaacaa gtactgctcc cagcagcaat 2521 tagggagaaa actagtctaa attatttcaa ctggaaaaaa gaaaaaagag tcctcttctt 2581 ttcccagcct tttgcagaac acagtagaca gaactgccac cttcaattgg tactttattc 2641 tttgctgctg tttttgtata aaatgaccta tcccacgttt ttgcatgaat ttatagcagg 2701 aaaaatcaag ggatttccta tggaagtcct gctttattcc aggtgaaggg aaggaagtgt 2761 atatactttt ggcaagtcat acagctcaaa tgtgatgaga tttctgatgt tagagggaga 2821 tggagaggct tcctgatgcc tcatctgcag ggtcctgtgc ctctgaagtt ctagccatga 2881 ggtttccagg taggacagct gctccccaag cctcctgagg acacaggaag agacggaagg 2941 agcaccttga cagacttgtg tgagtcttct cgaaggaggg ttgactcaga acccagagac 3001 aatacaaaac ccctcacttc ctctgagagg gccaaatgct gtgagtctga agtatgtgcc 3061 tggtgtgaaa tgatctatgg cctgtttctt acacaggaag ccccctgaac ctcctgtaca 3121 tgtgttcatg ttcccagcca gctctgagac ccaggaacca aatattccat tttggcttct 3181 gctagagcag tcatggttcc tctcctaaaa gccatgggca gcagtttccg agggcctgca 3241 tgatccacct gctgcacgat cctatgaggg cttcctgtgg cacacagccc tctgggtgct 3301 tgggaactag cttcaggcac agcctgattc tggtgatcca gtgatctatg gaagtcgtgt 3361 cttactccag gtgaaggggg aaaaaaaaag cctatacttt ggcaggttat gaactttgaa 3421 tgtgatgaaa tgacacgttt ggctgcattt ggatggtgtc ttagaaccct cattgctcag 3481 acctgaaggc tacttctagg agcatgaagt ttgagttttg tgtttttcca aaggatactt 3541 ccttggccct ttttctttat tgactagacc accagaggag gatgtgtggg attgtaggca 3601 aacccacctg tggcatcact gaaaataaat ttgatcatac ctaagaggtt aggaaatggt 3661 gccattccca ccttagagtg ctacataggt gctttgggcg tatgtaacat tagtgtcctt 3721 ccttgaagcc acaagctagt tttcttagtt ttaaaatcct gttgtatgaa tggcatttgt 3781 atattaaaac acttttttaa aggacagttg aaaagggcaa gaggaaacca gggcagttct 3841 agaggagtgc tggtgactgg atagcagttt taagtggcgt tcacctagtc aacacgaccg 3901 cgtgtgttgc ccctgccctg ggctccccgc catgacatct tcaccttgca gcttgtgctg 3961 agactgaccc aagtgcagct agcactggga cacagatcct tgtcttcagc accttccaag 4021 gagccaactt ttattccctt tcctctctcc cctccccacc tcgcttcttc ccaatttagt 4081 aacttagatg cttccagcac atacgtaggt agctacccca gccggtttgg attacaggcc 4141 tgtgctggaa catcatctca gttggccacc ttcctggcag gctgtagacc tgacattttg 4201 agacaagcct agagtcagga gcagggactt tgactcttag gaagagcaca catgagggca 4261 aggctgctgg cagacgtctc cattgtcctt atgttgtctg tgttgtattt tttttttttt 4321 attgaccatg gtgattattt ttttaaacca tcgttaatat actgaagtga gctatagcac 4381 atatcatgtg cttagtttgt ttatttttct ccatctcccc ttggcttcct agagtttgga 4441 catattccag gctaaatgct tttactcaag actacagaaa ggtttgaagt agtgtgtgca 4501 tggcatgcac gtatgtaagt aatctgggga agaagcaaag atctgtttca ttcttagcct 4561 caggcctcat gagggtctcc acagggccgg agctcaggtt acaccactcc ttcgtcctta 4621 caggagatgt agggagaaga atctgcaggc tgcttgtagg actgttcacc aagggggata 4681 ccagcagcaa gagagtgcac ccgtttagcc ctggaccctg tttcttactg tgtgacttgg 4741 ctagagttgg gagttccccc aaaataaacg tgtccccatt ttaccagaac caaacctcaa 4801 cacagcgaag ctgtactgtc tttgtgtggc aaagatgttc ccttgtaggc ccctttcagg 4861 taaccgtctt cacaatgtat tttcatcaca gtttaaggag catcagccgc ttctcaagtg 4921 ggtagggaaa gcagaaaaac gtacgcaaga ggacatggat ccaaaatgat gatgaagcat 4981 ctcccatggg gaggtgatgg tggggagatg atgggctaaa caggcaactt ttcaaaaaca 5041 cagctatcat agaaaagaaa cttgcctcat gtaaactgga ttgagaaatt ctcagtgatt 5101 ctgcaatgga ttttttttta atgcagaagt aatgtatact ctagtattct ggtgttttta 5161 tatttatgta ataatttctt aaaaccattc agacagataa ctatttaatt ttttttaaga 5221 aagttggaaa ggtctctcct cccaaggaca gtggctggaa gagttggggc acagccagtt 5281 ctgaatgttg gtggagggtg tagtggcttt ttggctcagc atccagaaac accaaaccag 5341 gctggctaaa caagtggccg cgtgtaaaaa cagacagctc tgagtcaaat ctgggccctt 5401 ccacaagggt cctctgaacc aagccccact cccttgctag gggtgaaagc attacagaga 5461 gatggagcca tctatccaag aagccttcac tcaccttcac tgctgctgtt gcaactcggc 5521 tgttctggac tctgatgtgt gtggagggat ggggaataga acattgactg tgttgattac 5581 cttcactatt cggccagcct gaccttttaa taactttgta aaaagcatgt atgtatttat 5641 agtgttttag atttttctaa cttttatatc ttaaaagcag agcacctgtt taagcattgt 5701 acccctattg ttaaagattt gtgtcctctc attccctctc ttcctcttgt aagtgccctt 5761 ctaataaact tttcatggaa aagctcctgt gccaggagct cagtctga SEQ ID NO: 150 Human SMAD3 isoform 3 amino acid sequence (NP_001138575.1) 1 msclhprqtw kgaalvhrka wwmgrsldgr lqvshrkglp hviycrlwrw pdlhshhelr 61 amelcefafn mkkdevcvnp yhyqrvetpv lppvlvprht eipaefppld dyshsipent 121 nfpagiepqs nipetpppgy lsedgetsdh qmnhsmdags pnlspnpmsp ahnnldlqpv 181 tycepafwcs isyyelnqrv getfhasqps mtvdgftdps nserfclgll snvnrnaave 241 ltrrhigrgv rlyyiggevf aeclsdsaif vqspncnqry gwhpatvcki ppgcnlkifn 301 nqefaallaq svnqgfeavy qltrmctirm sfvkgwgaey rrqtvtstpc wielhlngpl 361 qwldkvltqm gspsircssv s SEQ ID NO: 151 Human SMAD3 transcript variant 4 cDNA sequence (NM_001145104.1; CDS: 93-785) 1 cttctcagat cctttgcggg tagccctggc gtcccgcgga gaccccaccc cctggctacc 61 tgagtgaaga tggagaaacc agtgaccacc agatgaacca cagcatggac gcaggttctc 121 caaacctatc cccgaatccg atgtccccag cacataataa cttggacctg cagccagtta 181 cctactgcga gccggccttc tggtgctcca tctcctacta cgagctgaac cagcgcgtcg 241 gggagacatt ccacgcctcg cagccatcca tgactgtgga tggcttcacc gacccctcca 301 attcggagcg cttctgccta gggctgctct ccaatgtcaa caggaatgca gcagtggagc 361 tgacacggag acacatcgga agaggcgtgc ggctctacta catcggaggg gaggtcttcg 421 cagagtgcct cagtgacagc gctatttttg tccagtctcc caactgtaac cagcgctatg 481 gctggcaccc ggccaccgtc tgcaagatcc caccaggatg caacctgaag atcttcaaca 541 accaggagtt cgctgccctc ctggcccagt cggtcaacca gggctttgag gctgtctacc 601 agttgacccg aatgtgcacc atccgcatga gcttcgtcaa aggctgggga gcggagtaca 661 ggagacagac tgtgaccagt accccctgct ggattgagct gcacctgaat gggcctttgc 721 agtggcttga caaggtcctc acccagatgg gctccccaag catccgctgt tccagtgtgt 781 cttagagaca tcaagtatgg taggggaggg caggcttggg gaaaatggcc atgcaggagg 841 tggagaaaat tggaactcta ctcaacccat tgttgtcaag gaagaagaaa tctttctccc 901 tcaactgaag gggtgcaccc acctgttttc tgaaacacac gagcaaaccc agaggtggat 961 gttatgaaca gctgtgtctg ccaaacacat ttaccctttg gccccacttt gaagggcaag 1021 aaatggcgtc tgctctggtg gcttaagtga gcagaacagg tagtattaca ccaccggccc 1081 cctcccccca gactcttttt ttgagtgaca gctttctggg atgtcacagt ccaaccagaa 1141 acacccctct gtctaggact gcagtgtgga gttcaccttg gaagggcgtt ctaggtagga 1201 agagcccgca gggccatgca gacctcatgc ccagctctct gacgcttgtg acagtgcctc 1261 ttccagtgaa cattcccagc ccagccccgc cccgccccgc cccaccactc cagcagacct 1321 tgccccttgt gagctggata gacttgggat ggggagggag ggagttttgt ctgtctccct 1381 cccctctcag aacatactga ttgggaggtg cgtgttcagc agaacctgca cacaggacag 1441 cgggaaaaat cgatgagcgc cacctcttta aaaactcact tacgtttgtc ctttttcact 1501 ttgaaaagtt ggaaggatct gctgaggccc agtgcatatg caatgtatag tgtctattat 1561 cacattaatc tcaaagagat tcgaatgacg gtaagtgttc tcatgaagca ggaggccctt 1621 gtcgtgggat ggcatttggt ctcaggcagc accacactgg gtgcgtctcc agtcatctgt 1681 aagagcttgc tccagattct gatgcatacg gctatattgg tttatgtagt cagttgcatt 1741 cattaaatca actttatcat atgctctttt aaatgtttgg tttatatatt ttctttaaaa 1801 atcctgggct ggcacattga ctgggaaacc tgagtgagac ccagcaactg cttctctccc 1861 ttctctctcc tgaggtgaag cttttccagg ttttgttgaa gagatacctg ccagcacttc 1921 tgcaagctga aatttacaga agcaaattca ccagaaggga aacatctcag gccaacatag 1981 gcaaatgaaa agggctatta aaatattttt acacctttga aaattgcagg cttggtacaa 2041 agaggtctgt catcttcccc ctgggatata agatgatcta gctcccggta gaggatcacc 2101 ggtgacaact atagcagttg tattgtgtaa caagtactgc tcccagcagc aattagggag 2161 aaaactagtc taaattattt caactggaaa aaagaaaaaa gagtcctctt cttttcccag 2221 ccttttgcag aacacagtag acagaactgc caccttcaat tggtacttta ttctttgctg 2281 ctgtttttgt ataaaatgac ctatcccacg tttttgcatg aatttatagc aggaaaaatc 2341 aagggatttc ctatggaagt cctgctttat tccaggtgaa gggaaggaag tgtatatact 2401 tttggcaagt catacagctc aaatgtgatg agatttctga tgttagaggg agatggagag 2461 gcttcctgat gcctcatctg cagggtcctg tgcctctgaa gttctagcca tgaggtttcc 2521 aggtaggaca gctgctcccc aagcctcctg aggacacagg aagagacgga aggagcacct 2581 tgacagactt gtgtgagtct tctcgaagga gggttgactc agaacccaga gacaatacaa 2641 aacccctcac ttcctctgag agggccaaat gctgtgagtc tgaagtatgt gcctggtgtg 2701 aaatgatcta tggcctgttt cttacacagg aagccccctg aacctcctgt acatgtgttc 2761 atgttcccag ccagctctga gacccaggaa ccaaatattc cattttggct tctgctagag 2821 cagtcatggt tcctctccta aaagccatgg gcagcagttt ccgagggcct gcatgatcca 2881 cctgctgcac gatcctatga gggcttcctg tggcacacag ccctctgggt gcttgggaac 2941 tagcttcagg cacagcctga ttctggtgat ccagtgatct atggaagtcg tgtcttactc 3001 caggtgaagg gggaaaaaaa aagcctatac tttggcaggt tatgaacttt gaatgtgatg 3061 aaatgacacg tttggctgca tttggatggt gtcttagaac cctcattgct cagacctgaa 3121 ggctacttct aggagcatga agtttgagtt ttgtgttttt ccaaaggata cttccttggc 3181 cctttttctt tattgactag accaccagag gaggatgtgt gggattgtag gcaaacccac 3241 ctgtggcatc actgaaaata aatttgatca tacctaagag gttaggaaat ggtgccattc 3301 ccaccttaga gtgctacata ggtgctttgg gcgtatgtaa cattagtgtc cttccttgaa 3361 gccacaagct agttttctta gttttaaaat cctgttgtat gaatggcatt tgtatattaa 3421 aacacttttt taaaggacag ttgaaaaggg caagaggaaa ccagggcagt tctagaggag 3481 tgctggtgac tggatagcag ttttaagtgg cgttcaccta gtcaacacga ccgcgtgtgt 3541 tgcccctgcc ctgggctccc cgccatgaca tcttcacctt gcagcttgtg ctgagactga 3601 cccaagtgca gctagcactg ggacacagat ccttgtcttc agcaccttcc aaggagccaa 3661 cttttattcc ctttcctctc tcccctcccc acctcgcttc ttcccaattt agtaacttag 3721 atgcttccag cacatacgta ggtagctacc ccagccggtt tggattacag gcctgtgctg 3781 gaacatcatc tcagttggcc accttcctgg caggctgtag acctgacatt ttgagacaag 3841 cctagagtca ggagcaggga ctttgactct taggaagagc acacatgagg gcaaggctgc 3901 tggcagacgt ctccattgtc cttatgttgt ctgtgttgta tttttttttt tttattgacc 3961 atggtgatta tttttttaaa ccatcgttaa tatactgaag tgagctatag cacatatcat 4021 gtgcttagtt tgtttatttt tctccatctc cccttggctt cctagagttt ggacatattc 4081 caggctaaat gcttttactc aagactacag aaaggtttga agtagtgtgt gcatggcatg 4141 cacgtatgta agtaatctgg ggaagaagca aagatctgtt tcattcttag cctcaggcct 4201 catgagggtc tccacagggc cggagctcag gttacaccac tccttcgtcc ttacaggaga 4261 tgtagggaga agaatctgca ggctgcttgt aggactgttc accaaggggg ataccagcag 4321 caagagagtg cacccgttta gccctggacc ctgtttctta ctgtgtgact tggctagagt 4381 tgggagttcc cccaaaataa acgtgtcccc attttaccag aaccaaacct caacacagcg 4441 aagctgtact gtctttgtgt ggcaaagatg ttcccttgta ggcccctttc aggtaaccgt 4501 cttcacaatg tattttcatc acagtttaag gagcatcagc cgcttctcaa gtgggtaggg 4561 aaagcagaaa aacgtacgca agaggacatg gatccaaaat gatgatgaag catctcccat 4621 ggggaggtga tggtggggag atgatgggct aaacaggcaa cttttcaaaa acacagctat 4681 catagaaaag aaacttgcct catgtaaact ggattgagaa attctcagtg attctgcaat 4741 ggattttttt ttaatgcaga agtaatgtat actctagtat tctggtgttt ttatatttat 4801 gtaataattt cttaaaacca ttcagacaga taactattta atttttttta agaaagttgg 4861 aaaggtctct cctcccaagg acagtggctg gaagagttgg ggcacagcca gttctgaatg 4921 ttggtggagg gtgtagtggc tttttggctc agcatccaga aacaccaaac caggctggct 4981 aaacaagtgg ccgcgtgtaa aaacagacag ctctgagtca aatctgggcc cttccacaag 5041 ggtcctctga accaagcccc actcccttgc taggggtgaa agcattacag agagatggag 5101 ccatctatcc aagaagcctt cactcacctt cactgctgct gttgcaactc ggctgttctg 5161 gactctgatg tgtgtggagg gatggggaat agaacattga ctgtgttgat taccttcact 5221 attcggccag cctgaccttt taataacttt gtaaaaagca tgtatgtatt tatagtgttt 5281 tagatttttc taacttttat atcttaaaag cagagcacct gtttaagcat tgtaccccta 5341 ttgttaaaga tttgtgtcct ctcattccct ctcttcctct tgtaagtgcc cttctaataa 5401 acttttcatg gaaaagctcc tgtgccagga gctcagtctg a SEQ ID NO: 152 Human SMAD3 isoform 4 amino acid sequence (NP_001138576.1) 1 mnhsmdagsp nlspnpmspa hnnldlqpvt ycepafwcsi syyelnqrvg etfhasqpsm 61 tvdgftdpsn serfclglls nvnrnaavel trrhigrgvr lyyiggevfa eclsdsaifv 121 qspncnqryg whpatvckip pgcnlkifnn qefaallaqs vnqgfeavyq ltrmctirms 181 fvkgwgaeyr rqtvtstpcw ielhlngplq wldkvltqmg spsircssvs SEQ ID NO: 153 Mouse SMAD3 cDNA sequence (NM_016769.4; CDS: 318-1595) 1 ggcggcaccc aaacagctac cccgtgcgga aacccaaact ttctactgcc acttggagtc 61 tcgcggccgc cgcctccgcc ccgcgcgtcc ggggcctgcc cgtcagtccg tcggtccgcg 121 tggagcagct cgggcgccgc cgtgctcccg atccccgcag ctgcagcgcc gcagtcctgg 181 cccggacgcc cgggcaagtt ctccagagtt aaaagcgaag ttcgggcgag gcgcgggccg 241 agctgcctct gagcgccccc ggcgtcccca gtgcgcccag ccccgccggg ggcgccggtg 301 acccttcggt gccagccatg tcgtccatcc tgcccttcac ccccccgatc gtgaagcgcc 361 tgctgggttg gaagaagggc gagcagaacg ggcaggagga gaagtggtgc gagaaggcgg 421 tcaagagctt ggtgaagaag ctcaagaaga cggggcagtt ggacgagctg gagaaggcca 481 tcaccacgca gaacgtgaac accaagtgca ttaccatccc caggtcactg gatggtcggc 541 tgcaggtgtc ccatcggaag gggctccctc acgttatcta ctgccgcctg tggcgatggc 601 ccgacctgca cagccaccat gaattacggg ccatggagct ctgtgagttt gccttcaaca 661 tgaagaagga tgaagtgtgt gtaaatcctt accactatca gagagtagag acgccagttc 721 tacctccagt gttggtgcca cgccacaccg agatcccggc cgagttcccc ccactggatg 781 actacagcca ttccattccc gagaacacta acttccctgc tggcattgag ccccagagca 841 atattccaga aaccccacct cctggctacc tgagtgaaga tggagaaacc agtgaccacc 901 agatgaacca cagcatggac gcaggttctc caaacctctc cccgaatccg atgtccccag 961 cacacaataa cttggaccta cagccagtca cctactgtga gccggccttc tggtgctcca 1021 tctcctacta cgagctgaac cagcgagttg gggagacatt ccacgcctca cagccatcca 1081 tgacagtaga tggcttcact gacccctcca actcggagcg cttctgcctg ggcctactgt 1141 ccaatgtcaa ccggaatgca gccgtggaac ttacaaggcg acacattggg agaggtgtgc 1201 ggctctacta catcggaggg gaggtctttg cggagtgcct cagtgacagt gctattttcg 1261 tccagtctcc caactgcaac cagcgctatg gctggcaccc ggccactgtc tgcaagatcc 1321 caccaggctg caacctgaag atcttcaaca accaggaatt tgctgccctc ctagctcagt 1381 ctgtcaacca gggctttgag gctgtctacc agctgacgcg catgtgcacc atccgtatga 1441 gcttcgtcaa aggctgggga gcagagtaca ggagacagac agtgaccagc accccctgct 1501 ggattgagct acacctgaat ggacccttgc agtggcttga caaggtcctc acccagatgg 1561 gttccccgag catccgctgt tccagtgtgt cttagagaca ctaggagtaa agggagcggg 1621 ttggggaggg cgggcttggg gaaaatgacc ttggaagaga actccatcca acttggtctt 1681 gtcaaagaac accgattcca ctcaactaag gcaccagcct gtttctgaga ccacagaaga 1741 aaaccccagg gatggattta tgaacagctg tgtctgctac atacacgtgc ccctgtctga 1801 aggccaagtg atggcttctg ttctggtggc ttgaactaac aggtggtgta tcgccacctg 1861 actccttgtt taatgacaga ggtctgggat gtcacagtcc aaaaggaaag tgcctttctc 1921 catggctgga gtatggagtt tacctttgga gaagttgtaa tggagcatgc cctgtcccac 1981 cactctcaga gagggtgtac ctgtcaaact ggatggccta cataggtact cccccctacc 2041 cctaggatgc agagagacgg gaacacgccg gagggtagag ctggggagaa cccattcttc 2101 cttggaagga tccgctgaag gtcagcgtat aggtgatgta cagttcctaa tatcacatca 2161 gtctcagagt gttcacagga agcagcaagg gcactcgtgg agtatgtgtc ctgggtgagg 2221 tggcaccaca ccgaatgaat gcatctctgg gagctggcac cacaaccctg atgtataggc 2281 tgtgttggtt tatggagaca agttgcatca atgaattcac ctagcatagg ctctttgaaa 2341 tgtcctctgt ttgataaaaa acaatcctgg gtacgtatgt tggctggaaa accacaatgg 2401 accctgccac tgcttcttgc cctgaggttt ggaagctgag agttatagaa gccaattcac 2461 caggaggtaa gacatcccag gctgacatgg gcaaatgaaa agggctatta aaattttttt 2521 acaccttgga aaattgcagg cttggtgcag agcgctctgt catcttcacc ctgggatgta 2581 ggattaccta gctatggtaa aggattgcca cagcaaactg tgacactgtg taatgagcac 2641 tgttcccagc ggcaattaca gagaaaacga gtgtaaatta tttcaactgg aaaaaagtcc 2701 ctttcttggc tgttttagaa cagggtacac aggatcgcca cctgcaactg gtactcgctt 2761 cttggctgct gcttctgttg tgaaaagacg agcccatgtt tctgcatgga tttcccatgg 2821 aagtcctgtc ctgctacaga ggggaagaaa gtgtaccctc caatgtgata aatcttctga 2881 tgcccccaga ctcttggagc acatcctggt gcccctcctg caggagcctg tggcatattt 2941 ccagctgggc atgctgatcc tccttgagac acagatgcct gtgtgagtct ccgttgatac 3001 aattctgaac ccctcaggtt ctctgaaagg gcacagacca tgggcgtgaa cattgtgccg 3061 tacctgagat ggtctgtgga ctgctgcttc agacacacga gtcctcggaa ctgcctggct 3121 gcctgtcacg catgctctga gtcagaacac accaacgctc tgctgtggct cctagggaag 3181 cattcatggt cctctgttat cagcaggggt ttatgtcact tgctgtccgg tttcctaggg 3241 gcttcctgtg ccccttcccc agctatcctc caggtggcta gggacagtct attctgctgc 3301 aactggaaag tagagggaac cggcactgct cagagcagat ggcggcttct ggaggcacac 3361 agtgggagta caccccttca tgttattggc cagttgctgg agaatgctgt aggagaaaat 3421 tctaggcagg tctactcttg gcatccctga gagtcaaagg cttggagtct aggaaaggtc 3481 acaccatgat ggagaacaca ggtcatttgg gtacgtgtaa tcaaagtgcc ctcccaaatc 3541 agttctcctt ttcgtatgaa cagcatctct acttttaaag aggagttgag gatcgagaag 3601 atgacagtgc agcagtgggt gtggcctgac tacatgtgct gttccagccc tgggtgccca 3661 ctgacaccga cccccaggca gaggcctttg tcttcagcac tcctgagaag ttggctcttt 3721 accccttctc ctctgctgcc cctccttcct gctggttcag gtagccccag ccacgtgggt 3781 tagagtcctg tgctggcctg ccatggcagc tggctacctt ccagaccaac tgtagagata 3841 cctggcattt tgaagaaagc ctagactgga gagcagggcc tctcttggga aggacacaag 3901 gcgggcaagg ctgctggcag acttctccac tgacctgagt gtgctttttt tttcccctaa 3961 atgtattgca tcaagcctca gtgcttatgg agtgcagtgg tcttcatctt ccccaacttg 4021 cttctcagag ctgggatgta ttccagagcc tgatgttttt attcaaacca cagaaaagtt 4081 ttctttaagt agcctgtgca gtcatgcatg tgcctgagtt gtctggagca gaggcaaaca 4141 tctgacttca ttcttagccc caagctgcca tttctgagtc cttgagaggc tgagaaggct 4201 ctagctttgt actgtattct tactgtgtga ctagatgcgt gagcgcttta cattagaagg 4261 aacctggtta gagctcgctc ctcctgtctt tgtgtggcat ttgtgttcca ttaccggccc 4321 ctttaagtaa cggccttcac agcaccttcc cagtgggtag aaagccacac accaggatgt 4381 gggtcaacca tgaagatgtg gcattgcaga cgggggaaca tgtggatgca tggctatcgc 4441 cctgaacagt ccctgcagct acttgtgtta acacagaact gatgtttagc attctgccgc 4501 tttcgtattt atgtaacaat tccttaaagc cattcaaatg gctaactatt taatttcttt 4561 aggacagttg taaaggtctc tctcctgagg acaatgactt ggaagaactg gggcacagcc 4621 agtcccagac actggtggag gctgcagtga ctttttttgg ctcaagatcc acaagcatta 4681 gagtagactg ggccaacaag tcaacaagtg gtggcgtgtg caaacgggct gccctagtca 4741 agcccagtcc cttcaacagt atgtctgatg caccacaggc cctccctact ggaagtggga 4801 acttcaaatg gaaattggag ccatctttta tcccagaagc ctttgctgct gccagggcaa 4861 gtgggctggt gtggactctt gtttaggagg ctgaggttct tgtcactcct tagccagcca 4921 ggcctttagt gtctttgtaa aaagcatgta tttatagtgt tttagatttt tctaactttt 4981 gtatcttaca gcattgtacc ccattgttaa agagccgtgt cccctcttct tataaacgcc 5041 cttctaataa acttttcacc gtaaagctcc tgagacagga gcacagtctg SEQ ID NO: 154 Mouse SMAD3 amino acid sequence (NP_032565.2) 1 mssilpftpp ivkrllgwkk geqngqeekw cekavkslvk klkktgqlde lekaittqnv 61 ntkcitiprs ldgrlqvshr kglphviycr lwrwpdlhsh helramelce fafnmkkdev 121 cvnpyhyqrv etpvlppvlv prhteipaef pplddyshsi pentnfpagi epqsnipetp 181 ppgylsedge tsdhqmnhsm dagspnlspn pmspahnnld lqpvtycepa fwcsisyyel 241 nqrvgetfha sqpsmtvdgf tdpsnserfc lgllsnvnrn aaveltrrhi grgvrlyyig 301 gevfaeclsd saifvqspnc nqrygwhpat vckippgcnl kifnnqefaa llaqsvnqgf 361 eavyqltrmc tirmsfvkgw gaeyrrqtvt stpcwielhl ngplqwldkv ltqmgspsir 421 cssvs SEQ ID NO: 155 Human SMAD4 cDNA sequence (NM_005359.5; CDS: 539-2197) 1 atgctcagtg gcttctcgac aagttggcag caacaacacg gccctggtcg tcgtcgccgc 61 tgcggtaacg gagcggtttg ggtggcggag cctgcgttcg cgccttcccg ctctcctcgg 121 gaggcccttc ctgctctccc ctaggctccg cggccgccca gggggtggga gcgggtgagg 181 ggagccaggc gcccagcgag agaggccccc cgccgcaggg cggcccggga gctcgaggcg 241 gtccggcccg cgcgggcagc ggcgcggcgc tgaggagggg cggcctggcc gggacgcctc 301 ggggcggggg ccgaggagct ctccgggccg ccggggaaag ctacgggccc ggtgcgtccg 361 cggaccagca gcgcgggaga gcggactccc ctcgccaccg cccgagccca ggttatcctg 421 aatacatgtc taacaatttt ccttgcaacg ttagctgttg tttttcactg tttccaaagg 481 atcaaaattg cttcagaaat tggagacata tttgatttaa aaggaaaaac ttgaacaaat 541 ggacaatatg tctattacga atacaccaac aagtaatgat gcctgtctga gcattgtgca 601 tagtttgatg tgccatagac aaggtggaga gagtgaaaca tttgcaaaaa gagcaattga 661 aagtttggta aagaagctga aggagaaaaa agatgaattg gattctttaa taacagctat 721 aactacaaat ggagctcatc ctagtaaatg tgttaccata cagagaacat tggatgggag 781 gcttcaggtg gctggtcgga aaggatttcc tcatgtgatc tatgcccgtc tctggaggtg 841 gcctgatctt cacaaaaatg aactaaaaca tgttaaatat tgtcagtatg cgtttgactt 901 aaaatgtgat agtgtctgtg tgaatccata tcactacgaa cgagttgtat cacctggaat 961 tgatctctca ggattaacac tgcagagtaa tgctccatca agtatgatgg tgaaggatga 1021 atatgtgcat gactttgagg gacagccatc gttgtccact gaaggacatt caattcaaac 1081 catccagcat ccaccaagta atcgtgcatc gacagagaca tacagcaccc cagctctgtt 1141 agccccatct gagtctaatg ctaccagcac tgccaacttt cccaacattc ctgtggcttc 1201 cacaagtcag cctgccagta tactgggggg cagccatagt gaaggactgt tgcagatagc 1261 atcagggcct cagccaggac agcagcagaa tggatttact ggtcagccag ctacttacca 1321 tcataacagc actaccacct ggactggaag taggactgca ccatacacac ctaatttgcc 1381 tcaccaccaa aacggccatc ttcagcacca cccgcctatg ccgccccatc ccggacatta 1441 ctggcctgtt cacaatgagc ttgcattcca gcctcccatt tccaatcatc ctgctcctga 1501 gtattggtgt tccattgctt actttgaaat ggatgttcag gtaggagaga catttaaggt 1561 tccttcaagc tgccctattg ttactgttga tggatacgtg gacccttctg gaggagatcg 1621 cttttgtttg ggtcaactct ccaatgtcca caggacagaa gccattgaga gagcaaggtt 1681 gcacataggc aaaggtgtgc agttggaatg taaaggtgaa ggtgatgttt gggtcaggtg 1741 ccttagtgac cacgcggtct ttgtacagag ttactactta gacagagaag ctgggcgtgc 1801 acctggagat gctgttcata agatctaccc aagtgcatat ataaaggtct ttgatttgcg 1861 tcagtgtcat cgacagatgc agcagcaggc ggctactgca caagctgcag cagctgccca 1921 ggcagcagcc gtggcaggaa acatccctgg cccaggatca gtaggtggaa tagctccagc 1981 tatcagtctg tcagctgctg ctggaattgg tgttgatgac cttcgtcgct tatgcatact 2041 caggatgagt tttgtgaaag gctggggacc ggattaccca agacagagca tcaaagaaac 2101 accttgctgg attgaaattc acttacaccg ggccctccag ctcctagacg aagtacttca 2161 taccatgccg attgcagacc cacaaccttt agactgaggt cttttaccgt tggggccctt 2221 aaccttatca ggatggtgga ctacaaaata caatcctgtt tataatctga agatatattt 2281 cacttttgtt ctgctttatc ttttcataaa gggttgaaaa tgtgtttgct gccttgctcc 2341 tagcagacag aaactggatt aaaacaattt tttttttcct cttcagaact tgtcaggcat 2401 ggctcagagc ttgaagatta ggagaaacac attcttatta attcttcacc tgttatgtat 2461 gaaggaatca ttccagtgct agaaaattta gccctttaaa acgtcttaga gccttttatc 2521 tgcagaacat cgatatgtat atcattctac agaataatcc agtattgctg attttaaagg 2581 cagagaagtt ctcaaagtta attcacctat gttattttgt gtacaagttg ttattgttga 2641 acatacttca aaaataatgt gccatgtggg tgagttaatt ttaccaagag taactttact 2701 ctgtgtttaa aaagtaagtt aataatgtat tgtaatcttt catccaaaat attttttgca 2761 agttatatta gtgaagatgg tttcaattca gattgtcttg caacttcagt tttatttttg 2821 ccaaggcaaa aaactcttaa tctgtgtgta tattgagaat cccttaaaat taccagacaa 2881 aaaaatttaa aattacgttt gttattccta gtggatgact gttgatgaag tatacttttc 2941 ccctgttaaa cagtagttgt attcttctgt atttctaggc acaaggttgg ttgctaagaa 3001 gcctataaga ggaatttctt ttccttcatt catagggaaa ggttttgtat tttttaaaac 3061 actaaaagca gcgtcactct acctaatgtc tcactgttct gcaaaggtgg caatgcttaa 3121 actaaataat gaataaactg aatattttgg aaactgctaa attctatgtt aaatactgtg 3181 cagaataatg gaaacattac agttcataat aggtagtttg gatatttttg tacttgattt 3241 gatgtgactt tttttggtat aatgtttaaa tcatgtatgt tatgatattg tttaaaattc 3301 agtttttgta tcttggggca agactgcaaa cttttttata tcttttggtt attctaagcc 3361 ctttgccatc aatgatcata tcaattggca gtgactttgt atagagaatt taagtagaaa 3421 agttgcagat gtattgactg taccacagac acaatatgta tgctttttac ctagctggta 3481 gcataaataa aactgaatct caacatacaa agttgaattc taggtttgat ttttaagatt 3541 ttttttttct tttgcacttt tgagtccaat ctcagtgatg aggtaccttc tactaaatga 3601 caggcaacag ccagttctat tgggcagctt tgtttttttc cctcacactc taccgggact 3661 tccccatgga cattgtgtat catgtgtaga gttggttttt ttttttttta atttttattt 3721 tactatagca gaaatagacc tgattatcta caagatgata aatagattgt ctacaggata 3781 aatagtatga aataaaatca aggattatct ttcagatgtg tttacttttg cctggagaac 3841 ttttagctat agaaacactt gtgtgatgat agtcctcctt atatcacctg gaatgaacac 3901 agcttctact gccttgctca gaaggtcttt taaatagacc atcctagaaa ccactgagtt 3961 tgcttatttc tgtgatttaa acatagatct tgatccaagc tacatgactt ttgtctttaa 4021 ataacttatc taccacctca tttgtactct tgattactta caaattcttt cagtaaacac 4081 ctaattttct tctgtaaaag tttggtgatt taagttttat tggcagtttt ataaaaagac 4141 atcttctcta gaaattgcta actttaggtc cattttactg tgaatgagga ataggagtga 4201 gttttagaat aacagatttt taaaaatcca gatgatttga ttaaaacctt aatcatacat 4261 tgacataatt cattgcttct tttttttgag atatggagtc ttgctgtgtt gcccaggcag 4321 gagtgcagtg gtatgatctc agctcactgc aacctctgcc tcccgggttc aactgattct 4381 cctgcctcag cctccctggt agctaggatt acaggtgccc gccaccatgc ctggctaact 4441 tttgtagttt tagtagagac ggggttttgc ctgttggcca ggctggtctt gaactcctga 4501 cctcaagtga tccatccacc ttggcctccc aaagtgctgg gattacgggc gtgagccact 4561 gtccctggcc tcattgttcc cttttctact ttaaggaaag ttttcatgtt taatcatctg 4621 gggaaagtat gtgaaaaata tttgttaaga agtatctctt tggagccaag ccacctgtct 4681 tggtttcttt ctactaagag ccataaagta tagaaatact tctagttgtt aagtgcttat 4741 atttgtacct agatttagtc acacgctttt gagaaaacat ctagtatgtt atgatcagct 4801 attcctgaga gcttggttgt taatctatat ttctatttct tagtggtagt catctttgat 4861 gaataagact aaagattctc acaggtttaa aattttatgt ctactttaag ggtaaaatta 4921 tgaggttatg gttctgggtg ggttttctct agctaattca tatctcaaag agtctcaaaa 4981 tgttgaattt cagtgcaagc tgaatgagag atgagccatg tacacccacc gtaagacctc 5041 attccatgtt tgtccagtgc ctttcagtgc attatcaaag ggaatccttc atggtgttgc 5101 ctttattttc cggggagtag atcgtgggat atagtctatc tcatttttaa tagtttaccg 5161 cccctggtat acaaagataa tgacaataaa tcactgccat ataaccttgc tttttccaga 5221 aacatggctg ttttgtattg ctgtaaccac taaataggtt gcctatacca ttcctcctgt 5281 gaacagtgca gatttacagg ttgcatggtc tggcttaagg agagccatac ttgagacatg 5341 tgagtaaact gaactcatat tagctgtgct gcatttcaga cttaaaatcc atttttgtgg 5401 ggcagggtgt ggtgtgtaaa ggggggtgtt tgtaatacaa gttgaaggca aaataaaatg 5461 tcctgtctcc cagatgatat acatcttatt atttttaaag tttattgcta attgtaggaa 5521 ggtgagttgc aggtatcttt gactatggtc atctggggaa ggaaaatttt acattttact 5581 attaatgctc cttaagtgtc tatggaggtt aaagaataaa atggtaaatg tttctgtgcc 5641 tggtttgatg gtaactggtt aatagttact caccatttta tgcagagtca cattagttca 5701 caccctttct gagagccttt tgggagaagc agttttattc tctgagtgga acagagttct 5761 ttttgttgat aatttctagt ttgctccctt cgttattgcc aactttactg gcattttatt 5821 taatgatagc agattgggaa aatggcaaat ttaggttacg gaggtaaatg agtatatgaa 5881 agcaattacc tctaaagcca gttaacaatt attttgtagg tggggtacac tcagcttaaa 5941 gtaatgcatt tttttttccc gtaaaggcag aatccatctt gttgcagata gctatctaaa 6001 taatctcata tcctcttttg caaagactac agagaatagg ctatgacaat cttgttcaag 6061 cctttccatt tttttccctg ataactaagt aatttctttg aacataccaa gaagtatgta 6121 aaaagtccat ggccttattc atccacaaag tggcatccta ggcccagcct tatccctagc 6181 agttgtccca gtgctgctag gttgcttatc ttgtttatct ggaatcactg tggagtgaaa 6241 ttttccacat catccagaat tgccttattt aagaagtaaa acgttttaat ttttagcctt 6301 tttttggtgg agttatttaa tatgtatatc agaggatata ctagatggta acatttcttt 6361 ctgtgcttgg ctatctttgt ggacttcagg ggcttctaaa acagacagga ctgtgttgcc 6421 tttactaaat ggtctgagac agctatggtt ttgaattttt agtttttttt ttttaaccca 6481 cttcccctcc tggtctcttc cctctctgat aattaccatt catatgtgag tgttagtgtg 6541 cctcctttta gcattttctt cttctctttc tgattcttca tttctgactg cctaggcaag 6601 gaaaccagat aaccaaactt actagaacgt tctttaaaac acaagtacaa actctgggac 6661 aggacccaag acactttcct gtgaagtgct gaaaaagacc tcattgtatt ggcatttgat 6721 atcagtttga tgtagcttag agtgcttcct gattcttgct gagtttcagg tagttgagat 6781 agagagaagt gagtcatatt catattttcc cccttagaat aatattttga aaggtttcat 6841 tgcttccact tgaatgctgc tcttacaaaa actggggtta caagggttac taaattagca 6901 tcagtagcca gaggcaatac cgttgtctgg aggacaccag caaacaacac acaacaaagc 6961 aaaacaaacc ttgggaaact aaggccattt gttttgtttt ggtgtcccct ttgaagccct 7021 gccttctggc cttactcctg tacagatatt tttgacctat aggtgccttt atgagaattg 7081 agggtctgac atcctgcccc aaggagtagc taaagtaatt gctagtgttt tcagggattt 7141 taacatcaga ctggaatgaa tgaatgaaac tttttgtcct ttttttttct gttttttttt 7201 ttctaatgta gtaaggacta aggaaaacct ttggtgaaga caatcatttc tctctgttga 7261 tgtggatact tttcacaccg tttatttaaa tgctttctca ataggtccag agccagtgtt 7321 cttgttcaac ctgaaagtaa tggctctggg ttgggccaga cagttgcact ctctagtttg 7381 ccctctgcca caaatttgat gtgtgacctt tgggcaagtc atttatcttc tctgggcctt 7441 agttgcctca tctgtaaaat gagggagttg gagtagatta attattccag ctctgaaatt 7501 ctaagtgacc ttggctacct tgcagcagtt ttggatttct tccttatctt tgttctgctg 7561 tttgaggggg ctttttactt atttccatgt tattcaaagg agactaggct tgatatttta 7621 ttactgttct tttatggaca aaaggttaca tagtatgccc ttaagactta attttaacca 7681 aaggcctagc accaccttag gggctgcaat aaacacttaa cgcgcgtgcg cacgcgcgcg 7741 cgcacacaca cacacacaca cacacacaca cacaggtcag agtttaaggc tttcgagtca 7801 tgacattcta gcttttgaat tgcgtgcaca cacacacgca cgcacacact ctggtcagag 7861 tttattaagg ctttcgagtc atgacattat agcttttgag ttggtgtgtg tgacaccacc 7921 ctcctaagtg gtgtgtgctt gtaatttttt ttttcagtga aaatggattg aaaacctgtt 7981 gttaatgctt agtgatatta tgctcaaaac aaggaaattc ccttgaaccg tgtcaattaa 8041 actggtttat atgactcaag aaaacaatac cagtagatga ttattaactt tattcttggc 8101 tctttttagg tccattttga ttaagtgact tttggctgga tcattcagag ctctcttcta 8161 gcctaccctt ggatgagtac aattaatgaa attcatattt tcaaggacct gggagccttc 8221 cttggggctg ggttgagggt ggggggttgg ggagtcctgg tagaggccag ctttgtggta 8281 gctggagagg aagggatgaa accagctgct gttgcaaagg ctgcttgtca ttgatagaag 8341 gactcacggg cttggattga ttaagactaa acatggagtt ggcaaacttt cttcaagtat 8401 tgagttctgt tcaatgcatt ggacatgtga tttaagggaa aagtgtgaat gcttatagat 8461 gatgaaaacc tggtgggctg cagagcccag tttagaagaa gtgagttggg ggttggggac 8521 agatttggtg gtggtatttc ccaactgttt cctcccctaa attcagagga atgcagctat 8581 gccagaagcc agagaagagc cactcgtagc ttctgctttg gggacaactg gtcagttgaa 8641 agtcccagga gttcctttgt ggctttctgt atacttttgc ctggttaaag tctgtggcta 8701 aaaaatagtc gaacctttct tgagaactct gtaacaaagt atgtttttga ttaaaagaga 8761 aagccaacta aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 156 Human SMAD4 amino acid sequence (NP_005350.1) 1 mdnmsitntp tsndaclsiv hslmchrqgg esetfakrai eslvkklkek kdeldslita 61 ittngahpsk cvtiqrtldg rlqvagrkgf phviyarlwr wpdlhknelk hvkycqyafd 121 lkcdsvcvnp yhyervvspg idlsgltlqs napssmmvkd eyvhdfegqp slsteghsiq 181 tiqhppsnra stetystpal lapsesnats tanfpnipva stsqpasilg gshsegllqi 241 asgpqpgqqq ngftgqpaty hhnstttwtg srtapytpnl phhqnghlqh hppmpphpgh 301 ywpvhnelaf qppisnhpap eywcsiayfe mdvqvgetfk vpsscpivtv dgyvdpsggd 361 rfclgqlsnv hrteaierar lhigkgvqle ckgegdvwvr clsdhavfvq syyldreagr 421 apgdavhkiy psayikvfdl rqchrqmqqq aataqaaaaa qaaavagnip gpgsvggiap 481 aislsaaagi gvddlrrlci lrmsfvkgwg pdyprqsike tpcwieihlh ralqlldevl 541 htmpiadpqp ld SEQ ID NO: 157 Mouse SMAD4 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_001364967.1; CDS: 491-1699) 1 agtgtccttc cgacaagttg gcagcaacaa cacggccctg gtcgtcgtcg ccgctgcggt 61 aacggagcgg ctcgggtggc ggagcccgtg ttcgcgtccg tccgcccgcc cgcccgccgt 121 cctccggagg cccttcccgc gccgcgctcc gctccgcggc cgtccccggg gcgggagcgc 181 gtgaccggag ccggcgcccg cgagcgaggc cccccgcagc ggggcggctc cggagctcca 241 gcggcccggc cggccggcgc ggtccgcggc gcggcgggga gagggggccg cctgggccgg 301 acgccgcggg cggggcccgg gaagcgacag cgaggcgagg cgcggtgcgg cgaggagccc 361 aggtcatcct gctcaccaga tgtcttgaca gtttttcttg caacattggc cattggtttt 421 cactgccttc aaaagatcaa aattactcca gaaattggag agttggattt aaaagaaaaa 481 acttgaacaa atggacaata tgtctataac aaatacacca acaagtaacg atgcctgtct 541 gagcattgta catagtttga tgtgtcatag acaaggtggg gaaagtgaaa cctttgcaaa 601 aagagcaatt gagagtttgg taaagaagct gaaagagaaa aaagatgaat tggattcttt 661 aataacagct ataactacaa atggagctca tcctagcaag tgtgtcacca tacagagaac 721 attggatgga cgacttcagg tggctggtcg gaaaggattt cctcatgtga tctatgcccg 781 tctgtggagg tggcctgatc tacacaagaa tgaactaaag catgttaaat attgtcagta 841 tgcgtttgac ttaaaatgtg acagtgtctg tgtgaatcca tatcactatg agcgggttgt 901 ctcacctgga attgatctct caggattaac actgcagagt aatgctccaa gtatgttagt 961 gaaggatgag tacgttcacg actttgaagg acagccgtcc ttacccactg aaggacattc 1021 gattcaaacc atccaacacc cgccaagtaa tcgcgcatca acggagacgt acagcgcccc 1081 ggctctgtta gccccggcag agtctaacgc caccagcacc accaacttcc ccaacattcc 1141 tgtggcttcc acaaggccag ttcacaatga gcttgcattc cagcctccca tttccaatca 1201 tcctgctcct gagtactggt gctccattgc ttactttgaa atggacgttc aggtaggaga 1261 gacgtttaag gtcccttcaa gctgccctgt tgtgactgtg gatggctatg tggatccttc 1321 gggaggagat cgcttttgct tgggtcaact ctccaatgtc cacaggacag aagcgattga 1381 gagagcgagg ttgcacatag gcaaaggagt gcagttggaa tgtaaaggtg aaggtgacgt 1441 ttgggtcagg tgccttagtg accacgcggt ctttgtacag agttactacc tggacagaga 1501 agctggccga gcacctggcg acgctgttca taagatctac ccaagcgcgt atataaaggt 1561 cagtgtttat atgtctttga tctgcggcag tgtcaccggc agatgcagca acaggcggcc 1621 actgcgcaag ctgcagctgc tgctcaggcg gcggccgtgg cagggaacat ccctggccct 1681 gggtccgtgg gtggaatagc tccagccatc agtctgtctg ctgctgctgg catcggtgtg 1741 gatgacctcc ggcgattgtg cattctcagg atgagctttg tgaagggctg gggcccagac 1801 taccccaggc agagcatcaa ggaaaccccg tgctggattg agattcacct tcaccgagct 1861 ctgcagctct tggatgaagt cctgcacacc atgcccattg cggacccaca gcctttagac 1921 tgagatctca caccacggac gccctaacca tttccaggat ggtggactat gaaatatact 1981 cgtgtttata atctgaagat ctattgcatt ttgttctgct ctgtcttttc ctaaagggtt 2041 gagagatgtg tttgctgcct tgctcttagc agacagaaac tgaattaaaa cttcttttct 2101 attttagaac tttcaggtgt ggctcagtgc ttgaagatca gaaagatgca gttcttgctg 2161 agtcttccct gctggttctg tatggaggag tcggccagtg ctgggcgctc agccctttag 2221 tgtgtgcgag cgccttgcat gccgaggaga gtcagagctg ctgattgtaa ggctgagaag 2281 ttctcacagt taagccacct gccccttagt gggcgagtta ttaaacgcac tgtgctcacg 2341 tggcgctggg ccagccagct ctaccaagag caactttact ctcctttaaa aaccttttag 2401 caacctttga ttcacaatgg tttttgcaag ttaaacagtg aaggtgaatt aaattcatac 2461 tgtcttgcag acttcagggt ttcttcccca agacaaaaca ctaatctgtg tgcatattga 2521 caattcctta caattatcag tcaaagaaat gccatttaaa attacaattt ttttaatccc 2581 taatggatga ccactatcaa gatgtatact ttgccctgtt aaacagtaaa tgaattcttc 2641 tatatttcta ggcacaaggt tagttattta aaaaaaaaaa aaaaagccta ggggagggat 2701 ttttccctta attcctaggg agaaggtttt gtataaaaca ctaaaagcag tgtcactctg 2761 cctgctgctt cactgttctg caaggtggca gtacttcaac tgaaataatg aatattttgg 2821 aaactgctaa attctatgtt aaatactgtg cagaataatg gaaacagtgc agttggtaac 2881 aggtggtttg gatatttttg tacttgattt gatgtgtgac ttcttttcat atactgttaa 2941 aatcatgtat gttttgacat tgtttaaaat tcagtttttg tatcttaggg caagactgca 3001 gactttttta taccttttgg ttataagccc tgtgtttgcc atccttgatc acttggcggt 3061 gactttgtag agattgaagt ggaggagtta agacacattg actgtaccac agacacacat 3121 gtatactttc tacctagtta ctagcgtaaa taaaactgag tcactatacg aagtggaatt 3181 ctagatttgg tttttaaaat gctttccttt tgcacttttg agtccagtct cagtggcaag 3241 acaccttctg ctaaatgaca ggtggcagcc agttgtacca tgcagcgctg gttccctccc 3301 actctaccag gactttccca tggacactgt gcatcatgtg tagttggtta ttttttgagt 3361 ttttatttta ctgtagcaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaacttgga taaatagtgt gaataaaatc 3421 aagaccatgg agatgttttt accctgagag ttttctgtga gttttaaatt gcagtaggca 3481 tttgagctct ggaaaccccg tgcatagcag ttctctttgt gccaacagaa atgaccacgt 3541 cctgcagcct gctgcggaag gttccagagg ctctgagaaa ccagagtgct gcagtgactg 3601 gggtccatct cagcccagcg cacacagcgt gcgttgtaaa agctgcctct gtgtcttgtc 3661 ttctgtactt agggatgctt tgtctcgggc ctaatcttat ctgtagaagt ttggtgattt 3721 ttttttttta aatgttgtat tgacagaatt ataaaaagat accttctcta gaaatgcttg 3781 tcttcagatc cgtttcacga tggccgggga acaggagtga gaagagagag taagctgtag 3841 tgtaacgggt ttttaagacc cagctcatct gaccaggcag tgctgtaact tgatgcttcc 3901 tgttgtacct tatggaacct ttcccatatt taatcatctt cagaaagtag gtgggaaata 3961 tttgctggga agtatctctt cagagccaag ccacttgtct tggttttctt actaagagcc 4021 atagaaatga tttctggtta ttgatgaaat ttgtaatttg cctgtcctag tcttttttcc 4081 tttcacttcg ctatctttga ataagacttt taaaaacttc cctgagttga aaaattttgg 4141 gataaaatag tttccctagt tcttagagac tgattatgat gtgggtatgg ttctgggtgg 4201 gttttttttc taagtcatag ctcaaaagtc tcccaagatt aaatttcagt gggcacccag 4261 tttgaaacca ttctactttt gtcttgtgcc tttctttgca tgattaaaga gaatctgtaa 4321 tggtattgcc tttatttgct tggaagtaga ttcttttctg ggatagagtc taccttaatc 4381 gttgtccttt accgcccctg ctgtacagat agatgctaag ccactgccgg gaacttgctt 4441 ttccatagac agtcttttta tactgcctga acccattgct cctgttcaca gtataagttc 4501 acagacaggg tgagccggcc gaggcgcaca cctgcagaat ccagcaacaa ccatgcttaa 4561 ctgtgtgtat ttcaaagtta gaaatccagt tttgtgggga atggtgtggt ttatattagc 4621 agctttgaag gcgaagtaac tcagaggttt tacagtctgg agaagggaag cttcctggaa 4681 tgcttgtgaa gtatctgtgg tggccaaatg tgtttgctcc tggccttgct tgtaactggc 4741 taattgtcac tcttcagatt tttaaaaatt tttaatgagc tgagaccccc ttggaaggag 4801 cttgtttgga gctggccaga gatgtttttg gtagttcctg tcttcatccg gtcttcatca 4861 ctgttttctt taatggtcag ttagtaaagt ataagttagg tcactgtcat gagtggagca 4921 ggaacaactc tcccaggtgg gggcctggaa gggactcgtt acatggagcc atctgtaact 4981 agccctttaa atcctccttt gcatgacata gagaaaaggc tgtgagactc ctgcccaggc 5041 ctttctagtt ttcccttcta gtaaccaagc aatcgcatct ctgcggtgca gtaggctgta 5101 tgtaaaaagc cgtggcctta ctcctagcag cacccttggc agggcctttt tctcagcgca 5161 gtgaggctgt gcatctggca ctcctgagga atgaaagttt tcatcatctt gccttattaa 5221 gcagtaaaac ttttgaaaaa tgagccgttt attggcagga gctatttaca caaatcagaa 5281 tattatacca tttctttttc tctctctcct gtctctgtgg acctccgggg cttctgagat 5341 agacagtact gcctagccat tcgaaatgcc caagccagct ggggttgttg ggctctcctc 5401 tcccttcctc cttcctcaca gctcctgctc ttgcgtggtt agtgagcctc tactcagtgt 5461 ttcctgtcct cgctgctcag gcgagggaag acgacaactg atagtcttag agttcacctt 5521 tctgtcgggg gcggcattgt tctgattgct gccatcgtct ccgatccttg atgagtttta 5581 tacgattgat gtggagagaa tttaattgat attcatagcc catagctgct cccctctccc 5641 tggtgttgtg gaagatttag tttccaccga attcactcaa aaagctgtcc tgttggcacc 5701 agcaaaccac acgctctttt agaaaacatc tttgcttgtt ttgtgtcctg accctgctct 5761 ctggcctcct tcctctgtag atacttctga cctataggtg cctttatgag aattgagggt 5821 ctgataccgt gccccaagga atagctgatg caatgagtga tgtttttcag ggattttagc 5881 atcaaattaa ataaatgaat gaaactttta agtccttctt ttcttttatt tttttaatgc 5941 aggaaggact gaggagacgt cgggtgacga caatcatttc tctgtgttgc tgtaaaggct 6001 ttcacacagt ttaagatgct tttctcagta gctccagagt tgatgttctt gttcaaccta 6061 aagcaggctc tggactcgcc cagaccgttg cacttgtagt ttacgacttc atgtgtcctc 6121 cctcggcaag tcattccctt ctctgggcct cagctgcctc gtctgtgaaa tgaggggttg 6181 gactattgtg ccagctctgg cttctaagtg accttgcccg ccctgcagca ggttgagatg 6241 cgctctttac cttttttctg ctgtgtgagg gggaatctta ctttttcctt tgttactcag 6301 tgagactagg cttgatcttt gagtacccgc tctcctgtgg acaagtagtt acatatgtcc 6361 ttatgactta tttttaacca aaggccgagc accaccttag gggctgccgt aagtaccata 6421 cagaacactg gggtgggggg cggggggcac cttcatttca ctgtgtcatc gtctgtgttc 6481 agagcctctg caaaggcctt catctgtcat gacattctga ctttgaagtt agtatgtgta 6541 tgattctgtc ctcctaagtg ctggcaattc ttcatctaaa ctggactgaa atcctgttgt 6601 aaatgcctgg taatattaga gggcctttct ttgggtcttt tgtagcttaa ttcctctatg 6661 ttcaaaacag gaagttcttc agaaattata tcaatatttt aattgatgct atgaaagaca 6721 gtcccagtga atgactgtcc actttatttt tgcctctttt atatccattt tgattgacaa 6781 cttttggctg gatcatgcct ttcagagagt tttcttccag cctgcttgga tgagtataat 6841 aaccgacttt gttattttta cggacctggg aacctttcta gggggtgggg tggggtgggg 6901 tggggtgggg agtcctggta gaggccacat ctgtggcagc tgtgaagaag ggatgaagcc 6961 agctgctctt gctaaggctg cttgtcattg gtagaaggac tcaccggttt gggttactta 7021 aaaggctaaa tatagagttg gcaaacttct ccaagcgggg agggtttttt ttttgttcca 7081 tgcatctaac gtgatttaaa agcatgactt cctataggtt atgaaaactg gtgtgctgca 7141 gatccagtgt ggaagaggtg actgggcgtt ggggacagct ttgatggtga cacttctagc 7201 tctgagagtc tcctactctg ggtccactct tagcttggct cttaggaaaa actggtcagc 7261 taaaggccca ccactttctt tctatagact tttgcctggt tgaagtctgt ggcttaaaaa 7321 aaatagttga atctttcttg agaactctgt aacaaagtat gtttttgatt aaaaagagaa 7381 agccaactaa a SEQ ID NO: 158 Mouse SMAD4 isoform 1 amino acid sequence (NP_001351896.1) 1 mdnmsitntp tsndaclsiv hslmchrqgg esetfakrai eslvkklkek kdeldslita 61 ittngahpsk cvtiqrtldg rlqvagrkgf phviyarlwr wpdlhknelk hvkycqyafd 121 lkcdsvcvnp yhyervvspg idlsgltlqs napsmlvkde yvhdfegqps lpteghsiqt 181 iqhppsnras tetysapall apaesnatst tnfpnipvas trpvhnelaf qppisnhpap 241 eywcsiayfe mdvqvgetfk vpsscpvvtv dgyvdpsggd rfclgqlsnv hrteaierar 301 lhigkgvqle ckgegdvwvr clsdhavfvq syyldreagr apgdavhkiy psayikvsvy 361 mslicgsvtg rcsnrrplrk lqlllrrrpw qgtslalgpw ve SEQ ID NO: 159 Mouse SMAD4 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001364968.1;CDS: 491-1858) 1 agtgtccttc cgacaagttg gcagcaacaa cacggccctg gtcgtcgtcg ccgctgcggt 61 aacggagcgg ctcgggtggc ggagcccgtg ttcgcgtccg tccgcccgcc cgcccgccgt 121 cctccggagg cccttcccgc gccgcgctcc gctccgcggc cgtccccggg gcgggagcgc 181 gtgaccggag ccggcgcccg cgagcgaggc cccccgcagc ggggcggctc cggagctcca 241 gcggcccggc cggccggcgc ggtccgcggc gcggcgggga gagggggccg cctgggccgg 301 acgccgcggg cggggcccgg gaagcgacag cgaggcgagg cgcggtgcgg cgcggagccc 361 aggtcatcct gctcaccaga tgtcttgaca gtttttcttg caacattggc cattggtttt 421 cactgccttc aaaagatcaa aattactcca gaaattggag agttggattt aaaagaaaaa 481 acttgaacaa atggacaata tgtctataac aaatacacca acaagtaacg atgcctgtct 541 gagcattgta catagtttga tgtgtcatag acaaggtggg gaaagtgaaa cctttgcaaa 601 aagagcaatt gagagtttgg taaagaagct gaaagagaaa aaagatgaat tggattcttt 661 aataacagct ataactacaa atggagctca tcctagcaag tgtgtcacca tacagagaac 721 attggatgga cgacttcagg tggctggtcg gaaaggattt cctcatgtga tctatgcccg 781 tctgtggagg tggcctgatc tacacaagaa tgaactaaag catgttaaat attgtcagta 841 tgcgtttgac ttaaaatgtg acagtgtctg tgtgaatcca tatcactatg agagggttgt 901 ctcacctgga attgatctct caggattaac actgcagagt aatgctccaa gtatgttagt 961 gaaggatgag tacgttcacg actttgaagg acagccgtcc ttacccactg aaggacattc 1021 gattcaaacc atccaacacc cgccaagtaa tcgcgcatca acggagacgt acagcgcccc 1081 ggctctgtta gccccggcag agtctaacgc caccagcacc accaacttcc ccaacattcc 1141 tgtggcttcc acaactcctg agtactggtg ctccattgct tactttgaaa tggacgttca 1201 ggtaggagag acgtttaagg tcccttcaag ctgccctgtt gtgactgtgg atggctatgt 1261 ggatccttcg ggaggagatc gcttttgctt gggtcaactc tccaatgtcc acaggacaga 1321 agcgattgag agagcgaggt tgcacatagg caaaggagtg cagttggaat gtaaaggtga 1381 aggtgacgtt tgggtcaggt gccttagtga ccacgcggtc tttgtacaga gttactacct 1441 ggacagagaa gctggccgag cacctggcga cgctgttcat aagatctacc caagcgcgta 1501 tataaaggtc tttgatctgc ggcagtgtca ccggcagatg cagcaacagg cggccactgc 1561 gcaagctgca gctgctgctc aggcggcggc cgtggcaggg aacatccctg gccctgggtc 1621 cgtgggtgga atagctccag ccatcagtct gtctgctgct gctggcatcg gtgtggatga 1681 cctccggcga ttgtgcattc tcaggatgag ctttgtgaag ggctggggcc cagactaccc 1741 caggcagagc atcaaggaaa ccccgtgctg gattgagatt caccttcacc gagctctgca 1801 gctcttggat gaagtcctgc acaccatgcc cattgcggac ccacagcctt tagactgaga 1861 tctcacacca cggacgccct aaccatttcc aggatggtgg actatgaaat atactcgtgt 1921 ttataatctg aagatctatt gcattttgtt ctgctctgtc ttttcctaaa gggttgagag 1981 atgtgtttgc tgccttgctc ttagcagaca gaaactgaat taaaacttct tttctatttt 2041 agaactttca ggtgtggctc agtgcttgaa gatcagaaag atgcagttct tgctgagtct 2101 tccctgctgg ttctgtatgg aggagtcggc cagtgctggg cgctcagccc tttagtgtgt 2161 gcgagcgcct tgcatgccga ggagagtcag agctgctgat tgtaaggctg agaagttctc 2221 acagttaagc cacctgcccc ttagtgggcg agttattaaa cgcactgtgc tcacgtggcg 2281 ctgggccagc cagctctacc aagagcaact ttactctcct ttaaaaacct tttagcaacc 2341 tttgattcac aatggttttt gcaagttaaa cagtgaaggt gaattaaatt catactgtct 2401 tgcagacttc agggtttctt ccccaagaca aaacactaat ctgtgtgcat attgacaatt 2461 ccttacaatt atcagtcaaa gaaatgccat ttaaaattac aattttttta atccctaatg 2521 gatgaccact atcaagatgt atactttgcc ctgttaaaca gtaaatgaat tcttctatat 2581 ttctaggcac aaggttagtt atttaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa gcctagggga gggatttttc 2641 ccttaattcc tagggagaag gttttgtata aaacactaaa agcagtgtca ctctgcctgc 2701 tgcttcactg ttctgcaagg tggcagtact tcaactgaaa taatgaatat tttggaaact 2761 gctaaattct atgttaaata ctgtgcagaa taatggaaac agtgcagttg gtaacaggtg 2821 gtttggatat ttttgtactt gatttgatgt gtgacttctt ttcatatact gttaaaatca 2881 tgtatgtttt gacattgttt aaaattcagt ttttgtatct tagggcaaga ctgcagactt 2941 ttttatacct tttggttata agccctgtgt ttgccatcct tgatcacttg gcggtgactt 3001 tgtagagatt gaagtggagg agttaagaca cattgactgt accacagaca cacatgtata 3061 ctttctacct agttactagc gtaaataaaa ctgagtcact atacgaagtg gaattctaga 3121 tttggttttt aaaatgcttt ccttttgcac ttttgagtcc agtctcagtg gcaagacacc 3181 ttctgctaaa tgacaggtgg cagccagttg taccatgcag cgctggttcc ctcccactct 3241 accaggactt tcccatggac actgtgcatc atgtgtagtt ggttattttt tgagttttta 3301 ttttactgta gcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaac ttggataaat agtgtgaata aaatcaagac 3361 catggagatg tttttaccct gagagttttc tgtgagtttt aaattgcagt aggcatttga 3421 gctctggaaa ccccgtgcat agcagttctc tttgtgccaa cagaaatgac cacgtcctgc 3481 agcctgctgc ggaaggttcc agaggctctg agaaaccaga gtgctgcagt gactggggtc 3541 catctcagcc cagcgcacac agcgtgcgtt gtaaaagctg cctctgtgtc ttgtcttctg 3601 tacttaggga tgctttgtct cgggcctaat cttatctgta gaagtttggt gatttttttt 3661 ttttaaatgt tgtattgaca gaattataaa aagatacctt ctctagaaat gcttgtcttc 3721 agatccgttt cacgatggcc ggggaacagg agtgagaaga gagagtaagc tgtagtgtaa 3781 cgggttttta agacccagct catctgacca ggcagtgctg taacttgatg cttcctgttg 3841 taccttatgg aacctttccc atatttaatc atcttcagaa agtaggtggg aaatatttgc 3901 tgggaagtat ctcttcagag ccaagccact tgtcttggtt ttcttactaa gagccataga 3961 aatgatttct ggttattgat gaaatttgta atttgcctgt cctagtcttt tttcctttca 4021 cttcgctatc tttgaataag acttttaaaa acttccctga gttgaaaaat tttgggataa 4081 aatagtttcc ctagttctta gagactgatt atgatgtggg tatggttctg ggtgggtttt 4141 ttttctaagt catagctcaa aagtctccca agattaaatt tcagtgggca cccagtttga 4201 aaccattcta cttttgtctt gtgcctttct ttgcatgatt aaagagaatc tgtaatggta 4261 ttgcctttat ttgcttggaa gtagattctt ttctgggata gagtctacct taatcgttgt 4321 cctttaccgc ccctgctgta cagatagatg ctaagccact gccgggaact tgcttttcca 4381 tagacagtct ttttatactg cctgaaccca ttgctcctgt tcacagtata agttcacaga 4441 cagggtgagc cggccgaggc gcacacctgc agaatccagc aacaaccatg cttaactgtg 4501 tgtatttcaa agttagaaat ccagttttgt ggggaatggt gtggtttata ttagcagctt 4561 tgaaggcgaa gtaactcaga ggttttacag tctggagaag ggaagcttcc tggaatgctt 4621 gtgaagtatc tgtggtggcc aaatgtgttt gctcctggcc ttgcttgtaa ctggctaatt 4681 gtcactcttc agatttttaa aaatttttaa tgagctgaga cccccttgga aggagcttgt 4741 ttggagctgg ccagagatgt ttttggtagt tcctgtcttc atccggtctt catcactgtt 4801 ttctttaatg gtcagttagt aaagtataag ttaggtcact gtcatgagtg gagcaggaac 4861 aactctccca ggtgggggcc tggaagggac tcgttacatg gagccatctg taactagccc 4921 tttaaatcct cctttgcatg acatagagaa aaggctgtga gactcctgcc caggcctttc 4981 tagttttccc ttctagtaac caagcaatcg catctctgcg gtgcagtagg ctgtatgtaa 5041 aaagccgtgg ccttactcct agcagcaccc ttggcagggc ctttttctca gcgcagtgag 5101 gctgtgcatc tggcactcct gaggaatgaa agttttcatc atcttgcctt attaagcagt 5161 aaaacttttg aaaaatgagc cgtttattgg caggagctat ttacacaaat cagaatatta 5221 taccatttct ttttctctct ctcctgtctc tgtggacctc cggggcttct gagatagaca 5281 gtactgccta gccattcgaa atgcccaagc cagctggggt tgttgggctc tcctctccct 5341 tcctccttcc tcacagctcc tgctcttgcg tggttagtga gcctctactc agtgtttcct 5401 gtcctcgctg ctcaggcgag ggaagacgac aactgatagt cttagagttc acctttctgt 5461 cgggggcggc attgttctga ttgctgccat cgtctccgat ccttgatgag ttttatacga 5521 ttgatgtgga gagaatttaa ttgatattca tagcccatag ctgctcccct ctccctggtg 5581 ttgtggaaga tttagtttcc accgaattca ctcaaaaagc tgtcctgttg gcaccagcaa 5641 accacacgct cttttagaaa acatctttgc ttgttttgtg tcctgaccct gctctctggc 5701 ctccttcctc tgtagatact tctgacctat aggtgccttt atgagaattg agggtctgat 5761 accgtgcccc aaggaatagc tgatgcaatg agtgatgttt ttcagggatt ttagcatcaa 5821 attaaataaa tgaatgaaac ttttaagtcc ttcttttctt ttattttttt aatgcaggaa 5881 ggactgagga gacgtcgggt gacgacaatc atttctctgt gttgctgtaa aggctttcac 5941 acagtttaag atgcttttct cagtagctcc agagttgatg ttcttgttca acctaaagca 6001 ggctctggac tcgcccagac cgttgcactt gtagtttacg acttcatgtg tcctccctcg 6061 gcaagtcatt cccttctctg ggcctcagct gcctcgtctg tgaaatgagg ggttggacta 6121 ttgtgccagc tctggcttct aagtgacctt gcccgccctg cagcaggttg agatgcgctc 6181 tttacctttt ttctgctgtg tgagggggaa tcttactttt tcctttgtta ctcagtgaga 6241 ctaggcttga tctttgagta cccgctctcc tgtggacaag tagttacata tgtccttatg 6301 acttattttt aaccaaaggc cgagcaccac cttaggggct gccgtaagta ccatacagaa 6361 cactggggtg gggggcgggg ggcaccttca tttcactgtg tcatcgtctg tgttcagagc 6421 ctctgcaaag gccttcatct gtcatgacat tctgactttg aagttagtat gtgtatgatt 6481 ctgtcctcct aagtgctggc aattcttcat ctaaactgga ctgaaatcct gttgtaaatg 6541 cctggtaata ttagagggcc tttctttggg tcttttgtag cttaattcct ctatgttcaa 6601 aacaggaagt tcttcagaaa ttatatcaat attttaattg atgctatgaa agacagtccc 6661 agtgaatgac tgtccacttt atttttgcct cttttatatc cattttgatt gacaactttt 6721 ggctggatca tgcctttcag agagttttct tccagcctgc ttggatgagt ataataaccg 6781 actttgttat ttttacggac ctgggaacct ttctaggggg tggggtgggg tggggtgggg 6841 tggggagtcc tggtagaggc cacatctgtg gcagctgtga agaagggatg aagccagctg 6901 ctcttgctaa ggctgcttgt cattggtaga aggactcacc ggtttgggtt acttaaaagg 6961 ctaaatatag agttggcaaa cttctccaag cggggagggt tttttttttg ttccatgcat 7021 ctaacgtgat ttaaaagcat gacttcctat aggttatgaa aactggtgtg ctgcagatcc 7081 agtgtggaag aggtgactgg gcgttgggga cagctttgat ggtgacactt ctagctctga 7141 gagtctccta ctctgggtcc actcttagct tggctcttag gaaaaactgg tcagctaaag 7201 gcccaccact ttctttctat agacttttgc ctggttgaag tctgtggctt aaaaaaaata 7261 gttgaatctt tcttgagaac tctgtaacaa agtatgtttt tgattaaaaa gagaaagcca 7321 actaaa SEQ ID NO: 160 Mouse SMAD4 isoform 2 amino acid sequence (NP_001351897.1) 1 mdnmsitntp tsndaclsiv hslmchrqgg esetfakrai eslvkklkek kdeldslita 61 ittngahpsk cvtiqrtldg rlqvagrkgf phviyarlwr wpdlhknelk hvkycqyafd 121 lkcdsvcvnp yhyervvspg idlsgltlqs napsmlvkde yvhdfegqps lpteghsiqt 181 iqhppsnras tetysapall apaesnatst tnfpnipvas ttpeywcsia yfemdvqvge 241 tfkvpsscpv vtvdgyvdps ggdrfclgql snvhrteaie rarlhigkgv qleckgegdv 301 wvrclsdhav fvqsyyldre agrapgdavh kiypsayikv fdlrqchrqm qqqaataqaa 361 aaaqaaavag nipgpgsvgg iapaislsaa agigvddlrr lcilrmsfvk gwgpdyprqs 421 iketpcwiei hlhralqlld evlhtmpiad pqpld SEQ ID NO: 161 Mouse SMAD4 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_008540.3; CDS: 491-2146) 1 agtgtccttc cgacaagttg gcagcaacaa cacggccctg gtcgtcgtcg ccgctgcggt 61 aacggagcgg ctcgggtggc ggagcccgtg ttcgcgtccg tccgcccgcc cgcccgccgt 121 cctccggagg cccttcccgc gccgcgctcc gctccgcggc cgtccccggg gcgggagcgc 181 gtgaccggag ccggcgcccg cgagcgaggc cccccgcagc ggggcggctc cggagctcca 241 gcggcccggc cggccggcgc ggtccgcggc gcggcgggga gagggggccg cctgggccgg 301 acgccgcggg cggggcccgg gaagcgacag cgaggcgagg cgcggtgcgg cgcggagccc 361 aggtcatcct gctcaccaga tgtcttgaca gtttttcttg caacattggc cattggtttt 421 cactgccttc aaaagatcaa aattactcca gaaattggag agttggattt aaaagaaaaa 481 acttgaacaa atggacaata tgtctataac aaatacacca acaagtaacg atgcctgtct 541 gagcattgta catagtttga tgtgtcatag acaaggtggg gaaagtgaaa cctttgcaaa 601 aagagcaatt gagagtttgg taaagaagct gaaagagaaa aaagatgaat tggattcttt 661 aataacagct ataactacaa atggagctca tcctagcaag tgtgtcacca tacagagaac 721 attggatgga cgacttcagg tggctggtcg gaaaggattt cctcatgtga tctatgcccg 781 tctgtggagg tggcctgatc tacacaagaa tgaactaaag catgttaaat attgtcagta 841 tgcgtttgac ttaaaatgtg acagtgtctg tgtgaatcca tatcactatg agagggttgt 901 ctcacctgga attgatctct caggattaac actgcagagt aatgctccaa gtatgttagt 961 gaaggatgag tacgttcacg actttgaagg acagccgtcc ttacccactg aaggacattc 1021 gattcaaacc atccaacacc cgccaagtaa tcgcgcatca acggagacgt acagcgcccc 1081 ggctctgtta gccccggcag agtctaacgc caccagcacc accaacttcc ccaacattcc 1141 tgtggcttcc acaagtcagc cggccagtat tctggcgggc agccatagtg aaggactgtt 1201 gcagatagct tcagggcctc agccaggaca gcagcagaat ggatttactg ctcagccagc 1261 tacttaccat cataacagca ctaccacctg gactggaagt aggactgcac catacacacc 1321 taatttgcct caccaccaaa acggccatct tcagcaccac ccgcctatgc cgccccatcc 1381 tggacattac tggccagttc acaatgagct tgcattccag cctcccattt ccaatcatcc 1441 tgctcctgag tactggtgct ccattgctta ctttgaaatg gacgttcagg taggagagac 1501 gtttaaggtc ccttcaagct gccctgttgt gactgtggat ggctatgtgg atccttcggg 1561 aggagatcgc ttttgcttgg gtcaactctc caatgtccac aggacagaag cgattgagag 1621 agcgaggttg cacataggca aaggagtgca gttggaatgt aaaggtgaag gtgacgtttg 1681 ggtcaggtgc cttagtgacc acgcggtctt tgtacagagt tactacctgg acagagaagc 1741 tggccgagca cctggcgacg ctgttcataa gatctaccca agcgcgtata taaaggtctt 1801 tgatctgcgg cagtgtcacc ggcagatgca gcaacaggcg gccactgcgc aagctgcagc 1861 tgctgctcag gcggcggccg tggcagggaa catccctggc cctgggtccg tgggtggaat 1921 agctccagcc atcagtctgt ctgctgctgc tggcatcggt gtggatgacc tccggcgatt 1981 gtgcattctc aggatgagct ttgtgaaggg ctggggccca gactacccca ggcagagcat 2041 caaggaaacc ccgtgctgga ttgagattca ccttcaccga gctctgcagc tcttggatga 2101 agtcctgcac accatgccca ttgcggaccc acagccttta gactgagatc tcacaccacg 2161 gacgccctaa ccatttccag gatggtggac tatgaaatat actcgtgttt ataatctgaa 2221 gatctattgc attttgttct gctctgtctt ttcctaaagg gttgagagat gtgtttgctg 2281 ccttgctctt agcagacaga aactgaatta aaacttcttt tctattttag aactttcagg 2341 tgtggctcag tgcttgaaga tcagaaagat gcagttcttg ctgagtcttc cctgctggtt 2401 ctgtatggag gagtcggcca gtgctgggcg ctcagccctt tagtgtgtgc gagcgccttg 2461 catgccgagg agagtcagag ctgctgattg taaggctgag aagttctcac agttaagcca 2521 cctgcccctt agtgggcgag ttattaaacg cactgtgctc acgtggcgct gggccagcca 2581 gctctaccaa gagcaacttt actctccttt aaaaaccttt tagcaacctt tgattcacaa 2641 tggtttttgc aagttaaaca gtgaaggtga attaaattca tactgtcttg cagacttcag 2701 ggtttcttcc ccaagacaaa acactaatct gtgtgcatat tgacaattcc ttacaattat 2761 cagtcaaaga aatgccattt aaaattacaa tttttttaat ccctaatgga tgaccactat 2821 caagatgtat actttgccct gttaaacagt aaatgaattc ttctatattt ctaggcacaa 2881 ggttagttat ttaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaagc ctaggggagg gatttttccc ttaattccta 2941 gggagaaggt tttgtataaa acactaaaag cagtgtcact ctgcctgctg cttcactgtt 3001 ctgcaaggtg gcagtacttc aactgaaata atgaatattt tggaaactgc taaattctat 3061 gttaaatact gtgcagaata atggaaacag tgcagttggt aacaggtggt ttggatattt 3121 ttgtacttga tttgatgtgt gacttctttt catatactgt taaaatcatg tatgttttga 3181 cattgtttaa aattcagttt ttgtatctta gggcaagact gcagactttt ttataccttt 3241 tggttataag ccctgtgttt gccatccttg atcacttggc ggtgactttg tagagattga 3301 agtggaggag ttaagacaca ttgactgtac cacagacaca catgtatact ttctacctag 3361 ttactagcgt aaataaaact gagtcactat acgaagtgga attctagatt tggtttttaa 3421 aatgctttcc ttttgcactt ttgagtccag tctcagtggc aagacacctt ctgctaaatg 3481 acaggtggca gccagttgta ccatgcagcg ctggttccct cccactctac caggactttc 3541 ccatggacac tgtgcatcat gtgtagttgg ttattttttg agtttttatt ttactgtagc 3601 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaactt ggataaatag tgtgaataaa atcaagacca tggagatgtt 3661 tttaccctga gagttttctg tgagttttaa attgcagtag gcatttgagc tctggaaacc 3721 ccgtgcatag cagttctctt tgtgccaaca gaaatgacca cgtcctgcag cctgctgcgg 3781 aaggttccag aggctctgag aaaccagagt gctgcagtga ctggggtcca tctcagccca 3841 gcgcacacag cgtgcgttgt aaaagctgcc tctgtgtctt gtcttctgta cttagggatg 3901 ctttgtctcg ggcctaatct tatctgtaga agtttggtga tttttttttt ttaaatgttg 3961 tattgacaga attataaaaa gataccttct ctagaaatgc ttgtcttcag atccgtttca 4021 cgatggccgg ggaacaggag tgagaagaga gagtaagctg tagtgtaacg ggtttttaag 4081 acccagctca tctgaccagg cagtgctgta acttgatgct tcctgttgta ccttatggaa 4141 cctttcccat atttaatcat cttcagaaag taggtgggaa atatttgctg ggaagtatct 4201 cttcagagcc aagccacttg tcttggtttt cttactaaga gccatagaaa tgatttctgg 4261 ttattgatga aatttgtaat ttgcctgtcc tagtcttttt tcctttcact tcgctatctt 4321 tgaataagac ttttaaaaac ttccctgagt tgaaaaattt tgggataaaa tagtttccct 4381 agttcttaga gactgattat gatgtgggta tggttctggg tgggtttttt ttctaagtca 4441 tagctcaaaa gtctcccaag attaaatttc agtgggcacc cagtttgaaa ccattctact 4501 tttgtcttgt gcctttcttt gcatgattaa agagaatctg taatggtatt gcctttattt 4561 gcttggaagt agattctttt ctgggataga gtctacctta atcgttgtcc tttaccgccc 4621 ctgctgtaca gatagatgct aagccactgc cgggaacttg cttttccata gacagtcttt 4681 ttatactgcc tgaacccatt gctcctgttc acagtataag ttcacagaca gggtgagccg 4741 gccgaggcgc acacctgcag aatccagcaa caaccatgct taactgtgtg tatttcaaag 4801 ttagaaatcc agttttgtgg ggaatggtgt ggtttatatt agcagctttg aaggcgaagt 4861 aactcagagg ttttacagtc tggagaaggg aagcttcctg gaatgcttgt gaagtatctg 4921 tggtggccaa atgtgtttgc tcctggcctt gcttgtaact ggctaattgt cactcttcag 4981 atttttaaaa atttttaatg agctgagacc cccttggaag gagcttgttt ggagctggcc 5041 agagatgttt ttggtagttc ctgtcttcat ccggtcttca tcactgtttt ctttaatggt 5101 cagttagtaa agtataagtt aggtcactgt catgagtgga gcaggaacaa ctctcccagg 5161 tgggggcctg gaagggactc gttacatgga gccatctgta actagccctt taaatcctcc 5221 tttgcatgac atagagaaaa ggctgtgaga ctcctgccca ggcctttcta gttttccctt 5281 ctagtaacca agcaatcgca tctctgcggt gcagtaggct gtatgtaaaa agccgtggcc 5341 ttactcctag cagcaccctt ggcagggcct ttttctcagc gcagtgaggc tgtgcatctg 5401 gcactcctga ggaatgaaag ttttcatcat cttgccttat taagcagtaa aacttttgaa 5461 aaatgagccg tttattggca ggagctattt acacaaatca gaatattata ccatttcttt 5521 ttctctctct cctgtctctg tggacctccg gggcttctga gatagacagt actgcctagc 5581 cattcgaaat gcccaagcca gctggggttg ttgggctctc ctctcccttc ctccttcctc 5641 acagctcctg ctcttgcgtg gttagtgagc ctctactcag tgtttcctgt cctcgctgct 5701 caggcgaggg aagacgacaa ctgatagtct tagagttcac ctttctgtcg ggggcggcat 5761 tgttctgatt gctgccatcg tctccgatcc ttgatgagtt ttatacgatt gatgtggaga 5821 gaatttaatt gatattcata gcccatagct gctcccctct ccctggtgtt gtggaagatt 5881 tagtttccac cgaattcact caaaaagctg tcctgttggc accagcaaac cacacgctct 5941 tttagaaaac atctttgctt gttttgtgtc ctgaccctgc tctctggcct ccttcctctg 6001 tagatacttc tgacctatag gtgcctttat gagaattgag ggtctgatac cgtgccccaa 6061 ggaatagctg atgcaatgag tgatgttttt cagggatttt agcatcaaat taaataaatg 6121 aatgaaactt ttaagtcctt cttttctttt atttttttaa tgcaggaagg actgaggaga 6181 cgtcgggtga cgacaatcat ttctctgtgt tgctgtaaag gctttcacac agtttaagat 6241 gcttttctca gtagctccag agttgatgtt cttgttcaac ctaaagcagg ctctggactc 6301 gcccagaccg ttgcacttgt agtttacgac ttcatgtgtc ctccctcggc aagtcattcc 6361 cttctctggg cctcagctgc ctcgtctgtg aaatgagggg ttggactatt gtgccagctc 6421 tggcttctaa gtgaccttgc ccgccctgca gcaggttgag atgcgctctt tacctttttt 6481 ctgctgtgtg agggggaatc ttactttttc ctttgttact cagtgagact aggcttgatc 6541 tttgagtacc cgctctcctg tggacaagta gttacatatg tccttatgac ttatttttaa 6601 ccaaaggccg agcaccacct taggggctgc cgtaagtacc atacagaaca ctggggtggg 6661 gggcgggggg caccttcatt tcactgtgtc atcgtctgtg ttcagagcct ctgcaaaggc 6721 cttcatctgt catgacattc tgactttgaa gttagtatgt gtatgattct gtcctcctaa 6781 gtgctggcaa ttcttcatct aaactggact gaaatcctgt tgtaaatgcc tggtaatatt 6841 agagggcctt tctttgggtc ttttgtagct taattcctct atgttcaaaa caggaagttc 6901 ttcagaaatt atatcaatat tttaattgat gctatgaaag acagtcccag tgaatgactg 6961 tccactttat ttttgcctct tttatatcca ttttgattga caacttttgg ctggatcatg 7021 cctttcagag agttttcttc cagcctgctt ggatgagtat aataaccgac tttgttattt 7081 ttacggacct gggaaccttt ctagggggtg gggtggggtg gggtggggtg gggagtcctg 7141 gtagaggcca catctgtggc agctgtgaag aagggatgaa gccagctgct cttgctaagg 7201 ctgcttgtca ttggtagaag gactcaccgg tttgggttac ttaaaaggct aaatatagag 7261 ttggcaaact tctccaagcg gggagggttt tttttttgtt ccatgcatct aacgtgattt 7321 aaaagcatga cttcctatag gttatgaaaa ctggtgtgct gcagatccag tgtggaagag 7381 gtgactgggc gttggggaca gctttgatgg tgacacttct agctctgaga gtctcctact 7441 ctgggtccac tcttagcttg gctcttagga aaaactggtc agctaaaggc ccaccacttt 7501 ctttctatag acttttgcct ggttgaagtc tgtggcttaa aaaaaatagt tgaatctttc 7561 ttgagaactc tgtaacaaag tatgtttttg attaaaaaga gaaagccaac taaa SEQ ID NO: 162 Mouse SMAD4 isoform 3 amino acid sequence (NP_032566.2) 1 mdnmsitntp tsndaclsiv hslmchrqgg esetfakrai eslvkklkek kdeldslita 61 ittngahpsk cvtiqrtldg rlqvagrkgf phviyarlwr wpdlhknelk hvkycqyafd 121 lkcdsvcvnp yhyervvspg idlsgltlqs napsmlvkde yvhdfegqps lpteghsiqt 181 iqhppsnras tetysapall apaesnatst tnfpnipvas tsqpasilag shsegllqia 241 sgpqpgqqqn gftaqpatyh hnstttwtgs rtapytpnlp hhqnghlqhh ppmpphpghy 301 wpvhnelafq ppisnhpape ywcsiayfem dvqvgetfkv psscpvvtvd gyvdpsggdr 361 fclgqlsnvh rteaierarl higkgvqlec kgegdvwvrc lsdhavfvqs yyldreagra 421 pgdavhkiyp sayikvfdlr qchrqmqqqa ataqaaaaaq aaavagnipg pgsvggiapa 481 islsaaagig vddlrrlcil rmsfvkgwgp dyprqsiket pcwieihlhr alqlldevlh 541 tmpiadpqpl d SEQ ID NO: 163 Human SMAD5 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_005903.7; CDS: 363-1760) 1 atccgggtcc tgggcgagcg ggcgccgtgc gcgtgtcccg cggccgagct gctaataaag 61 ttgcagcgag gagaagcgca gcgacggcgt cgggagagcg cgcctagccg gctcgcgaaa 121 aggaagctgt tgaagttatt gaagtacctg ttgctatatt ctaagaaatt aaaatgtcca 181 gaaatctgcc tctgacttga cccaatgaaa gaagcatatg gcacttgtga agataaatgt 241 tactcctccc tttttaattg gaacttctgc ttaggacctg tgtatgacgt ttcacctgtg 301 atctgttctt tcggtagcca ctgactttga gttacaggaa ggtctccgaa gatttgtgtc 361 aaatgacgtc aatggccagc ttgttttctt ttactagtcc agcagtaaag cgattgttgg 421 gctggaaaca aggtgatgag gaggagaaat gggcagaaaa ggcagttgat gctttggtga 481 agaaactaaa aaagaaaaag ggtgccatgg aggaactgga gaaagccttg agcagtccag 541 gacagccgag taaatgtgtc actattccca gatctttaga tggacgcctg caggtttctc 601 acagaaaagg cttaccccat gttatatatt gtcgtgtttg gcgctggccg gatttgcaga 661 gtcatcatga gctaaagccg ttggatattt gtgaatttcc ttttggatct aagcaaaaag 721 aagtttgtat caacccatac cactataaga gagtggagag tccagtctta cctccagtat 781 tagtgcctcg tcataatgaa ttcaatccac aacacagcct tctggttcag tttaggaacc 841 tgagccacaa tgaaccacac atgccacaaa atgccacgtt tccagattct ttccaccagc 901 ccaacaacac tccttttccc ttatctccaa acagccctta tcccccttct cctgctagca 961 gcacatatcc caactcccca gcaagttctg gaccaggaag tccatttcag ctcccagctg 1021 atacgcctcc tcctgcctat atgccacctg atgatcagat gggtcaagat aattcccagc 1081 ctatggatac aagcaataat atgattcctc agattatgcc cagtatatcc agcagggatg 1141 ttcagcctgt tgcctatgaa gagcctaaac attggtgttc aatagtctac tatgaattaa 1201 acaatcgtgt tggagaagct tttcatgcat cttctactag tgtgttagta gatggattca 1261 cagatccttc aaataacaaa agtagattct gcttgggttt gttgtcaaat gttaatcgta 1321 attcgacaat tgaaaacact aggcgacata ttggaaaagg tgttcatctg tactatgttg 1381 gtggagaggt gtatgcggaa tgcctcagtg acagcagcat atttgtacag agtaggaact 1441 gcaactttca tcatggcttt catcccacca ctgtctgtaa gattcccagc agctgcagcc 1501 tcaaaatttt taacaatcag gagtttgctc agcttctggc tcaatctgtc aaccatgggt 1561 ttgaggcagt atatgagctc accaaaatgt gtaccattcg gatgagtttt gtcaagggtt 1621 ggggagcaga atatcaccgg caggatgtaa ccagcacccc atgttggatt gagattcatc 1681 ttcatgggcc tcttcagtgg ctggataaag tccttactca gatgggctcc cctctgaacc 1741 ccatatcttc tgtttcataa tgcagaagta ttcttttcaa ttatattgtt agtggacttg 1801 ttttaatttt agagaaactt tgagtacaga tactgtgagc ttacattgaa aacagatatt 1861 acagcttatt tttttctaca taattgtgac caatacattt gtattttgtg atgaatctac 1921 atttgtttgt attcatgttc atgtgattaa ctcttagaag tgttgtaaaa gatgcagagt 1981 aagtattatg ccccagttca gaaatttggc attgatctta aactggaaca tgcttttact 2041 ttattgccct aacaattttt tattaaattt atttgaaaat gcatcacatg atgaaaaatt 2101 atagtagctt ataagagggc atatacagtg aagagtaagt tttccctcct actctcgatc 2161 ttccagaagc tgtactttta ccagtttctt tgtcccacca acttaaaaaa aaaaagtaca 2221 attcattgtt ttgcaaaagt gtatggtagg ggcttaaaag aaactataaa gttttatttg 2281 aatgaacact atgcactgct gtaactggta gtgttcagta aaagcaaaat gatagttttc 2341 tagatgacat aaaatttaca tttaatacag ataagtgttc ttcagtgtaa tgtgacttca 2401 tgctatatat cttttgtaag acatttcctt ttttaaaaaa atttttgcaa ataactgatc 2461 tcaagtatat gtcatttact caaaatctgt cataagcatt actttatagc tagtgacagt 2521 gcatgcacag ccttgttcaa ctatgtttgc tgcttttgga caatgttgca agaactctat 2581 ttttgacatg cattaatctt ttattttgca cttttatggg tgacagtttt tagcataacc 2641 tttgataaaa tacactcaag tgacttggac ttagatgctt atccttacgt ccttggtacc 2701 ttttttgtat taacaaacac tgcaatttat agattacatt tgtaggaagt tatgcttttt 2761 tctggttttt gttttacttt caacctaggt tataagactg ttattctata gctccaactt 2821 aaggtgcctt tttaattccc tacagtttta tgggtgttat cagtgctgga gaatcatgta 2881 gttaatccca ttgctcttac aagtgtcagc ttacttgtat cagcctccct acgcaaggac 2941 ctatgcactg gagccgtagg aggctcttca gttgggcccc aaggataagg ctactgattt 3001 gatactaaat gaatcagcag tggatgtagg gatagctgat tttaaaacac tcggctgggc 3061 acagtggctc acacctgtaa tcccagcact ttgggaggct gaggcaggca gatcatgatg 3121 tcaggagttt gagaccagcc tggccaatat ggtgaaaccc tgtctctaca aaaaatacaa 3181 aaattagctg ggcatggtgg tgcgtgcctg aagtcccagc tactcgggaa gctgaggcag 3241 aagaatcact tgaacctggg aggcggaggt tgtggtgagc cgagatcgca ccactgcact 3301 ccagcctggg cgacagagcg agactctgcc tcaaaaaaca aaacaaaaca aaacactcac 3361 ccatcaacga atatagactc ttctctcatt tatcgatgat cctctttttc cattttttaa 3421 gtacttatgt ggaagctagt ctcccaaaac acaatcttta gagagaaaag acatgaacga 3481 actccaaaat atccatttaa tcaatcatgt ttttggcttt ggataaagaa ctttgaacca 3541 gtttttttct caggagctgt caaatggaca cttaattatg acatgagaat gaagaaatta 3601 ttttggaaaa aaaaaatgac ctaatttacc tatcagtgaa agctttattt tctggtgcct 3661 tttgaaagta tatggagtca tatcattctt ctgtttaaaa tgttagtttg gtttgacttt 3721 ccactttgtc ctttctgctc ttgtgaagaa aaaaaaaagc attttcgagg aaagaattat 3781 gcaatttctt ttgttttctg tgtcattatt tattgctttt tcaatgtgca gccagtggat 3841 ggttttagtt ctttcagatg aactgccatt tgtgtttcag ctcacagttc tttgctgggt 3901 aaaagaaata ctttctgaca gtcacctgag ccttaaatgt aagtattaca tgacatgcat 3961 tctgtttctt ccagagttct gtctgccaca cgaaagagaa tatttgctta cttgatagaa 4021 ctttggcatt ttcatcattc ttttacttaa ccaggcttat ggcatgatct ctggaacaaa 4081 tttgtaggaa aaaattactc caattgaatg actgatgtat gtaatcaact tcattgggct 4141 gcagtaaact agtggaaatt agagagttgt tttattggtg ttttctactg tgagttaatt 4201 aaaaattgtt tttatttggg gtcattatgt cacagtcttg agttaacaag atcttacgtg 4261 attggccttt tctttgtttt ctcttaggag ttgtgtctca tgaatgacag tactaaagct 4321 attaacaact aagagtttga cagagaacta taagcctgtt gtatctccta aaagttgtca 4381 actccccacc cttggacttt aaatgaaaat tttattcagt ccagctattc ttacagtccc 4441 taaggatttt catatatcta tgtataggag ataaaatttg ctagtaagat ttttaaaaac 4501 tggctagtga aaggaaagta cctctgaaag aaaccatttt agcaaattat ggttatatgt 4561 tttaatttaa tctacagaat gttttatagt aaaattctag caccactaga ataatcacat 4621 agcatgtaca atatatttat gctggctgaa aagacagaat ctgggaataa taaaattgca 4681 accagtttgg taatgcaaac agcagaatag aatgaaatct cagtaatgaa ttaaagcaac 4741 aaaaagatat tgattggcaa aaagcaagat ataagagatt catttgctta acatttctac 4801 ataatattta tggtctggtc agtattggtc tggtcagtat tgcctggctg acgtgaaatg 4861 taaactagta ggcgtgttat tgatctgcta aaactaaccc tctttttaag aggagattta 4921 aggaagacgt caatcaaaat gtcaaatatg tgtgtcagaa tataaataat ttttcacatt 4981 gtattgttgc tatataaaaa aaataataga attggttggg tttctgaggt gaaatccaga 5041 gtaagagtac tagacagttc aacaagccac atctaatggc acagatagag gatgtagcta 5101 ttttatacct ttcataacat ttgagagtaa gatatccttc aggatgtgaa gtgattatta 5161 agtactcata cctgaaatct gttgtcaaga ttagaactgg ggttcatgtt aaaaaccttc 5221 catattacct gagggtacct gtggggaaca gttccttccc ctgtgtggta gtattttgtt 5281 ggaagagaat gtttatacaa aaaatgaaat tcttccaaca gcagagaaac tctaaaaagt 5341 ttgatagtac ctatcaaagt gctgtacttc tgtgatagag aacatctgat gtaccaattt 5401 agatctattt ctttatactt tttctaatca attgcttaat agtactttgg atgattatca 5461 cctttgccac ttaaaatata taaatatcct ttttacttca tgaggaagga agaatttttt 5521 gataattact gagttcagcc ttttgtgatg acttatattt tggacttaca ttttaacttt 5581 aaagaatgtc agatcccttc tttgtcttac tagttaaatc ctcacctaat ctcttgggta 5641 tgaatataaa tgtgtgtcat cgttatattg ttcagctaga tgagcaagta tcttagggta 5701 gtaggtagcc tggtggtttt agaagtgttt ggtgattttt atggagagag ttttcctaag 5761 tggtggttta taggtggtat cagatattat tagggcagct ttttggggag taatctcagg 5821 tctcccagag cagcagcatt tttctcattg atataagtaa gattcttagg agcttttctt 5881 atcacacaag atgcctgaat cgaatgtgag aattgaaggc atttcttctg cataaacaaa 5941 gaattctacc tgctggacag aaacctggaa agttctttgg aattcgctga attacagttt 6001 agtatgtcct gattacagag tgacaatatt tatcaagcct ttgttatatt ggattatctt 6061 ctctcttaaa atacaactgt attataattg aaatgacagc ccaaaattgg atggtttacc 6121 aaaaccaatg aaagggattt cacacatcaa tttttatttc tgttttgaag agcacatgct 6181 atataataat tgctagtagc aactgcagta aaacaggtga taagttattt tctctgaaaa 6241 gatccagtcc tagagcagga ttcttcgatc attcatggca gagtgaaaaa ggtttgtatg 6301 gttcttgtcc aaataactca gttcttaaaa ttcttaaaat gatcgtaaac cattatcctt 6361 taaaggttta tttgaagatg ctgttaaagt acagaatttt gtgtacaggt agatttttcc 6421 gtccctcatt aatagtgcct tcttaattaa tacagactgg tgttagctat aacaaaactc 6481 cagtaaggcc aaagaatccc aagttctttg tggaaaaaaa aaaaaaatct tttagggtca 6541 gattttccct tctaatatca ttgaagatga tgttgcattg atttattcat aaagtatttt 6601 aactatagga actctagaag ataatggtta ggcaagtgat ttttttttta aatatggttg 6661 gcgtaagttg tattttgaaa ttcacttatt ttaaaatcga agaggattgt aatcatggaa 6721 atagaatgtt tgtatctacc tgcccacatt ttcttaaaaa gatatttcat atacagataa 6781 tgaagaccaa gctagtggct gcactgtagg tctgctgctt atttgtattt gttgtgcttc 6841 tgtttatgtt gtagaagctg aaattctagc aacatgcttc aattctgtta ttttgatact 6901 tatgaaaatg tattaggttt tactatattg tgcttttgaa agccataact cttaagaact 6961 ttgtttttgc atattgtttg ctaattcttt actttaataa acctcaaaac ctg SEQ ID NO: 164 Human SMAD5 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001001419.3; CDS: 447-1844) 1 atccgggtcc tgggcgagcg ggcgccgtgc gcgtgtcccg cggccgagct gctaataaag 61 ttgcagcgag gagaagcgca gcgacggcgt cgggagagcg cgcctagccg gctcgcgaaa 121 aggaagctgt tgaagttatt gaagtacctg ttgctatatt ctaagaaatt aaaatgtcca 181 gaaatctgcc tctaaatggg atctcactat gttgctcaga ctggacgtga ttgaactcct 241 gggctcaagt gagtctcccg aataactggg attacaggac ttgacccaat gaaagaagca 301 tatggcactt gtgaagataa atgttactcc tcccttttta attggaactt ctgcttagga 361 cctgtgtatg acgtttcacc tgtgatctgt tctttcggta gccactgact ttgagttaca 421 ggaaggtctc cgaagatttg tgtcaaatga cgtcaatggc cagcttgttt tcttttacta 481 gtccagcagt aaagcgattg ttgggctgga aacaaggtga tgaggaggag aaatgggcag 541 aaaaggcagt tgatgctttg gtgaagaaac taaaaaagaa aaagggtgcc atggaggaac 601 tggagaaagc cttgagcagt ccaggacagc cgagtaaatg tgtcactatt cccagatctt 661 tagatggacg cctgcaggtt tctcacagaa aaggcttacc ccatgttata tattgtcgtg 721 tttggcgctg gccggatttg cagagtcatc atgagctaaa gccgttggat atttgtgaat 781 ttccttttgg atctaagcaa aaagaagttt gtatcaaccc ataccactat aagagagtgg 841 agagtccagt cttacctcca gtattagtgc ctcgtcataa tgaattcaat ccacaacaca 901 gccttctggt tcagtttagg aacctgagcc acaatgaacc acacatgcca caaaatgcca 961 cgtttccaga ttctttccac cagcccaaca acactccttt tcccttatct ccaaacagcc 1021 cttatccccc ttctcctgct agcagcacat atcccaactc cccagcaagt tctggaccag 1081 gaagtccatt tcagctccca gctgatacgc ctcctcctgc ctatatgcca cctgatgatc 1141 agatgggtca agataattcc cagcctatgg atacaagcaa taatatgatt cctcagatta 1201 tgcccagtat atccagcagg gatgttcagc ctgttgccta tgaagagcct aaacattggt 1261 gttcaatagt ctactatgaa ttaaacaatc gtgttggaga agcttttcat gcatcttcta 1321 ctagtgtgtt agtagatgga ttcacagatc cttcaaataa caaaagtaga ttctgcttgg 1381 gtttgttgtc aaatgttaat cgtaattcga caattgaaaa cactaggcga catattggaa 1441 aaggtgttca tctgtactat gttggtggag aggtgtatgc ggaatgcctc agtgacagca 1501 gcatatttgt acagagtagg aactgcaact ttcatcatgg ctttcatccc accactgtct 1561 gtaagattcc cagcagctgc agcctcaaaa tttttaacaa tcaggagttt gctcagcttc 1621 tggctcaatc tgtcaaccat gggtttgagg cagtatatga gctcaccaaa atgtgtacca 1681 ttcggatgag ttttgtcaag ggttggggag cagaatatca ccggcaggat gtaaccagca 1741 ccccatgttg gattgagatt catcttcatg ggcctcttca gtggctggat aaagtcctta 1801 ctcagatggg ctcccctctg aaccccatat cttctgtttc ataatgcaga agtattcttt 1861 tcaattatat tgttagtgga cttgttttaa ttttagagaa actttgagta cagatactgt 1921 gagcttacat tgaaaacaga tattacagct tatttttttc tacataattg tgaccaatac 1981 atttgtattt tgtgatgaat ctacatttgt ttgtattcat gttcatgtga ttaactctta 2041 gaagtgttgt aaaagatgca gagtaagtat tatgccccag ttcagaaatt tggcattgat 2101 cttaaactgg aacatgcttt tactttattg ccctaacaat tttttattaa atttatttga 2161 aaatgcatca catgatgaaa aattatagta gcttataaga gggcatatac agtgaagagt 2221 aagttttccc tcctactctc gatcttccag aagctgtact tttaccagtt tctttgtccc 2281 accaacttaa aaaaaaaaag tacaattcat tgttttgcaa aagtgtatgg taggggctta 2341 aaagaaacta taaagtttta tttgaatgaa cactatgcac tgctgtaact ggtagtgttc 2401 agtaaaagca aaatgatagt tttctagatg acataaaatt tacatttaat acagataagt 2461 gttcttcagt gtaatgtgac ttcatgctat atatcttttg taagacattt ccttttttaa 2521 aaaaattttt gcaaataact gatctcaagt atatgtcatt tactcaaaat ctgtcataag 2581 cattacttta tagctagtga cagtgcatgc acagccttgt tcaactatgt ttgctgcttt 2641 tggacaatgt tgcaagaact ctatttttga catgcattaa tcttttattt tgcactttta 2701 tgggtgacag tttttagcat aacctttgat aaaatacact caagtgactt ggacttagat 2761 gcttatcctt acgtccttgg tacctttttt gtattaacaa acactgcaat ttatagatta 2821 catttgtagg aagttatgct tttttctggt ttttgtttta ctttcaacct aggttataag 2881 actgttattc tatagctcca acttaaggtg cctttttaat tccctacagt tttatgggtg 2941 ttatcagtgc tggagaatca tgtagttaat cccattgctc ttacaagtgt cagcttactt 3001 gtatcagcct ccctacgcaa ggacctatgc actggagccg taggaggctc ttcagttggg 3061 ccccaaggat aaggctactg atttgatact aaatgaatca gcagtggatg tagggatagc 3121 tgattttaaa acactcggct gggcacagtg gctcacacct gtaatcccag cactttggga 3181 ggctgaggca ggcagatcat gatgtcagga gtttgagacc agcctggcca atatggtgaa 3241 accctgtctc tacaaaaaat acaaaaatta gctgggcatg gtggtgcgtg cctgaagtcc 3301 cagctactcg ggaagctgag gcagaagaat cacttgaacc tgggaggcgg aggttgtggt 3361 gagccgagat cgcaccactg cactccagcc tgggcgacag agcgagactc tgcctcaaaa 3421 aacaaaacaa aacaaaacac tcacccatca acgaatatag actcttctct catttatcga 3481 tgatcctctt tttccatttt ttaagtactt atgtggaagc tagtctccca aaacacaatc 3541 tttagagaga aaagacatga acgaactcca aaatatccat ttaatcaatc atgtttttgg 3601 ctttggataa agaactttga accagttttt ttctcaggag ctgtcaaatg gacacttaat 3661 tatgacatga gaatgaagaa attattttgg aaaaaaaaaa tgacctaatt tacctatcag 3721 tgaaagcttt attttctggt gccttttgaa agtatatgga gtcatatcat tcttctgttt 3781 aaaatgttag tttggtttga ctttccactt tgtcctttct gctcttgtga agaaaaaaaa 3841 aagcattttc gaggaaagaa ttatgcaatt tcttttgttt tctgtgtcat tatttattgc 3901 tttttcaatg tgcagccagt ggatggtttt agttctttca gatgaactgc catttgtgtt 3961 tcagctcaca gttctttgct gggtaaaaga aatactttct gacagtcacc tgagccttaa 4021 atgtaagtat tacatgacat gcattctgtt tcttccagag ttctgtctgc cacacgaaag 4081 agaatatttg cttacttgat agaactttgg cattttcatc attcttttac ttaaccaggc 4141 ttatggcatg atctctggaa caaatttgta ggaaaaaatt actccaattg aatgactgat 4201 gtatgtaatc aacttcattg ggctgcagta aactagtgga aattagagag ttgttttatt 4261 ggtgttttct actgtgagtt aattaaaaat tgtttttatt tggggtcatt atgtcacagt 4321 cttgagttaa caagatctta cgtgattggc cttttctttg ttttctctta ggagttgtgt 4381 ctcatgaatg acagtactaa agctattaac aactaagagt ttgacagaga actataagcc 4441 tgttgtatct cctaaaagtt gtcaactccc cacccttgga ctttaaatga aaattttatt 4501 cagtccagct attcttacag tccctaagga ttttcatata tctatgtata ggagataaaa 4561 tttgctagta agatttttaa aaactggcta gtgaaaggaa agtacctctg aaagaaacca 4621 ttttagcaaa ttatggttat atgttttaat ttaatctaca gaatgtttta tagtaaaatt 4681 ctagcaccac tagaataatc acatagcatg tacaatatat ttatgctggc tgaaaagaca 4741 gaatctggga ataataaaat tgcaaccagt ttggtaatgc aaacagcaga atagaatgaa 4801 atctcagtaa tgaattaaag caacaaaaag atattgattg gcaaaaagca agatataaga 4861 gattcatttg cttaacattt ctacataata tttatggtct ggtcagtatt ggtctggtca 4921 gtattgcctg gctgacgtga aatgtaaact agtaggcgtg ttattgatct gctaaaacta 4981 accctctttt taagaggaga tttaaggaag acgtcaatca aaatgtcaaa tatgtgtgtc 5041 agaatataaa taatttttca cattgtattg ttgctatata aaaaaaataa tagaattggt 5101 tgggtttctg aggtgaaatc cagagtaaga gtactagaca gttcaacaag ccacatctaa 5161 tggcacagat agaggatgta gctattttat acctttcata acatttgaga gtaagatatc 5221 cttcaggatg tgaagtgatt attaagtact catacctgaa atctgttgtc aagattagaa 5281 ctggggttca tgttaaaaac cttccatatt acctgagggt acctgtgggg aacagttcct 5341 tcccctgtgt ggtagtattt tgttggaaga gaatgtttat acaaaaaatg aaattcttcc 5401 aacagcagag aaactctaaa aagtttgata gtacctatca aagtgctgta cttctgtgat 5461 agagaacatc tgatgtacca atttagatct atttctttat actttttcta atcaattgct 5521 taatagtact ttggatgatt atcacctttg ccacttaaaa tatataaata tcctttttac 5581 ttcatgagga aggaagaatt ttttgataat tactgagttc agccttttgt gatgacttat 5641 attttggact tacattttaa ctttaaagaa tgtcagatcc cttctttgtc ttactagtta 5701 aatcctcacc taatctcttg ggtatgaata taaatgtgtg tcatcgttat attgttcagc 5761 tagatgagca agtatcttag ggtagtaggt agcctggtgg ttttagaagt gtttggtgat 5821 ttttatggag agagttttcc taagtggtgg tttataggtg gtatcagata ttattagggc 5881 agctttttgg ggagtaatct caggtctccc agagcagcag catttttctc attgatataa 5941 gtaagattct taggagcttt tcttatcaca caagatgcct gaatcgaatg tgagaattga 6001 aggcatttct tctgcataaa caaagaattc tacctgctgg acagaaacct ggaaagttct 6061 ttggaattcg ctgaattaca gtttagtatg tcctgattac agagtgacaa tatttatcaa 6121 gcctttgtta tattggatta tcttctctct taaaatacaa ctgtattata attgaaatga 6181 cagcccaaaa ttggatggtt taccaaaacc aatgaaaggg atttcacaca tcaattttta 6241 tttctgtttt gaagagcaca tgctatataa taattgctag tagcaactgc agtaaaacag 6301 gtgataagtt attttctctg aaaagatcca gtcctagagc aggattcttc gatcattcat 6361 ggcagagtga aaaaggtttg tatggttctt gtccaaataa ctcagttctt aaaattctta 6421 aaatgatcgt aaaccattat cctttaaagg tttatttgaa gatgctgtta aagtacagaa 6481 ttttgtgtac aggtagattt ttccgtccct cattaatagt gccttcttaa ttaatacaga 6541 ctggtgttag ctataacaaa actccagtaa ggccaaagaa tcccaagttc tttgtggaaa 6601 aaaaaaaaaa atcttttagg gtcagatttt cccttctaat atcattgaag atgatgttgc 6661 attgatttat tcataaagta ttttaactat aggaactcta gaagataatg gttaggcaag 6721 tgattttttt tttaaatatg gttggcgtaa gttgtatttt gaaattcact tattttaaaa 6781 tcgaagagga ttgtaatcat ggaaatagaa tgtttgtatc tacctgccca cattttctta 6841 aaaagatatt tcatatacag ataatgaaga ccaagctagt ggctgcactg taggtctgct 6901 gcttatttgt atttgttgtg cttctgttta tgttgtagaa gctgaaattc tagcaacatg 6961 cttcaattct gttattttga tacttatgaa aatgtattag gttttactat attgtgcttt 7021 tgaaagccat aactcttaag aactttgttt ttgcatattg tttgctaatt ctttacttta 7081 ataaacctca aaacctg SEQ ID NO: 165 Human SMAD5 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_001001420.2; CDS: 288-1685) 1 atccgggtcc tgggcgagcg ggcgccgtgc gcgtgtcccg cggccgagct gctaataaag 61 ttgcagcgag gagaagcgca gcgacggcgt cgggagagcg cgcctagccg gctcgcgaga 121 cttgacccaa tgaaagaagc atatggcact tgtgaagata aatgttactc ctcccttttt 181 aattggaact tctgcttagg acctgtgtat gacgtttcac ctgtgatctg ttctttcggt 241 agccactgac tttgagttac aggaaggtct ccgaagattt gtgtcaaatg acgtcaatgg 301 ccagcttgtt ttcttttact agtccagcag taaagcgatt gttgggctgg aaacaaggtg 361 atgaggagga gaaatgggca gaaaaggcag ttgatgcttt ggtgaagaaa ctaaaaaaga 421 aaaagggtgc catggaggaa ctggagaaag ccttgagcag tccaggacag ccgagtaaat 481 gtgtcactat tcccagatct ttagatggac gcctgcaggt ttctcacaga aaaggcttac 541 cccatgttat atattgtcgt gtttggcgct ggccggattt gcagagtcat catgagctaa 601 agccgttgga tatttgtgaa tttccttttg gatctaagca aaaagaagtt tgtatcaacc 661 cataccacta taagagagtg gagagtccag tcttacctcc agtattagtg cctcgtcata 721 atgaattcaa tccacaacac agccttctgg ttcagtttag gaacctgagc cacaatgaac 781 cacacatgcc acaaaatgcc acgtttccag attctttcca ccagcccaac aacactcctt 841 ttcccttatc tccaaacagc ccttatcccc cttctcctgc tagcagcaca tatcccaact 901 ccccagcaag ttctggacca ggaagtccat ttcagctccc agctgatacg cctcctcctg 961 cctatatgcc acctgatgat cagatgggtc aagataattc ccagcctatg gatacaagca 1021 ataatatgat tcctcagatt atgcccagta tatccagcag ggatgttcag cctgttgcct 1081 atgaagagcc taaacattgg tgttcaatag tctactatga attaaacaat cgtgttggag 1141 aagcttttca tgcatcttct actagtgtgt tagtagatgg attcacagat ccttcaaata 1201 acaaaagtag attctgcttg ggtttgttgt caaatgttaa tcgtaattcg acaattgaaa 1261 acactaggcg acatattgga aaaggtgttc atctgtacta tgttggtgga gaggtgtatg 1321 cggaatgcct cagtgacagc agcatatttg tacagagtag gaactgcaac tttcatcatg 1381 gctttcatcc caccactgtc tgtaagattc ccagcagctg cagcctcaaa atttttaaca 1441 atcaggagtt tgctcagctt ctggctcaat ctgtcaacca tgggtttgag gcagtatatg 1501 agctcaccaa aatgtgtacc attcggatga gttttgtcaa gggttgggga gcagaatatc 1561 accggcagga tgtaaccagc accccatgtt ggattgagat tcatcttcat gggcctcttc 1621 agtggctgga taaagtcctt actcagatgg gctcccctct gaaccccata tcttctgttt 1681 cataatgcag aagtattctt ttcaattata ttgttagtgg acttgtttta attttagaga 1741 aactttgagt acagatactg tgagcttaca ttgaaaacag atattacagc ttattttttt 1801 ctacataatt gtgaccaata catttgtatt ttgtgatgaa tctacatttg tttgtattca 1861 tgttcatgtg attaactctt agaagtgttg taaaagatgc agagtaagta ttatgcccca 1921 gttcagaaat ttggcattga tcttaaactg gaacatgctt ttactttatt gccctaacaa 1981 ttttttatta aatttatttg aaaatgcatc acatgatgaa aaattatagt agcttataag 2041 agggcatata cagtgaagag taagttttcc ctcctactct cgatcttcca gaagctgtac 2101 ttttaccagt ttctttgtcc caccaactta aaaaaaaaaa gtacaattca ttgttttgca 2161 aaagtgtatg gtaggggctt aaaagaaact ataaagtttt atttgaatga acactatgca 2221 ctgctgtaac tggtagtgtt cagtaaaagc aaaatgatag ttttctagat gacataaaat 2281 ttacatttaa tacagataag tgttcttcag tgtaatgtga cttcatgcta tatatctttt 2341 gtaagacatt tcctttttta aaaaaatttt tgcaaataac tgatctcaag tatatgtcat 2401 ttactcaaaa tctgtcataa gcattacttt atagctagtg acagtgcatg cacagccttg 2461 ttcaactatg tttgctgctt ttggacaatg ttgcaagaac tctatttttg acatgcatta 2521 atcttttatt ttgcactttt atgggtgaca gtttttagca taacctttga taaaatacac 2581 tcaagtgact tggacttaga tgcttatcct tacgtccttg gtaccttttt tgtattaaca 2641 aacactgcaa tttatagatt acatttgtag gaagttatgc ttttttctgg tttttgtttt 2701 actttcaacc taggttataa gactgttatt ctatagctcc aacttaaggt gcctttttaa 2761 ttccctacag ttttatgggt gttatcagtg ctggagaatc atgtagttaa tcccattgct 2821 cttacaagtg tcagcttact tgtatcagcc tccctacgca aggacctatg cactggagcc 2881 gtaggaggct cttcagttgg gccccaagga taaggctact gatttgatac taaatgaatc 2941 agcagtggat gtagggatag ctgattttaa aacactcggc tgggcacagt ggctcacacc 3001 tgtaatccca gcactttggg aggctgaggc aggcagatca tgatgtcagg agtttgagac 3061 cagcctggcc aatatggtga aaccctgtct ctacaaaaaa tacaaaaatt agctgggcat 3121 ggtggtgcgt gcctgaagtc ccagctactc gggaagctga ggcagaagaa tcacttgaac 3181 ctgggaggcg gaggttgtgg tgagccgaga tcgcaccact gcactccagc ctgggcgaca 3241 gagcgagact ctgcctcaaa aaacaaaaca aaacaaaaca ctcacccatc aacgaatata 3301 gactcttctc tcatttatcg atgatcctct ttttccattt tttaagtact tatgtggaag 3361 ctagtctccc aaaacacaat ctttagagag aaaagacatg aacgaactcc aaaatatcca 3421 tttaatcaat catgtttttg gctttggata aagaactttg aaccagtttt tttctcagga 3481 gctgtcaaat ggacacttaa ttatgacatg agaatgaaga aattattttg gaaaaaaaaa 3541 atgacctaat ttacctatca gtgaaagctt tattttctgg tgccttttga aagtatatgg 3601 agtcatatca ttcttctgtt taaaatgtta gtttggtttg actttccact ttgtcctttc 3661 tgctcttgtg aagaaaaaaa aaagcatttt cgaggaaaga attatgcaat ttcttttgtt 3721 ttctgtgtca ttatttattg ctttttcaat gtgcagccag tggatggttt tagttctttc 3781 agatgaactg ccatttgtgt ttcagctcac agttctttgc tgggtaaaag aaatactttc 3841 tgacagtcac ctgagcctta aatgtaagta ttacatgaca tgcattctgt ttcttccaga 3901 gttctgtctg ccacacgaaa gagaatattt gcttacttga tagaactttg gcattttcat 3961 cattctttta cttaaccagg cttatggcat gatctctgga acaaatttgt aggaaaaaat 4021 tactccaatt gaatgactga tgtatgtaat caacttcatt gggctgcagt aaactagtgg 4081 aaattagaga gttgttttat tggtgttttc tactgtgagt taattaaaaa ttgtttttat 4141 ttggggtcat tatgtcacag tcttgagtta acaagatctt acgtgattgg ccttttcttt 4201 gttttctctt aggagttgtg tctcatgaat gacagtacta aagctattaa caactaagag 4261 tttgacagag aactataagc ctgttgtatc tcctaaaagt tgtcaactcc ccacccttgg 4321 actttaaatg aaaattttat tcagtccagc tattcttaca gtccctaagg attttcatat 4381 atctatgtat aggagataaa atttgctagt aagattttta aaaactggct agtgaaagga 4441 aagtacctct gaaagaaacc attttagcaa attatggtta tatgttttaa tttaatctac 4501 agaatgtttt atagtaaaat tctagcacca ctagaataat cacatagcat gtacaatata 4561 tttatgctgg ctgaaaagac agaatctggg aataataaaa ttgcaaccag tttggtaatg 4621 caaacagcag aatagaatga aatctcagta atgaattaaa gcaacaaaaa gatattgatt 4681 ggcaaaaagc aagatataag agattcattt gcttaacatt tctacataat atttatggtc 4741 tggtcagtat tggtctggtc agtattgcct ggctgacgtg aaatgtaaac tagtaggcgt 4801 gttattgatc tgctaaaact aaccctcttt ttaagaggag atttaaggaa gacgtcaatc 4861 aaaatgtcaa atatgtgtgt cagaatataa ataatttttc acattgtatt gttgctatat 4921 aaaaaaaata atagaattgg ttgggtttct gaggtgaaat ccagagtaag agtactagac 4981 agttcaacaa gccacatcta atggcacaga tagaggatgt agctatttta tacctttcat 5041 aacatttgag agtaagatat ccttcaggat gtgaagtgat tattaagtac tcatacctga 5101 aatctgttgt caagattaga actggggttc atgttaaaaa ccttccatat tacctgaggg 5161 tacctgtggg gaacagttcc ttcccctgtg tggtagtatt ttgttggaag agaatgttta 5221 tacaaaaaat gaaattcttc caacagcaga gaaactctaa aaagtttgat agtacctatc 5281 aaagtgctgt acttctgtga tagagaacat ctgatgtacc aatttagatc tatttcttta 5341 tactttttct aatcaattgc ttaatagtac tttggatgat tatcaccttt gccacttaaa 5401 atatataaat atccttttta cttcatgagg aaggaagaat tttttgataa ttactgagtt 5461 cagccttttg tgatgactta tattttggac ttacatttta actttaaaga atgtcagatc 5521 ccttctttgt cttactagtt aaatcctcac ctaatctctt gggtatgaat ataaatgtgt 5581 gtcatcgtta tattgttcag ctagatgagc aagtatctta gggtagtagg tagcctggtg 5641 gttttagaag tgtttggtga tttttatgga gagagttttc ctaagtggtg gtttataggt 5701 ggtatcagat attattaggg cagctttttg gggagtaatc tcaggtctcc cagagcagca 5761 gcatttttct cattgatata agtaagattc ttaggagctt ttcttatcac acaagatgcc 5821 tgaatcgaat gtgagaattg aaggcatttc ttctgcataa acaaagaatt ctacctgctg 5881 gacagaaacc tggaaagttc tttggaattc gctgaattac agtttagtat gtcctgatta 5941 cagagtgaca atatttatca agcctttgtt atattggatt atcttctctc ttaaaataca 6001 actgtattat aattgaaatg acagcccaaa attggatggt ttaccaaaac caatgaaagg 6061 gatttcacac atcaattttt atttctgttt tgaagagcac atgctatata ataattgcta 6121 gtagcaactg cagtaaaaca ggtgataagt tattttctct gaaaagatcc agtcctagag 6181 caggattctt cgatcattca tggcagagtg aaaaaggttt gtatggttct tgtccaaata 6241 actcagttct taaaattctt aaaatgatcg taaaccatta tcctttaaag gtttatttga 6301 agatgctgtt aaagtacaga attttgtgta caggtagatt tttccgtccc tcattaatag 6361 tgccttctta attaatacag actggtgtta gctataacaa aactccagta aggccaaaga 6421 atcccaagtt ctttgtggaa aaaaaaaaaa aatcttttag ggtcagattt tcccttctaa 6481 tatcattgaa gatgatgttg cattgattta ttcataaagt attttaacta taggaactct 6541 agaagataat ggttaggcaa gtgatttttt ttttaaatat ggttggcgta agttgtattt 6601 tgaaattcac ttattttaaa atcgaagagg attgtaatca tggaaataga atgtttgtat 6661 ctacctgccc acattttctt aaaaagatat ttcatataca gataatgaag accaagctag 6721 tggctgcact gtaggtctgc tgcttatttg tatttgttgt gcttctgttt atgttgtaga 6781 agctgaaatt ctagcaacat gcttcaattc tgttattttg atacttatga aaatgtatta 6841 ggttttacta tattgtgctt ttgaaagcca taactcttaa gaactttgtt tttgcatatt 6901 gtttgctaat tctttacttt aataaacctc aaaacctgc SEQ ID NO: 166 Human SMAD5 amino acid sequence (NP_001001419.1, NP_001001420.1, NP_005894.3) 1 mtsmaslfsf tspavkrllg wkqgdeeekw aekavdalvk klkkkkgame elekalsspg 61 qpskcvtipr sldgrlqvsh rkglphviyc rvwrwpdlqs hhelkpldic efpfgskqke 121 vcinpyhykr vespvlppvl vprhnefnpq hsllvqfrnl shnephmpqn atfpdsfhqp 181 nntpfplspn spyppspass typnspassg pgspfqlpad tpppaymppd dqmgqdnsqp 241 mdtsnnmipq impsissrdv qpvayeepkh wcsivyyeln nrvgeafhas stsvlvdgft 301 dpsnnksrfc lgllsnvnrn stientrrhi gkgvhlyyvg gevyaeclsd ssifvqsrnc 361 nfhhgfhptt vckipsscsl kifnnqefaq llaqsvnhgf eavyeltkmc tirmsfvkgw 421 gaeyhrqdvt stpcwieihl hgplqwldkv ltqmgspinp issvs SEQ ID NO: 167 Mouse SMAD5 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_008541.3, CDS: 288-1685) 1 atcatccggg tccccggcga gcgggcgccg agcgcttgtc ccggggccga gctgctaata 61 aagttgcggc gcgtgcacag cgcggcgacg gcgtgaggag agcgcgcctg ggcggcgggg 121 aggacttgca ctaagaagaa gcctatggca cctgtcaagt taaatgtcac tccccgcctc 181 cacttggact ttctgcttaa gacctgcatg tgacttttca cctgcgagcc acgcttttgg 241 tatctactga ctttgattac aggaaagtgt ctgaagattt gtatcaaatg acgtcaatgg 301 ccagcttgtt ttctttcact agtccagccg tgaagcgatt gttgggctgg aaacaaggtg 361 acgaggaaga gaaatgggca gaaaaggcag tggatgcttt agtgaaaaag ctgaagaaga 421 agaagggtgc tatggaggag ctggagaaag ccttgagcag cccaggacag ccaagcaagt 481 gtgtcacgat ccccaggtcc ttggatggac gtctgcaagt ttctcacagg aaaggcttgc 541 cccatgttat atattgccgt gtttggcgct ggccagattt gcagagccat cacgagctaa 601 aaccattgga tatttgtgaa tttccttttg gatctaagca aaaggaagtt tgtatcaatc 661 cataccacta taagagagtg gagagtccag tcttacctcc agtattagtg cctcgtcaca 721 atgaattcaa tccacaacac agccttctgg ttcagttcag gaacctgagc cacaatgaac 781 cgcacatgcc acaaaacgcc acgtttcccg attctttcca ccaacccaac aacgctcctt 841 tccccttatc tcctaacagc ccctatcctc cttcccctgc tagcagcaca tatcccaact 901 ccccagcaag ctctggacct ggaagtccat ttcaactccc agctgacacc cctccccctg 961 cctatatgcc acctgatgat cagatggccc cagataattc ccagcctatg gatacaagca 1021 gtaacatgat tcctcagacc atgcccagca tatccagcag agatgttcag cctgtcgcct 1081 atgaggagcc caaacactgg tgttcgattg tctactatga attaaacaat cgtgttgggg 1141 aagcttttca tgcatcttct actagtgtgt tagtagatgg atttacagat ccttcaaata 1201 acaaaagtag attctgcctg ggattgttgt caaatgttaa tcgtaattca actattgaaa 1261 acactaggcg gcatattgga aaaggtgttc atctatacta cgttggtggg gaggtgtacg 1321 ctgagtgtct tagtgacagc agcatctttg ttcagagtag gaactgcaac tttcaccatg 1381 gcttccatcc caccaccgtc tgtaagatcc ccagcagctg cagcctcaag atttttaaca 1441 atcaggagtt tgctcagctt ctggctcagt cagtcaacca tggattcgag gctgtgtatg 1501 agctcaccaa gatgtgtacc attcgaatga gctttgtcaa gggctgggga gcagagtacc 1561 accgacagga cgtcaccagt actccctgct ggattgagat tcacctccac gggcctctgc 1621 agtggctgga taaagtcctt actcagatgg gctctccgct gaaccccatt tcttctgttt 1681 catagtgcag aagtattctt tcaactatat ttttagtgga cttgttttaa ttttagagga 1741 atttccagta cagatgctgt gagctgacat ggaaaacaga tattattttt tctacgtaat 1801 tgtgaccaac acatttgtat tttatgatga tattacattt gtttgtattc gtgttcattg 1861 tgattaactt tcaaaagtat tgtaaacgat gtagagtatt ttgcccctgt tgaaatgttt 1921 agcattgatc ttaaactgga acgtactttt tcttattgtc ccaacgtttt ttaatttgtt 1981 aaattttttt tacaaagtag ttcatcacat aatgaaattt tatcctataa gagaacatat 2041 attgtggaaa gcagtagatg atatttctct gggaatttct ttgccttacc acctttgaaa 2101 aagcatacat tgtttgcaaa acctcaaagt agggcttgct taaaggaaac tgttgaatct 2161 tgtttgaagg acactgcagt cctaacgtgt tcagtgaaag caaggtggta gatttctgga 2221 cgtcatacat ttacatttaa tataggtaat attcatcagt gtaatgtgac ttcatgccat 2281 atatattttg taaaacaatt cctttttaaa aacttcaagt atttctcatt tactcaaatt 2341 tgttgtaagt cctacttaac agttagttac tatgtgctct gtggccttgt tcagcattgt 2401 ttgctgcttt gggccaacaa ttcaagaact ctaattttcc tgtgcattaa tcttttcatt 2461 ttgcactttt atgggtgact gtcttagtgt agcctctggt aaaatactat taggtggcct 2521 ggttttagag ctcctcctcg ctgccttggc actcctttgt gcaacacgac cacttagaga 2581 tgacagctgt gagctgtgct gctttttcta gcctttaatt tccaatgtag tttataatgt 2641 tgttcttcta tagctccagc taaggtgcct gttagtcccc tacaatgtta tgagcattat 2701 tgacattgaa aggttatgta tgtatgaata cctttgctcc ttaccagact tgtcatacaa 2761 ggactcgtgc agtgtagcca gtagaggctc tttggttggc ccaagaatga ggctgttggt 2821 gtaagtgaat cacaataggg attgggatag ttcatgtcat atgtcatata gcaagacaat 2881 gtagagtgta ggcttgtctc tctgcatcaa cgctctgcct ctttcttttt atccttttag 2941 aacctacatg gacgctaatc tccacaacac tgttggatgt gaacactctt aagacactca 3001 tctagttcac tgtgccttgt ccttaggact cttaaccact ttctagggag cagttatggc 3061 ctgagatgga cagtcatggc ctgagaatga agacactact ttgataaaga aaaaggcctc 3121 atttgcctat cagagtgaga aaggtttttt tctggtgcct tttgaaaata tacagagcca 3181 cttggttctt ctgctgaaaa tgtaattttg gtttgacttt ttagagtgcc cttcctgcct 3241 ttatgaggaa aacagctatt tttttttttg ggggggggga ttccttttgt tttctgtgcc 3301 attatttatt gcctttcaga gtgcaaccat tgggtggctt tgctccttca gagagggctc 3361 cttgatagcc ttcagtagct tgagctgtag acataagtat tccatagcaa gagtgtgtca 3421 gctccatgag agagatgtct gctttatagc cgaggcagaa accgttcatg ttcctttact 3481 tggcagcctt caggaacagg tttgtaagaa cgtgtcttga gttgagtgag tgtatgtctg 3541 tgagctctgc tgaagtctgg acacaagggc cttgcctgct ccttttttca gcagtgggtt 3601 acatgttgtc tctccacagt cttcatgtca taggtctcgg acttgcagag tcctatgtgg 3661 cctgccatct gtacagtggc aggactgaag ctctgagctg ttctgaggtt catggagaaa 3721 tcccaaccta ttctgtggtc agtaaatgga gactgtgtag tctacctgct cctgtactgt 3781 ccttactgta tgtaaggata tacagacgcc tgtgggtagg cagtactcac agtgagatga 3841 agacagcaag tgtgcactga accacagagg gcagggagta gggcctctga agaagccacc 3901 agaccagacc agtgccggta cagtctttgt cagagatggc tctgatgggg cccagactga 3961 ccctgaccat gctgagttgc tgagggtagc cttcagttct ctaccctctg aagtgctagg 4021 atgacagaca tccgccatca tacccagctt ccgtggtgct aaggatcagc ctcagtcttc 4081 aggcgtgcta ggcatgtact ttgccaagta tttagtatac aaaatacatt agtatctgcc 4141 agggaaaaaa gatttgcaaa taataaagat tgccatcagt ttgataaatg ttgtaaatgg 4201 aagaatcaaa atctcagcga tggattacag caacaagatg ctgcctagga aaagcaggac 4261 caagaggtac atttgactag tataccttca gcgtagcgtg atgacctcac tgatgtcacc 4321 caactgaact taagggctgt aagtaggcgt gctgtgggcc ttccagaact agagaaaatt 4381 ataggaggaa gtcagttcta aagtatcaaa agctgggtaa tggtggcaca tgcctttgat 4441 tctagcactc gggaagcagg ggctagccta gtctacagag caacttctac acagagaaac 4501 tgtcttggag gaaaataaaa aaagaaaagt caaagagcaa acaaatagaa cagagtagga 4561 atccgtgtcc ccttttttct atgtttcacg gttgcaggtg taagaaaagt agtcatagat 4621 gtggctgagt ttctaagatg aaaccagtag taagattgct aaatataaca cttcaaccaa 4681 gttaaacacc ctttgggggt atgaatgaaa gtaacactgc aatatgaaat gaaccgtgca 4741 agtaacactt ggggttacct cacagtctcc ctatgcctga gaggactgtg ggaaacattt 4801 ccatcccctg ccagtatcgc cattgggagg acagagtaga tgaagaagtg aagtcttact 4861 ggtccagggc acgcctgtca gcaatgccat ttgtgcttct gccacagaga gcaccgagag 4921 gcttggctca gtatcctcga accttctctg gtcacttccc tggcagcact tgggtccctg 4981 tcactcactg gtctcttaaa agtcccgtct ctttgcttcc taaagattct ctaaaaaaat 5041 tactattttt tatttctttt ttaaaagtct ttgttatttt gttttgggat acagtctctt 5101 tgtacagtcc tggctggcct ggaaattact atgtaggcca gcctcaaact tgaagtaatt 5161 ctcttgcctc tgcctctgga gttctgggat tacaggcatg cactgcagag tacagtgagc 5221 tctgatggct tttaaaattc agcccctttg agggtttggt tttagatcca ttagctttgt 5281 ctgaacccat ctttgtccgg ccgagtaaat cctctgctat ccggggtctc ggtagaaatg 5341 tgttctcagt atacatacga ctaaacattg gttgtttata ggtagcctca gatatttggt 5401 agagcatctt ttttgaaagt aatctccagc taggtgggta tttccctcac agcagtagga 5461 ttttcccttt aggagatacc agttcttcat ctttcttgtg aaaataatgc ctttatgggg 5521 agtgaagatt aaggagttgt ttctacacta acagaattct atttgatgga caacttggac 5581 agttctgtgg acttgggtgg gttctagtgt gctaagaagg ataacagtat ttaatagtgt 5641 ctgtcatcag gccttgctca tctccctgtc tagggctgta ggtcagtgct cgagcactta 5701 gcaggcatcg agtctagtgt tcagtgccca gcattgcaca gaactcagaa tatatctgta 5761 ctgaaactga agtgaccacc tacaaccagg tggtatgcca gaaccacaga aaggagattc 5821 acggtgatgt gtttaaagca ttgggctggt gacggttgct gtgtagtaat gacctcttcc 5881 tcagcaaaga gagtcctgga gcaggctgtc ctcagaagag ggaagggact ggtgtgctcc 5941 ttgtgcagat aacttagtgt ataaatcggc atgagtagct atcctttaag gatttgtttg 6001 aagttactct ttgtaaaaag ttgagaattt tgtgtgcagt tgggcacatg cttgcccttc 6061 ccccacccgc catagtcctg cctctcttgc tgtgaactgg tgtcagctac aacactccag 6121 ctaggtctga gctcttttga gagaaggtct cgtagagcac cattctcaga gagaagctaa 6181 agcatgggga gccttaggac ggtcaggcaa tgcactcttt accacggctg gctaaggctg 6241 cagcttgacc gtccttacct aaatcaggta agaatgtgat tacagagcga gtgcttgtgt 6301 tccccggcct gccttctccg aggaagatgc ttcatccgag gatgatgcag agcagacgat 6361 ggctgcactg taggtctgcc tccttctgtg tatgggttct gctgctgctt acggcatagg 6421 aaagtacact agcagcgtgc ttcaattctg ccatcttttg atacttataa aaatgtatta 6481 ggttttactg tattgtgctc tcaaagccat aactcttaag aaatttggtt tttttgcata 6541 ttgtttgcta atactttgtt ttaataaacc tcaaaatctg cttac SEQ ID NO: 168 Mouse SMAD5 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001164041.1; CDS: 691-2088) 1 ggggccgagc tgctaataaa gttgcggcgc gtgcacagcg cggcgacggc gtgaggagag 61 cgcgcctggg cggcggggag gtgagtgagg ggccccaggg cgggcgctcg gggcccggcg 121 gagggacaag cgccggcggc agcggcccgc gtgaggctgg aggcctagag gctccccacg 181 cgggacctga cggcacggga cggggctccg cgcagcgcgg gaggccccgg tgctaaggag 241 gccccgcgcg gccgacgagg ccggcgcgga cgaggccgct gccacctcgg cgcgccaccg 301 acgcccgggc ccgcgcgcgg agccgcgcag gcggcctagg ccgagcgcgc gccccgccgc 361 tttgtgtctg ggagataagg atccgcgctt atcggtggga attacactcc ggccagccgg 421 ctggcggcga cccgcccctg cgcccgcccg cccgcccgcc cgcccgctcg cccgcccgtc 481 actctccgga cgtcgcagag gctccctcgc tgcgctaaac tttgtgactt gcactaagaa 541 gaagcctatg gcacctgtca agttaaatgt cactccccgc ctccacttgg actttctgct 601 taagacctgc atgtgacttt tcacctgcga gccacgcttt tggtatctac tgactttgat 661 tacaggaaag tgtctgaaga tttgtatcaa atgacgtcaa tggccagctt gttttctttc 721 actagtccag ccgtgaagcg attgttgggc tggaaacaag gtgacgagga agagaaatgg 781 gcagaaaagg cagtggatgc tttagtgaaa aagctgaaga agaagaaggg tgctatggag 841 gagctggaga aagccttgag cagcccagga cagccaagca agtgtgtcac gatccccagg 901 tccttggatg gacgtctgca agtttctcac aggaaaggct tgccccatgt tatatattgc 961 cgtgtttggc gctggccaga tttgcagagc catcacgagc taaaaccatt ggatatttgt 1021 gaatttcctt ttggatctaa gcaaaaggaa gtttgtatca atccatacca ctataagaga 1081 gtggagagtc cagtcttacc tccagtatta gtgcctcgtc acaatgaatt caatccacaa 1141 cacagccttc tggttcagtt caggaacctg agccacaatg aaccgcacat gccacaaaac 1201 gccacgtttc ccgattcttt ccaccaaccc aacaacgctc ctttcccctt atctcctaac 1261 agcccctatc ctccttcccc tgctagcagc acatatccca actccccagc aagctctgga 1321 cctggaagtc catttcaact cccagctgac acccctcccc ctgcctatat gccacctgat 1381 gatcagatgg ccccagataa ttcccagcct atggatacaa gcagtaacat gattcctcag 1441 accatgccca gcatatccag cagagatgtt cagcctgtcg cctatgagga gcccaaacac 1501 tggtgttcga ttgtctacta tgaattaaac aatcgtgttg gggaagcttt tcatgcatct 1561 tctactagtg tgttagtaga tggatttaca gatccttcaa ataacaaaag tagattctgc 1621 ctgggattgt tgtcaaatgt taatcgtaat tcaactattg aaaacactag gcggcatatt 1681 ggaaaaggtg ttcatctata ctacgttggt ggggaggtgt acgctgagtg tcttagtgac 1741 agcagcatct ttgttcagag taggaactgc aactttcacc atggcttcca tcccaccacc 1801 gtctgtaaga tccccagcag ctgcagcctc aagattttta acaatcagga gtttgctcag 1861 cttctggctc agtcagtcaa ccatggattc gaggctgtgt atgagctcac caagatgtgt 1921 accattcgaa tgagctttgt caagggctgg ggagcagagt accaccgaca ggacgtcacc 1981 agtactccct gctggattga gattcacctc cacgggcctc tgcagtggct ggataaagtc 2041 cttactcaga tgggctctcc gctgaacccc atttcttctg tttcatagtg cagaagtatt 2101 ctttcaacta tatttttagt ggacttgttt taattttaga ggaatttcca gtacagatgc 2161 tgtgagctga catggaaaac agatattatt ttttctacgt aattgtgacc aacacatttg 2221 tattttatga tgatattaca tttgtttgta ttcgtgttca ttgtgattaa ctttcaaaag 2281 tattgtaaac gatgtagagt attttgcccc tgttgaaatg tttagcattg atcttaaact 2341 ggaacgtact ttttcttatt gtcccaacgt tttttaattt gttaaatttt ttttacaaag 2401 tagttcatca cataatgaaa ttttatccta taagagaaca tatattgtgg aaagcagtag 2461 atgatatttc tctgggaatt tctttgcctt accacctttg aaaaagcata cattgtttgc 2521 aaaacctcaa agtagggctt gcttaaagga aactgttgaa tcttgtttga aggacactgc 2581 agtcctaacg tgttcagtga aagcaaggtg gtagatttct ggacgtcata catttacatt 2641 taatataggt aatattcatc agtgtaatgt gacttcatgc catatatatt ttgtaaaaca 2701 attccttttt aaaaacttca agtatttctc atttactcaa atttgttgta agtcctactt 2761 aacagttagt tactatgtgc tctgtggcct tgttcagcat tgtttgctgc tttgggccaa 2821 caattcaaga actctaattt tcctgtgcat taatcttttc attttgcact tttatgggtg 2881 actgtcttag tgtagcctct ggtaaaatac tattaggtgg cctggtttta gagctcctcc 2941 tcgctgcctt ggcactcctt tgtgcaacac gaccacttag agatgacagc tgtgagctgt 3001 gctgcttttt ctagccttta atttccaatg tagtttataa tgttgttctt ctatagctcc 3061 agctaaggtg cctgttagtc ccctacaatg ttatgagcat tattgacatt gaaaggttat 3121 gtatgtatga atacctttgc tccttaccag acttgtcata caaggactcg tgcagtgtag 3181 ccagtagagg ctctttggtt ggcccaagaa tgaggctgtt ggtgtaagtg aatcacaata 3241 gggattggga tagttcatgt catatgtcat atagcaagac aatgtagagt gtaggcttgt 3301 ctctctgcat caacgctctg cctctttctt tttatccttt tagaacctac atggacgcta 3361 atctccacaa cactgttgga tgtgaacact cttaagacac tcatctagtt cactgtgcct 3421 tgtccttagg actcttaacc actttctagg gagcagttat ggcctgagat ggacagtcat 3481 ggcctgagaa tgaagacact actttgataa agaaaaaggc ctcatttgcc tatcagagtg 3541 agaaaggttt ttttctggtg ccttttgaaa atatacagag ccacttggtt cttctgctga 3601 aaatgtaatt ttggtttgac tttttagagt gcccttcctg cctttatgag gaaaacagct 3661 attttttttt ttgggggggg ggattccttt tgttttctgt gccattattt attgcctttc 3721 agagtgcaac cattgggtgg ctttgctcct tcagagaggg ctccttgata gccttcagta 3781 gcttgagctg tagacataag tattccatag caagagtgtg tcagctccat gagagagatg 3841 tctgctttat agccgaggca gaaaccgttc atgttccttt acttggcagc cttcaggaac 3901 aggtttgtaa gaacgtgtct tgagttgagt gagtgtatgt ctgtgagctc tgctgaagtc 3961 tggacacaag ggccttgcct gctccttttt tcagcagtgg gttacatgtt gtctctccac 4021 agtcttcatg tcataggtct cggacttgca gagtcctatg tggcctgcca tctgtacagt 4081 ggcaggactg aagctctgag ctgttctgag gttcatggag aaatcccaac ctattctgtg 4141 gtcagtaaat ggagactgtg tagtctacct gctcctgtac tgtccttact gtatgtaagg 4201 atatacagac gcctgtgggt aggcagtact cacagtgaga tgaagacagc aagtgtgcac 4261 tgaaccacag agggcaggga gtagggcctc tgaagaagcc accagaccag accagtgccg 4321 gtacagtctt tgtcagagat ggctctgatg gggcccagac tgaccctgac catgctgagt 4381 tgctgagggt agccttcagt tctctaccct ctgaagtgct aggatgacag acatccgcca 4441 tcatacccag cttccgtggt gctaaggatc agcctcagtc ttcaggcgtg ctaggcatgt 4501 actttgccaa gtatttagta tacaaaatac attagtatct gccagggaaa aaagatttgc 4561 aaataataaa gattgccatc agtttgataa atgttgtaaa tggaagaatc aaaatctcag 4621 cgatggatta cagcaacaag atgctgccta ggaaaagcag gaccaagagg tacatttgac 4681 tagtatacct tcagcgtagc gtgatgacct cactgatgtc acccaactga acttaagggc 4741 tgtaagtagg cgtgctgtgg gccttccaga actagagaaa attataggag gaagtcagtt 4801 ctaaagtatc aaaagctggg taatggtggc acatgccttt gattctagca ctcgggaagc 4861 aggggctagc ctagtctaca gagcaacttc tacacagaga aactgtcttg gaggaaaata 4921 aaaaaagaaa agtcaaagag caaacaaata gaacagagta ggaatccgtg tccccttttt 4981 tctatgtttc acggttgcag gtgtaagaaa agtagtcata gatgtggctg agtttctaag 5041 atgaaaccag tagtaagatt gctaaatata acacttcaac caagttaaac accctttggg 5101 ggtatgaatg aaagtaacac tgcaatatga aatgaaccgt gcaagtaaca cttggggtta 5161 cctcacagtc tccctatgcc tgagaggact gtgggaaaca tttccatccc ctgccagtat 5221 cgccattggg aggacagagt agatgaagaa gtgaagtctt actggtccag ggcacgcctg 5281 tcagcaatgc catttgtgct tctgccacag agagcaccga gaggcttggc tcagtatcct 5341 cgaaccttct ctggtcactt ccctggcagc acttgggtcc ctgtcactca ctggtctctt 5401 aaaagtcccg tctctttgct tcctaaagat tctctaaaaa aattactatt ttttatttct 5461 tttttaaaag tctttgttat tttgttttgg gatacagtct ctttgtacag tcctggctgg 5521 cctggaaatt actatgtagg ccagcctcaa acttgaagta attctcttgc ctctgcctct 5581 ggagttctgg gattacaggc atgcactgca gagtacagtg agctctgatg gcttttaaaa 5641 ttcagcccct ttgagggttt ggttttagat ccattagctt tgtctgaacc catctttgtc 5701 cggccgagta aatcctctgc tatccggggt ctcggtagaa atgtgttctc agtatacata 5761 cgactaaaca ttggttgttt ataggtagcc tcagatattt ggtagagcat cttttttgaa 5821 agtaatctcc agctaggtgg gtatttccct cacagcagta ggattttccc tttaggagat 5881 accagttctt catctttctt gtgaaaataa tgcctttatg gggagtgaag attaaggagt 5941 tgtttctaca ctaacagaat tctatttgat ggacaacttg gacagttctg tggacttggg 6001 tgggttctag tgtgctaaga aggataacag tatttaatag tgtctgtcat caggccttgc 6061 tcatctccct gtctagggct gtaggtcagt gctcgagcac ttagcaggca tcgagtctag 6121 tgttcagtgc ccagcattgc acagaactca gaatatatct gtactgaaac tgaagtgacc 6181 acctacaacc aggtggtatg ccagaaccac agaaaggaga ttcacggtga tgtgtttaaa 6241 gcattgggct ggtgacggtt gctgtgtagt aatgacctct tcctcagcaa agagagtcct 6301 ggagcaggct gtcctcagaa gagggaaggg actggtgtgc tccttgtgca gataacttag 6361 tgtataaatc ggcatgagta gctatccttt aaggatttgt ttgaagttac tctttgtaaa 6421 aagttgagaa ttttgtgtgc agttgggcac atgcttgccc ttcccccacc cgccatagtc 6481 ctgcctctct tgctgtgaac tggtgtcagc tacaacactc cagctaggtc tgagctcttt 6541 tgagagaagg tctcgtagag caccattctc agagagaagc taaagcatgg ggagccttag 6601 gacggtcagg caatgcactc tttaccacgg ctggctaagg ctgcagcttg accgtcctta 6661 cctaaatcag gtaagaatgt gattacagag cgagtgcttg tgttccccgg cctgccttct 6721 ccgaggaaga tgcttcatcc gaggatgatg cagagcagac gatggctgca ctgtaggtct 6781 gcctccttct gtgtatgggt tctgctgctg cttacggcat aggaaagtac actagcagcg 6841 tgcttcaatt ctgccatctt ttgatactta taaaaatgta ttaggtttta ctgtattgtg 6901 ctctcaaagc cataactctt aagaaatttg gtttttttgc atattgtttg ctaatacttt 6961 gttttaataa acctcaaaat ctgcttac SEQ ID NO: 169 Mouse SMAD5 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence (NM_001164042.1; CDS: 311-1708) 1 gccctttctc ctctgcgctt ctggctgcgc cgagccggga accctaagct ctgggaactt 61 ccccggtggc ggccgtctta gggtcagagc atgctcagtg gcccggactt ttcggttgca 121 gaaggagctg gcggggatgg tcgaggactt gcactaagaa gaagcctatg gcacctgtca 181 agttaaatgt cactccccgc ctccacttgg actttctgct taagacctgc atgtgacttt 241 tcacctgcga gccacgcttt tggtatctac tgactttgat tacaggaaag tgtctgaaga 301 tttgtatcaa atgacgtcaa tggccagctt gttttctttc actagtccag ccgtgaagcg 361 attgttgggc tggaaacaag gtgacgagga agagaaatgg gcagaaaagg cagtggatgc 421 tttagtgaaa aagctgaaga agaagaaggg tgctatggag gagctggaga aagccttgag 481 cagcccagga cagccaagca agtgtgtcac gatccccagg tccttggatg gacgtctgca 541 agtttctcac aggaaaggct tgccccatgt tatatattgc cgtgtttggc gctggccaga 601 tttgcagagc catcacgagc taaaaccatt ggatatttgt gaatttcctt ttggatctaa 661 gcaaaaggaa gtttgtatca atccatacca ctataagaga gtggagagtc cagtcttacc 721 tccagtatta gtgcctcgtc acaatgaatt caatccacaa cacagccttc tggttcagtt 781 caggaacctg agccacaatg aaccgcacat gccacaaaac gccacgtttc ccgattcttt 841 ccaccaaccc aacaacgctc ctttcccctt atctcctaac agcccctatc ctccttcccc 901 tgctagcagc acatatccca actccccagc aagctctgga cctggaagtc catttcaact 961 cccagctgac acccctcccc ctgcctatat gccacctgat gatcagatgg ccccagataa 1021 ttcccagcct atggatacaa gcagtaacat gattcctcag accatgccca gcatatccag 1081 cagagatgtt cagcctgtcg cctatgagga gcccaaacac tggtgttcga ttgtctacta 1141 tgaattaaac aatcgtgttg gggaagcttt tcatgcatct tctactagtg tgttagtaga 1201 tggatttaca gatccttcaa ataacaaaag tagattctgc ctgggattgt tgtcaaatgt 1261 taatcgtaat tcaactattg aaaacactag gcggcatatt ggaaaaggtg ttcatctata 1321 ctacgttggt ggggaggtgt acgctgagtg tcttagtgac agcagcatct ttgttcagag 1381 taggaactgc aactttcacc atggcttcca tcccaccacc gtctgtaaga tccccagcag 1441 ctgcagcctc aagattttta acaatcagga gtttgctcag cttctggctc agtcagtcaa 1501 ccatggattc gaggctgtgt atgagctcac caagatgtgt accattcgaa tgagctttgt 1561 caagggctgg ggagcagagt accaccgaca ggacgtcacc agtactccct gctggattga 1621 gattcacctc cacgggcctc tgcagtggct ggataaagtc cttactcaga tgggctctcc 1681 gctgaacccc atttcttctg tttcatagtg cagaagtatt ctttcaacta tatttttagt 1741 ggacttgttt taattttaga ggaatttcca gtacagatgc tgtgagctga catggaaaac 1801 agatattatt ttttctacgt aattgtgacc aacacatttg tattttatga tgatattaca 1861 tttgtttgta ttcgtgttca ttgtgattaa ctttcaaaag tattgtaaac gatgtagagt 1921 attttgcccc tgttgaaatg tttagcattg atcttaaact ggaacgtact ttttcttatt 1981 gtcccaacgt tttttaattt gttaaatttt ttttacaaag tagttcatca cataatgaaa 2041 ttttatccta taagagaaca tatattgtgg aaagcagtag atgatatttc tctgggaatt 2101 tctttgcctt accacctttg aaaaagcata cattgtttgc aaaacctcaa agtagggctt 2161 gcttaaagga aactgttgaa tcttgtttga aggacactgc agtcctaacg tgttcagtga 2221 aagcaaggtg gtagatttct ggacgtcata catttacatt taatataggt aatattcatc 2281 agtgtaatgt gacttcatgc catatatatt ttgtaaaaca attccttttt aaaaacttca 2341 agtatttctc atttactcaa atttgttgta agtcctactt aacagttagt tactatgtgc 2401 tctgtggcct tgttcagcat tgtttgctgc tttgggccaa caattcaaga actctaattt 2461 tcctgtgcat taatcttttc attttgcact tttatgggtg actgtcttag tgtagcctct 2521 ggtaaaatac tattaggtgg cctggtttta gagctcctcc tcgctgcctt ggcactcctt 2581 tgtgcaacac gaccacttag agatgacagc tgtgagctgt gctgcttttt ctagccttta 2641 atttccaatg tagtttataa tgttgttctt ctatagctcc agctaaggtg cctgttagtc 2701 ccctacaatg ttatgagcat tattgacatt gaaaggttat gtatgtatga atacctttgc 2761 tccttaccag acttgtcata caaggactcg tgcagtgtag ccagtagagg ctctttggtt 2821 ggcccaagaa tgaggctgtt ggtgtaagtg aatcacaata gggattggga tagttcatgt 2881 catatgtcat atagcaagac aatgtagagt gtaggcttgt ctctctgcat caacgctctg 2941 cctctttctt tttatccttt tagaacctac atggacgcta atctccacaa cactgttgga 3001 tgtgaacact cttaagacac tcatctagtt cactgtgcct tgtccttagg actcttaacc 3061 actttctagg gagcagttat ggcctgagat ggacagtcat ggcctgagaa tgaagacact 3121 actttgataa agaaaaaggc ctcatttgcc tatcagagtg agaaaggttt ttttctggtg 3181 ccttttgaaa atatacagag ccacttggtt cttctgctga aaatgtaatt ttggtttgac 3241 tttttagagt gcccttcctg cctttatgag gaaaacagct attttttttt ttgggggggg 3301 ggattccttt tgttttctgt gccattattt attgcctttc agagtgcaac cattgggtgg 3361 ctttgctcct tcagagaggg ctccttgata gccttcagta gcttgagctg tagacataag 3421 tattccatag caagagtgtg tcagctccat gagagagatg tctgctttat agccgaggca 3481 gaaaccgttc atgttccttt acttggcagc cttcaggaac aggtttgtaa gaacgtgtct 3541 tgagttgagt gagtgtatgt ctgtgagctc tgctgaagtc tggacacaag ggccttgcct 3601 gctccttttt tcagcagtgg gttacatgtt gtctctccac agtcttcatg tcataggtct 3661 cggacttgca gagtcctatg tggcctgcca tctgtacagt ggcaggactg aagctctgag 3721 ctgttctgag gttcatggag aaatcccaac ctattctgtg gtcagtaaat ggagactgtg 3781 tagtctacct gctcctgtac tgtccttact gtatgtaagg atatacagac gcctgtgggt 3841 aggcagtact cacagtgaga tgaagacagc aagtgtgcac tgaaccacag agggcaggga 3901 gtagggcctc tgaagaagcc accagaccag accagtgccg gtacagtctt tgtcagagat 3961 ggctctgatg gggcccagac tgaccctgac catgctgagt tgctgagggt agccttcagt 4021 tctctaccct ctgaagtgct aggatgacag acatccgcca tcatacccag cttccgtggt 4081 gctaaggatc agcctcagtc ttcaggcgtg ctaggcatgt actttgccaa gtatttagta 4141 tacaaaatac attagtatct gccagggaaa aaagatttgc aaataataaa gattgccatc 4201 agtttgataa atgttgtaaa tggaagaatc aaaatctcag cgatggatta cagcaacaag 4261 atgctgccta ggaaaagcag gaccaagagg tacatttgac tagtatacct tcagcgtagc 4321 gtgatgacct cactgatgtc acccaactga acttaagggc tgtaagtagg cgtgctgtgg 4381 gccttccaga actagagaaa attataggag gaagtcagtt ctaaagtatc aaaagctggg 4441 taatggtggc acatgccttt gattctagca ctcgggaagc aggggctagc ctagtctaca 4501 gagcaacttc tacacagaga aactgtcttg gaggaaaata aaaaaagaaa agtcaaagag 4561 caaacaaata gaacagagta ggaatccgtg tccccttttt tctatgtttc acggttgcag 4621 gtgtaagaaa agtagtcata gatgtggctg agtttctaag atgaaaccag tagtaagatt 4681 gctaaatata acacttcaac caagttaaac accctttggg ggtatgaatg aaagtaacac 4741 tgcaatatga aatgaaccgt gcaagtaaca cttggggtta cctcacagtc tccctatgcc 4801 tgagaggact gtgggaaaca tttccatccc ctgccagtat cgccattggg aggacagagt 4861 agatgaagaa gtgaagtctt actggtccag ggcacgcctg tcagcaatgc catttgtgct 4921 tctgccacag agagcaccga gaggcttggc tcagtatcct cgaaccttct ctggtcactt 4981 ccctggcagc acttgggtcc ctgtcactca ctggtctctt aaaagtcccg tctctttgct 5041 tcctaaagat tctctaaaaa aattactatt ttttatttct tttttaaaag tctttgttat 5101 tttgttttgg gatacagtct ctttgtacag tcctggctgg cctggaaatt actatgtagg 5161 ccagcctcaa acttgaagta attctcttgc ctctgcctct ggagttctgg gattacaggc 5221 atgcactgca gagtacagtg agctctgatg gcttttaaaa ttcagcccct ttgagggttt 5281 ggttttagat ccattagctt tgtctgaacc catctttgtc cggccgagta aatcctctgc 5341 tatccggggt ctcggtagaa atgtgttctc agtatacata cgactaaaca ttggttgttt 5401 ataggtagcc tcagatattt ggtagagcat cttttttgaa agtaatctcc agctaggtgg 5461 gtatttccct cacagcagta ggattttccc tttaggagat accagttctt catctttctt 5521 gtgaaaataa tgcctttatg gggagtgaag attaaggagt tgtttctaca ctaacagaat 5581 tctatttgat ggacaacttg gacagttctg tggacttggg tgggttctag tgtgctaaga 5641 aggataacag tatttaatag tgtctgtcat caggccttgc tcatctccct gtctagggct 5701 gtaggtcagt gctcgagcac ttagcaggca tcgagtctag tgttcagtgc ccagcattgc 5761 acagaactca gaatatatct gtactgaaac tgaagtgacc acctacaacc aggtggtatg 5821 ccagaaccac agaaaggaga ttcacggtga tgtgtttaaa gcattgggct ggtgacggtt 5881 gctgtgtagt aatgacctct tcctcagcaa agagagtcct ggagcaggct gtcctcagaa 5941 gagggaaggg actggtgtgc tccttgtgca gataacttag tgtataaatc ggcatgagta 6001 gctatccttt aaggatttgt ttgaagttac tctttgtaaa aagttgagaa ttttgtgtgc 6061 agttgggcac atgcttgccc ttcccccacc cgccatagtc ctgcctctct tgctgtgaac 6121 tggtgtcagc tacaacactc cagctaggtc tgagctcttt tgagagaagg tctcgtagag 6181 caccattctc agagagaagc taaagcatgg ggagccttag gacggtcagg caatgcactc 6241 tttaccacgg ctggctaagg ctgcagcttg accgtcctta cctaaatcag gtaagaatgt 6301 gattacagag cgagtgcttg tgttccccgg cctgccttct ccgaggaaga tgcttcatcc 6361 gaggatgatg cagagcagac gatggctgca ctgtaggtct gcctccttct gtgtatgggt 6421 tctgctgctg cttacggcat aggaaagtac actagcagcg tgcttcaatt ctgccatctt 6481 ttgatactta taaaaatgta ttaggtttta ctgtattgtg ctctcaaagc cataactctt 6541 aagaaatttg gtttttttgc atattgtttg ctaatacttt gttttaataa acctcaaaat 6601 ctgcttac SEQ ID NO: 170 Mouse SMAD5 amino acid sequence (NP_001157513.1; NP_001157514.1; NP_032567.1) 1 mtsmaslfsf tspavkrllg wkqgdeeekw aekavdalvk klkkkkgame elekalsspg 61 qpskcvtipr sldgrlqvsh rkglphviyc rvwrwpdlqs hhelkpldic efpfgskqke 121 vcinpyhykr vespvlppvl vprhnefnpq hsllvqfrnl shnephmpqn atfpdsfhqp 181 nnapfplspn spyppspass typnspassg pgspfqlpad tpppaymppd dqmapdnsqp 241 mdtssnmipq tmpsissrdv qpvayeepkh wcsivyyeln nrvgeafhas stsvlvdgft 301 dpsnnksrfc lgllsnvnrn stientrrhi gkgvhlyyvg gevyaeclsd ssifvqsrnc 361 nfhhgfhptt vckipsscsl kifnnqefaq llaqsvnhgf eavyeltkmc tirmsfvkgw 421 gaeyhrqdvt stpcwieihl hgplqwldkv ltqmgspinp issvs SEQ ID NO: 171 Human SMAD9 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_001127217.2; CDS: 344-1747) 1 cgcactaata cgggcgatga ggcttcgcgg ctccagtctg actgacgccg gctggggccg 61 ccgccgccgc cgccgccgcc gccgctgctg cagccgctgt ctcggtcccc gccgccgccg 121 ccgggccctg caggcgctgg gcgcgcgcag ccaggcaagt tggccaccct gttcaagggc 181 ttaggagaaa gtcaacacac ttcgcaactt gaattggtcc cagctgctcc cagaagaacg 241 ggcgggttgg tccctatgcc acccctggag agctactcgc cgcccacttt gccgtgaagg 301 gctgtgcggt tcccgtgcgc gccggagcct gctgtggcct cttatgcact ccaccacccc 361 catcagctcc ctcttctcct tcaccagccc cgcagtgaag agactgctag gctggaagca 421 aggagatgaa gaggaaaagt gggcagagaa ggcagtggac tctctagtga agaagttaaa 481 gaagaagaag ggagccatgg acgagctgga gagggctctc agctgcccgg ggcagcccag 541 caaatgcgtc acgattcccc gctccctgga cgggcggctg caggtgtccc accgcaaggg 601 cctgccccat gtgatttact gtcgcgtgtg gcgctggccg gatctgcagt cccaccacga 661 gctgaagccg ctggagtgct gtgagttccc atttggctcc aagcagaaag aagtgtgcat 721 taacccttac cactaccgcc gggtggagac tccagtactg cctcctgtgc tcgtgccaag 781 acacagtgaa tataaccccc agctcagcct cctggccaag ttccgcagcg cctccctgca 841 cagtgagcca ctcatgccac acaacgccac ctatcctgac tctttccagc agcctccgtg 901 ctctgcactc cctccctcac ccagccacgc gttctcccag tccccgtgca cggccagcta 961 ccctcactcc ccaggaagtc cttctgagcc agagagtccc tatcaacact cagttgacac 1021 accacccctg ccttatcatg ccacagaagc ctctgagacc cagagtggcc aacctgtaga 1081 tgccacagct gatagacatg tagtgctatc gataccaaat ggagactttc gaccagtttg 1141 ttacgaggag ccccagcact ggtgctcggt cgcctactat gaactgaaca accgagttgg 1201 ggagacattc caggcttcct cccgaagtgt gctcatagat gggttcaccg acccttcaaa 1261 taacaggaac agattctgtc ttggacttct ttctaatgta aacagaaact caacgataga 1321 aaataccagg agacatatag gaaagggtgt gcacttgtac tacgtcgggg gagaggtgta 1381 tgccgagtgc gtgagtgaca gcagcatctt tgtgcagagc cggaactgca actatcaaca 1441 cggcttccac ccagctaccg tctgcaagat ccccagcggc tgcagcctca aggtcttcaa 1501 caaccagctc ttcgctcagc tcctggccca gtcagttcac cacggctttg aagtcgtgta 1561 tgaactgacc aagatgtgta ctatccggat gagttttgtt aagggttggg gtgctgagta 1621 tcatcgccag gatgtcacca gcaccccctg ctggattgag attcatcttc atgggccact 1681 gcagtggctg gacaaagttc tgactcagat gggctctcca cataacccca tttcttcagt 1741 gtcttaacag tcatgtctta agctgcattt ccataggata gaggctattg cagggagtgg 1801 cttgtatcat ttcagatttg caactgaagt ttctaaaaac atgtgtaaat acatagaatg 1861 tatactgttc ttattttttt taatcaccgt ttgttttgtg ctttctagtt aacctgatgc 1921 cagtacagtg caattggaaa agcaggactt tggtgcctgt gctataagca gcagattttg 1981 tgggaggaaa cacttgagag gcgatattgt caacagtatt tgaagggtgt tagcagaata 2041 aaagacagct ttagtcagcc gtgtcattat aaagcatgtt gtgtggcctc acagaaacat 2101 tgaaactgtt tatacagcaa aagtcaggta ttagcagcac taaagcaaat atcactcaga 2161 tgaaacaaag cagtgaaacc cctacagttt aaatgatgtc acttttagtg ctgttggcaa 2221 gaaaaaaaaa acaacaaact tgtacaatga attaatgaga taggccatag aaactttatt 2281 tctaaggttg acatacctat agctgggctc ctgtgctcat attcagtggt acattttaaa 2341 caaactgtga tcggaaaaga aaaaaaactg tgaagccaaa agtcatgttc cctcagtcta 2401 ccactgtaaa aacagagtct aatatgggaa aataaatatg aaaatagcat gaaatgctgt 2461 ttcccagatt gcaagataag accagaactt ggtccaagag ccagccaccc agggagactc 2521 ctgctttcca cagaggagac caggttcctg tcgtgctggt tgttcgtgtc aggcagtcct 2581 gcaaactttg agtctgcgca gcgtgccaga atagcttgtg tttcagtcct gtgtcaagaa 2641 gcaggtgaaa ccaaaggttg gagaaaagca tcacacgtcg acttacactt tctcatttcc 2701 cacgttccag tctcctggga agggcactct ttcgccacgt tttcctgcct cttggcaaat 2761 attaactctt tgcagatcac taaagcaaca gtaaagactt tgagaaaatc tagacacatt 2821 attggatcaa tgagttattt aacctagtgt ctagtgatta tctaacctgg aaataaattc 2881 ccaaggaaag tgataataat ttcataatca tctgcaattt ctggggaaca gtggtactga 2941 ataataagac atcttttaaa aatatacaca atattaaaaa cctgttctta ttttacttta 3001 gatgagggag gaaaatcccc caaatttcta ggtactttca tatatatact tgccatgcac 3061 taaacactgc attgcttgga aaaatatttc acaccctctt taaaaatgta caatttaaga 3121 tggcagttat gcttgtaaca gacagcactt cagtaatcca agaagtttct tcatttatac 3181 attttatctc aactctttct agcattagtg cacatggtag tttttctaat taaattgtat 3241 tcaaggtaga aatgatcatg tgagaaagat atatgattga gctactactg tcacctctta 3301 cagttactag tgttagctaa tagaaacttt catatataca catagaaaag aattattaca 3361 ttttacattg aaaaatgtaa tatatggccc atgtagtgta tagaaaaatc tgtagtttat 3421 tggttcatca actatgtatt gtgcacctac ctatgggtgt caggtacaat gttaggtact 3481 gtagaatcaa atgtaaataa gagacagtcc cagccctcag ggagccgaga acctaatagt 3541 gaatctgttt gtacagacat cttcatgttt cagaactttt aaaacaaaac aaaataatgt 3601 aatctatcat cttttgcttg aaagaatgtg attgatttct tatctctgtt ttgaaattat 3661 ttccttactc ttctgcaaag tcaggtaatg gattccttgt ataaatgcta cttttcttcc 3721 atgtctcaaa gttgtttttt ttcctcccct ttcttccctg ttttccaata attctccatg 3781 tccccttttc ttagaaaagg cattaatatg gtgaatcttg tatgggaacc attccatggg 3841 agaacttcaa cacagttttt gctccagaga tcaaacatag ctttcgtgat ctctctacca 3901 gctatctaac ttatcctctg gtaatctttt tttttttttt tttttttttg agatggagtc 3961 tcgctgtgtc accaggccag agtgcagtgg cgtgatcttg gctcactgca acctctgcct 4021 cccgggttcg agtgattctc ctgcctcagc ctcccaagta gttgggacta caggctacca 4081 cgcccagcta atttttatat ttttagtaga gacggggttt caccatggta gccagaatgg 4141 tctctatctc ttgaccttgt gatccgcccg cctcagcctc ccaaagtgct gggattacag 4201 gcgtgagcca ctgcgcccgg cttcctctgg taatcttaca cctttacaga attaatctaa 4261 actggtggct cataaatgac attaaaaaca aaaaaaaaat ctggatgcag tggctcattc 4321 ctatagtccc agcactttgg gaggccaagg cgggaggatc atctgagccc aggagtttgg 4381 ggctgtagtg aactatgatc atacaacttc attctagcct gggtgacaaa gtgacaccct 4441 gtctctaaac aaaaatcaag aaacaaaaaa cttgtatttc cctgcagctt tgggaagcca 4501 gaacacaata ttgcagtgaa tctgaatttt ctgtgacaaa taaattatta aattggcaca 4561 tatgatcatc accagtcatg tctcatcaaa agcctttatt atgatgcttg tacattttga 4621 agaatttaga attaatgaga agttaaccct ttagtcattg taacacaatc atattttaat 4681 cagctttttc ttttgctacc aagagtttca aaaaataaat gcagtatttg atttcaggct 4741 gctaaatggg ctcatttagc attcattcct tgatgtagac attaaaaaaa aaactgaata 4801 gcattctttc caggataact aataaagcag acatgctaag cctataaata catcagcact 4861 gcagcacacg tttaaggttg ccacggacaa ggatcacaca atagagaaca ctgtagtaac 4921 atttcggtct gctcacaaga cccagaacat tgatcagttt ttgttgttgg tttattattt 4981 ttctgttaaa aaattgtgaa aagtttgttt tagctagatg atattttaat agctgcgagt 5041 gctttggaac tataaagatg tcactactta acacatatac cttatgtttt gttttgtttt 5101 gttttacact cagtataaat caggagaagt tagccaacca tctagcattt agaatcctct 5161 tttttattgt cttctaagga tatggatgtt cccataacag caacaaaaca gcaacaaaaa 5221 catttcataa atatcacttg atagactgta agcacctgct taactttgtg tcccaaatat 5281 ttagtgtgta tatatatata tatatataca cacacacaca catatatatt caacaaataa 5341 agcaaaatat aacatgcatt tcacattttg tctttccctg ttacgatttt aatagcagaa 5401 ctgtatgaca agtttaggtg atcctagcat atgttaaatt caaattaatg taaaacagat 5461 taacaacaac aaagaaactg tctatttgag tgaagtcatg ctttctatta taataacttg 5521 gcttcggtta tccatcaaat gcacacttat actgttatct gattgtttat aataaagaat 5581 actgtactta ta SEQ ID NO: 172 Human SMAD9 isoform 1 amino acid sequence (NP_001120689.1) 1 mhsttpissl fsftspavkr llgwkqgdee ekwaekavds lvkklkkkkg amdelerals 61 cpgqpskcvt iprsldgrlq vshrkglphv iycrvwrwpd lqshhelkpl eccefpfgsk 121 qkevcinpyh yrrvetpvlp pvlvprhsey npqlsllakf rsaslhsepl mphnatypds 181 fqqppcsalp pspshafsqs pctasyphsp gspsepespy qhsvdtpplp yhateasetq 241 sgqpvdatad rhvvlsipng dfrpvcyeep qhwcsvayye lnnrvgetfq assrsvlidg 301 ftdpsnnrnr fclgllsnvn rnstientrr higkgvhlyy vggevyaecv sdssifvqsr 361 ncnyqhgfhp atvckipsgc slkvfnnqlf aqllaqsvhh gfevvyeltk mctirmsfvk 421 gwgaeyhrqd vtstpcwiei hlhgplqwld kvltqmgsph npissvs SEQ ID NO: 173 Human SMAD9 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_005905.6; CDS: 310-1602) 1 agtctgactg acgccggctg gggccgccgc cgccgccgcc gccgccgccg ctgctgcagc 61 cgctgtctcg gtccccgccg ccgccgccgg gccctgcagg cgctgggcgc gcgcagccag 121 gcaagttggc caccctgttc aagggcttag gagaaagtca acacacttcg caacttgaat 181 tggtcccagc tgctcccaga agaacgggcg ggttggtccc tatgccaccc ctggagagct 241 actcgccgcc cactttgccg tgaagggctg tgcggttccc gtgcgcgccg gagcctgctg 301 tggcctctta tgcactccac cacccccatc agctccctct tctccttcac cagccccgca 361 gtgaagagac tgctaggctg gaagcaagga gatgaagagg aaaagtgggc agagaaggca 421 gtggactctc tagtgaagaa gttaaagaag aagaagggag ccatggacga gctggagagg 481 gctctcagct gcccggggca gcccagcaaa tgcgtcacga ttccccgctc cctggacggg 541 cggctgcagg tgtcccaccg caagggcctg ccccatgtga tttactgtcg cgtgtggcgc 601 tggccggatc tgcagtccca ccacgagctg aagccgctgg agtgctgtga gttcccattt 661 ggctccaagc agaaagaagt gtgcattaac ccttaccact accgccgggt ggagactcca 721 gtactgcctc ctgtgctcgt gccaagacac agtgaatata acccccagct cagcctcctg 781 gccaagttcc gcagcgcctc cctgcacagt gagccactca tgccacacaa cgccacctat 841 cctgactctt tccagcagcc tccgtgctct gcactccctc cctcacccag ccacgcgttc 901 tcccagtccc cgtgcacggc cagctaccct cactccccag gaagtccttc tgagccagag 961 agtccctatc aacactcaga ctttcgacca gtttgttacg aggagcccca gcactggtgc 1021 tcggtcgcct actatgaact gaacaaccga gttggggaga cattccaggc ttcctcccga 1081 agtgtgctca tagatgggtt caccgaccct tcaaataaca ggaacagatt ctgtcttgga 1141 cttctttcta atgtaaacag aaactcaacg atagaaaata ccaggagaca tataggaaag 1201 ggtgtgcact tgtactacgt cgggggagag gtgtatgccg agtgcgtgag tgacagcagc 1261 atctttgtgc agagccggaa ctgcaactat caacacggct tccacccagc taccgtctgc 1321 aagatcccca gcggctgcag cctcaaggtc ttcaacaacc agctcttcgc tcagctcctg 1381 gcccagtcag ttcaccacgg ctttgaagtc gtgtatgaac tgaccaagat gtgtactatc 1441 cggatgagtt ttgttaaggg ttggggtgct gagtatcatc gccaggatgt caccagcacc 1501 ccctgctgga ttgagattca tcttcatggg ccactgcagt ggctggacaa agttctgact 1561 cagatgggct ctccacataa ccccatttct tcagtgtctt aacagtcatg tcttaagctg 1621 catttccata ggatagaggc tattgcaggg agtggcttgt atcatttcag atttgcaact 1681 gaagtttcta aaaacatgtg taaatacata gaatgtatac tgttcttatt ttttttaatc 1741 accgtttgtt ttgtgctttc tagttaacct gatgccagta cagtgcaatt ggaaaagcag 1801 gactttggtg cctgtgctat aagcagcaga ttttgtggga ggaaacactt gagaggcgat 1861 attgtcaaca gtatttgaag ggtgttagca gaataaaaga cagctttagt cagccgtgtc 1921 attataaagc atgttgtgtg gcctcacaga aacattgaaa ctgtttatac agcaaaagtc 1981 aggtattagc agcactaaag caaatatcac tcagatgaaa caaagcagtg aaacccctac 2041 agtttaaatg atgtcacttt tagtgctgtt ggcaagaaaa aaaaaacaac aaacttgtac 2101 aatgaattaa tgagataggc catagaaact ttatttctaa ggttgacata cctatagctg 2161 ggctcctgtg ctcatattca gtggtacatt ttaaacaaac tgtgatcgga aaagaaaaaa 2221 aactgtgaag ccaaaagtca tgttccctca gtctaccact gtaaaaacag agtctaatat 2281 gggaaaataa atatgaaaat agcatgaaat gctgtttccc agattgcaag ataagaccag 2341 aacttggtcc aagagccagc cacccaggga gactcctgct ttccacagag gagaccaggt 2401 tcctgtcgtg ctggttgttc gtgtcaggca gtcctgcaaa ctttgagtct gcgcagcgtg 2461 ccagaatagc ttgtgtttca gtcctgtgtc aagaagcagg tgaaaccaaa ggttggagaa 2521 aagcatcaca cgtcgactta cactttctca tttcccacgt tccagtctcc tgggaagggc 2581 actctttcgc cacgttttcc tgcctcttgg caaatattaa ctctttgcag atcactaaag 2641 caacagtaaa gactttgaga aaatctagac acattattgg atcaatgagt tatttaacct 2701 agtgtctagt gattatctaa cctggaaata aattcccaag gaaagtgata ataatttcat 2761 aatcatctgc aatttctggg gaacagtggt actgaataat aagacatctt ttaaaaatat 2821 acacaatatt aaaaacctgt tcttatttta ctttagatga gggaggaaaa tcccccaaat 2881 ttctaggtac tttcatatat atacttgcca tgcactaaac actgcattgc ttggaaaaat 2941 atttcacacc ctctttaaaa atgtacaatt taagatggca gttatgcttg taacagacag 3001 cacttcagta atccaagaag tttcttcatt tatacatttt atctcaactc tttctagcat 3061 tagtgcacat ggtagttttt ctaattaaat tgtattcaag gtagaaatga tcatgtgaga 3121 aagatatatg attgagctac tactgtcacc tcttacagtt actagtgtta gctaatagaa 3181 actttcatat atacacatag aaaagaatta ttacatttta cattgaaaaa tgtaatatat 3241 ggcccatgta gtgtatagaa aaatctgtag tttattggtt catcaactat gtattgtgca 3301 cctacctatg ggtgtcaggt acaatgttag gtactgtaga atcaaatgta aataagagac 3361 agtcccagcc ctcagggagc cgagaaccta atagtgaatc tgtttgtaca gacatcttca 3421 tgtttcagaa cttttaaaac aaaacaaaat aatgtaatct atcatctttt gcttgaaaga 3481 atgtgattga tttcttatct ctgttttgaa attatttcct tactcttctg caaagtcagg 3541 taatggattc cttgtataaa tgctactttt cttccatgtc tcaaagttgt tttttttcct 3601 cccctttctt ccctgttttc caataattct ccatgtcccc ttttcttaga aaaggcatta 3661 atatggtgaa tcttgtatgg gaaccattcc atgggagaac ttcaacacag tttttgctcc 3721 agagatcaaa catagctttc gtgatctctc taccagctat ctaacttatc ctctggtaat 3781 cttttttttt tttttttttt ttttgagatg gagtctcgct gtgtcaccag gccagagtgc 3841 agtggcgtga tcttggctca ctgcaacctc tgcctcccgg gttcgagtga ttctcctgcc 3901 tcagcctccc aagtagttgg gactacaggc taccacgccc agctaatttt tatattttta 3961 gtagagacgg ggtttcacca tggtagccag aatggtctct atctcttgac cttgtgatcc 4021 gcccgcctca gcctcccaaa gtgctgggat tacaggcgtg agccactgcg cccggcttcc 4081 tctggtaatc ttacaccttt acagaattaa tctaaactgg tggctcataa atgacattaa 4141 aaacaaaaaa aaaatctgga tgcagtggct cattcctata gtcccagcac tttgggaggc 4201 caaggcggga ggatcatctg agcccaggag tttggggctg tagtgaacta tgatcataca 4261 acttcattct agcctgggtg acaaagtgac accctgtctc taaacaaaaa tcaagaaaca 4321 aaaaacttgt atttccctgc agctttggga agccagaaca caatattgca gtgaatctga 4381 attttctgtg acaaataaat tattaaattg gcacatatga tcatcaccag tcatgtctca 4441 tcaaaagcct ttattatgat gcttgtacat tttgaagaat ttagaattaa tgagaagtta 4501 accctttagt cattgtaaca caatcatatt ttaatcagct ttttcttttg ctaccaagag 4561 tttcaaaaaa taaatgcagt atttgatttc aggctgctaa atgggctcat ttagcattca 4621 ttccttgatg tagacattaa aaaaaaaact gaatagcatt ctttccagga taactaataa 4681 agcagacatg ctaagcctat aaatacatca gcactgcagc acacgtttaa ggttgccacg 4741 gacaaggatc acacaataga gaacactgta gtaacatttc ggtctgctca caagacccag 4801 aacattgatc agtttttgtt gttggtttat tatttttctg ttaaaaaatt gtgaaaagtt 4861 tgttttagct agatgatatt ttaatagctg cgagtgcttt ggaactataa agatgtcact 4921 acttaacaca tataccttat gttttgtttt gttttgtttt acactcagta taaatcagga 4981 gaagttagcc aaccatctag catttagaat cctctttttt attgtcttct aaggatatgg 5041 atgttcccat aacagcaaca aaacagcaac aaaaacattt cataaatatc acttgataga 5101 ctgtaagcac ctgcttaact ttgtgtccca aatatttagt gtgtatatat atatatatat 5161 atacacacac acacacatat atattcaaca aataaagcaa aatataacat gcatttcaca 5221 ttttgtcttt ccctgttacg attttaatag cagaactgta tgacaagttt aggtgatcct 5281 agcatatgtt aaattcaaat taatgtaaaa cagattaaca acaacaaaga aactgtctat 5341 ttgagtgaag tcatgctttc tattataata acttggcttc ggttatccat caaatgcaca 5401 cttatactgt tatctgattg tttataataa agaatactgt acttata SEQ ID NO: 174 Human SMAD9 isoform 2 amino acid sequence (NP_005896.1) 1 mhsttpissl fsftspavkr llgwkqgdee ekwaekavds lvkklkkkkg amdelerals 61 cpgqpskcvt iprsldgrlq vshrkglphv iycrvwrwpd lqshhelkpl eccefpfgsk 121 qkevcinpyh yrrvetpvlp pvlvprhsey npqlsllakf rsaslhsepl mphnatypds 181 fqqppcsalp pspshafsqs pctasyphsp gspsepespy qhsdfrpvcy eepqhwcsva 241 yyelnnrvge tfqassrsvl idgftdpsnn rnrfclglls nvnrnstien trrhigkgvh 301 lyyvggevya ecvsdssifv qsrncnyqhg fhpatvckip sgcslkvfnn qlfaqllaqs 361 vhhgfevvye ltkmctirms fvkgwgaeyh rqdvtstpcw ieihlhgplq wldkvltqmg 421 sphnpissvs SEQ ID NO: 175 Mouse SMAD9 cDNA sequence (NM_019483.5; CDS: 320-1612) 1 agcctgactg acgcctctgg agccgctgtc tcggtcccgc cgccgcccgg ccgaccctgc 61 agctaccgcg caaccggagt gcgcgggggg cacgcgtggc acctctcgga cagagtaagc 121 tggctccact ttccaagagc tttggaagac gtcagcccat ctcccagttt gaatcggacc 181 ccactgcttc cagaaggaaa ggcaagcttg ttcctatgac atccgtggac aggtacttgc 241 cgccgacctg cccggggccc tgcaagcctt gaaaggtctc atcctctttc cccgtgcagc 301 agcctgagct ctgcctccta tgcaccccag cacccccatc agctccctct tctccttcac 361 cagccccgca gtgaagcggc tgctgggctg gaagcaggga gatgaagagg agaagtgggc 421 agagaaggcg gtggactctt tggtgaagaa gttaaagaag aagaaaggcg ccatggatga 481 actggagagg gcgctgagct gcccgggtca gcctagcaag tgtgtcacca tcccacggtc 541 cctcgatgga cgcctccagg tgtcccaccg aaaggggctg ccccacgtca tctactgccg 601 cgtgtggcgc tggccagacc tgcagtccca tcatgagctg aagcccttgg agtgctgtga 661 gttcccgttc ggctccaagc agaaggaggt ctgcatcaac ccataccatt accgcagagt 721 ggagacccca gttctgcctc cagtgctggt accaagacac agcgagtaca accctcagct 781 cagcctcctg gccaagttcc gaagtgcctc gctgcacagc gaacccctca tgccgcacaa 841 cgccacctac cctgactctt tccagcagtc tctctgtccg gcaccgccct cctcgccagg 901 ccatgtgttt ccgcagtctc catgccccac cagctacccg cactcccccg gaagtccttc 961 cgagtcagac agtccctatc aacactcaga cttccggcca gtttgctacg aggaacccca 1021 gcactggtgt tctgttgcct actacgaact aaacaaccgg gtcggagaga ctttccaggc 1081 gtcctcgcgg agcgtgctca tagacggctt caccgaccct tccaataaca ggaataggtt 1141 ctgccttggg cttctctcaa atgtaaacag aaactcgacc atagaaaaca ccaggaggca 1201 cattggaaag ggtgtgcatt tgtactacgt tgggggcgag gtgtatgcgg agtgcgtgag 1261 cgacagcagc atctttgtcc agagccggaa ctgcaactac cagcacggct tccacccggc 1321 caccgtctgc aagatcccca gcggctgcag cctcaaggtc ttcaacaacc agctcttcgc 1381 ccagctgctc gcccagtccg tgcaccacgg ctttgaagtg gtgtatgagc tgacgaagat 1441 gtgcacgatt cggatgagct ttgtgaaggg ctggggagca gagtatcatc gccaggatgt 1501 cacgagcacc ccctgctgga tcgagatcca tcttcatgga ccgctgcagt ggttggataa 1561 ggtgctcact cagatgggct ccccacacaa ccctatctct tcagtgtctt aagtcacgtc 1621 gtcagccacg ttgccacaga acagactcgg gcaggggctt ccatcgtggc aaccgcagct 1681 aatgcagggt tccggatgca gatgtaaata cacgtgtaac gcatccgagt cacgtttata 1741 tcaccgtttg ttttgtgcta cctacttaac ctggggccag tgcggtgtgg tcgaagaagc 1801 gtggtttctc tctgatggga gccaagtctt ctgtgagagg gaaacagcac gtgagggcgt 1861 cggcaggact caaggccacc gagtcagctc atcgtcactc cacaggaggt tgtgccccac 1921 atggaaaaca caaagctgct tacacagaag gaataggagc actagagcaa aatcagtcac 1981 acacaagtgg ttttaaaaag acctcacttg caatgtgagt gtcaagaaag aaaaccaagc 2041 ttgtccaggg acctgtgaga taaagccaca gaaactttat ctccgaagct gaaatacaca 2101 tagccaggta ctgtgctgac ggcaggtaca ttcaaccaga tctaaactgt gattggagag 2161 ggagaaactg tgaagcttgg agtcagtggc ctcaatctaa aacaagcaag caggcaggca 2221 ggcaggcggg cgggcgggcg ggcaggcggg tgggcaggca ggcaagcaaa gccaaggctc 2281 ttaagggaaa ccggcctgag aggaggcttg atccagggtt agcccagaat tcaggcccgg 2341 aagcacaggg aactcctgcg tccactctgg aagccatctt cccgtcttcc cgtccctcct 2401 gtctgacctt gcagatggct gcctgccctg tgcacactac aaaccccgtg cagagatgaa 2461 gctgtagact ggaaggttgg gagggaagtg caggctaggc agggcatccc ttgcctcatt 2521 tttcctcctg gtgacaaata gcaattagtg acagatgatt caaacaagag caaagccttg 2581 ggaaagctcg aggcatcttt ggatcttatt tatgcatctc tcagcctggc acctatgtta 2641 agttattagc tggttacatc agtgcagcct cttctaaagc tattaaatac ctggatatag 2701 cttcccaggt gaagtaggaa tgtttcatat gccctacatt tttttatttt tatgaggaaa 2761 cagtggtagt gaataataaa gcatctttaa aaaacacctt atgtgtatat agacatgcat 2821 atatcagctc attccctctg ttggatgata agggaaatat cctccagact tcaaggtaca 2881 tgccactcat taggcacccc attgcttcta agtttacttc aagccctttg aaaaggatta 2941 tgtaggatgg catttattgt ttaaaggata gagcttccat aatatgatag agatattata 3001 tcggaaactc atttcgtctc aaactaccac ttagagtgta taagaaaaaa aacccaagca 3061 tgtcgattca ttaagtctgt cttgtgcatt tgtgtgtact gggtacagtg tcaggtacca 3121 gggaatcaaa cgcacattag aggcagtccc cacctccata acgccagaca tctaacggta 3181 aaccatttgc acagacatca ggtctcagaa ctttaaaaac cccacacatg tgaatcttct 3241 tgggctcgaa aaataacata atcgagttct gaacaatagt taagaactct attgtaataa 3301 ctatattggg attttatgtc tcctcagaac acttgagtaa tttatctttt cataactact 3361 tccattccta gccaccccac ctcctggaat ccctattttt ttctgatatt tctcctggtt 3421 tcttccttgg aaaagccatg tgtacccatc taaggacaca aagcattgtc ccagatttcc 3481 caccgcccct ttgatctcct cacaagtggc caaatatccc tggcaatctg tagttgtaag 3541 aaactattca ggagtaggag cttcagggtg tagtggtacc gtggtacctg cctttgatct 3601 cagcagcagg gagacagagg caggtggatc cctgtgaatt caggcctgac ctggtctata 3661 taaggagtta caggacagcc agggctatac actgaaaccc tgtctcaaaa caaaagtaga 3721 agcttaaaaa caaaactaaa aaccaaacaa acaagtaaac tacttggact tccttgcagt 3781 gttaagaaat caaaatattg aagcgtgtct gatttctttg agaaaggaat catgacctag 3841 gttcatatgt atattatcag agaatttagc tttgaagaga tataagtcct atgcttgtat 3901 agcagagtca cattttaatg aattttcccc ctttggctgt taagagatct aaacgtatca 3961 taacgtaatc cttgacttca actcctctga gtgaccatgt ggcgatcatt ccatgaagct 4021 gacaagcaaa cttatgctgc gtaggttgtt ttacagggtg aaggggaaag tgggcagcca 4081 ggcctttgca cactgcaagt tgcctcaggc agggtcaggc aatggagatc tgtatcggtt 4141 tggcttgccc acaagaccca gaatgtttat cactgtgtac aagtcagtat gtgtgagtct 4201 tagcaaaaat aagacatgat cagtttgttt cagctaagtg attacaactg tttcagaact 4261 aagaagacac caccttgtta acatacacac ttcggtgttg tgttgtagag tcagcaaaac 4321 tctctagcat ttagaatatt cttttcattg tgttctaagg gtggagttat cctcataacg 4381 acaacagaaa gaagagtagc aaaatcattt tataaaaatc gcttgctgga ctttaagctc 4441 ctgcttaatg ctgagtatgt tccagatatt tcatgtatgt atttaataaa gtaaaatata 4501 ccatgcattc cacatcgtct tacctgctag agtcaagagc cgaactttgc aagggtaggt 4561 aaccctcaca tatgttcata ataagttctt tttttggggg gagagggagg ttcaagacag 4621 ggtttctctg tatagccctg gctgtcctgg aactcgcttt gtagaacagg ctggcctcaa 4681 actcagaaat ctgcttgcct ctgcctcccg agtgctggga ttaaaggcgt gcaccaccac 4741 gtccggctct catgataaat tcgaatgtat ataaaacaga cagccaagat tactctttga 4801 ttcccagaag ccttgccttc ctgaaatgcc acacaccaca ctttggtagt ctgtgctaga 4861 caatgataca ccttttggct tatttttctt tcaaactcta ggaaatactt ctatgtatat 4921 gatctatggc tccttaagat gcttaatcat aaactgttct acttagaaaa tgagcttttt 4981 aagaagtctt catgctgtaa aaactttggt ggcactataa caaaaaagac atcttcgaat 5041 atttggcatt aatgtgtaat tttaatgata ctttgcagaa tttttagagg tgtttaacta 5101 ctgctcccca gcttagcacc aggacacaca actcaaaccc tttgtatggt aaagctgttg 5161 ttattaaaaa gtgaatttaa tacacactgt cgtttgagca tcctacctta gcaactcaac 5221 agccacgtcc atcaaggaac atgtctatag gaagatgttt agcatgtgat gcttaaaaca 5281 cctggatata taggggaact ttcactaaaa actcatttat ttttcatatg ccatgaaata 5341 tgtttaactg attaaaatgt tttctaagag aagcttgtga SEQ ID NO: 176 Mouse SMAD9 amino acid sequence (NP_062356.3) 1 mhpstpissl fsftspavkr llgwkqgdee ekwaekavds lvkklkkkkg amdelerals 61 cpgqpskcvt iprsldgrlq vshrkglphv iycrvwrwpd lqshhelkpl eccefpfgsk 121 qkevcinpyh yrrvetpvlp pvlvprhsey npqlsllakf rsaslhsepl mphnatypds 181 fqqslcpapp sspghvfpqs pcptsyphsp gspsesdspy qhsdfrpvcy eepqhwcsva 241 yyelnnrvge tfqassrsvl idgftdpsnn rnrfclglls nvnrnstien trrhigkgvh 301 lyyvggevya ecvsdssifv qsrncnyqhg fhpatvckip sgcslkvfnn qlfaqllaqs 361 vhhgfevvye ltkmctirms fvkgwgaeyh rqdvtstpcw ieihlhgplq wldkvltqmg 421 sphnpissvs

Included in Table 1 are nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% or more identity to the region encoding the DNA binding domain or across their full length with a nucleic acid sequence of any SEQ ID NO listed in Table 1. Such nucleic acid molecules can encode a polypeptide having a function of the full-length polypeptide as described further herein.

Included in Table 1 are polypeptide molecules comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or more identity to the DNA binding domain or across their full length with an amino acid sequence of any SEQ ID NO listed in Table 1. Such polypeptides can have a function of the full-length polypeptide as described further herein.

TABLE 2 Smad6 Smad7 SEQ ID NO: 177 Human Smad6 cDNA sequence (NM_005585.5; CDS: 1024-2514) 1 atatgatggg aggcagccaa tgactccgcg gcgctcctcc gggggccctc agtgtgcgtt 61 tgaggagaac aaaaaagaga gagagagccg agcgggggag cgatcgaggg agctgagccg 121 agagaaagag ccgccgggcg ctgcctcgcc agacctcgct gggaccccgg ggccaccggg 181 aggcactttt gtggaggggg gagggggggc gacctcggca gcctcggcgc acgaagcgtc 241 cgagggcagc gtggggcggg ctgcgacctc tgcatcggtg gactgcattt ttaattaagg 301 attcccagca gctctttggg atttttacag cttccactca tgtgttgaca cccgcgtcca 361 ggagaaactc gctccaagtg catctagcgc ctgggacctg agacggcgtt ggcctttcgt 421 gcatgcaaat ccagggattt aggttttgtt tgggatttcc ttttctttct ttcctttttt 481 ttttcttttt gcagggagta agaagggagc tgggggtatc aacaagcctg cctttcggat 541 cctgcgggaa aagcccatgt agttaagcgc tttggtttaa aaaaaaggca aggtaaaggc 601 agggctttcc agacacattt aggggttcgc gcgagcgctt tgtgctcatg gaccagccgc 661 acaacttttg aaggctcgcc ggcccatgtg gggtctttct ggcggcgcgc cgcctgcagc 721 ccccctaaag cgcgggggct ggagttgttg agcagccccg ccgctgtggt ccatgtagcc 781 gctggccgcg cgcggactgc ggctcggcgt gcgcgtgttc ccggccgtcc cgcctcggcg 841 agctccctca tgttgtcgcc ctgcggcgcc ccttcgacga caggctgtgc gcggtctgca 901 cggcgctccg cggcggagct tcatgtgggg ctgcgacccg cgcagccggc gcctcgctga 961 gggaacggac ccccggtaac cggagaccgc ctccccccca cccctggcgc caaaggatat 1021 cgtatgttca ggtccaaacg ctcggggctg gtgcggcgac tttggcgaag tcgtgtggtc 1081 cccgaccggg aggaaggcgg cagcggcggc ggcggtggcg gcgacgagga tgggagcttg 1141 ggcagccgag ctgagccggc cccgcgggca agagagggcg gaggctgcgg ccgctccgaa 1201 gtccgcccgg tagccccgcg gcggccccgg gacgcagtgg gacagcgagg cgcccagggc 1261 gcggggaggc gccggcgcgc agggggcccc ccgaggccca tgtcggagcc aggggccggc 1321 gctgggagct ccctgctgga cgtggcggag ccgggaggcc cgggctggct gcccgagagt 1381 gactgcgaga cggtgacctg ctgtctcttt tcggagcggg acgccgccgg cgcgccccgg 1441 gacgccagcg accccctggc cggggcggcc ctggagccgg cgggcggcgg gcggagtcgc 1501 gaagcgcgct cgcggctgct gctgctggag caggaactca aaaccgtcac gtactcgctg 1561 ctgaagcggc tcaaggagcg ctcgctggac acgctgctgg aggcggtgga gtcccgcggc 1621 ggcgtgccgg gcggctgcgt gctggtgccg cgcgccgacc tccgcctggg cggccagccc 1681 gcgccgccgc agctgctgct cggccgcctc tttcgctggc ccgacctgca gcacgccgtg 1741 gagctgaagc ccctgtgcgg ctgccacagc ttcgccgccg ccgccgacgg ccctaccgtg 1801 tgctgcaacc cctaccactt cagccggctc tgcgggcccg aatctccgcc acctccctac 1861 tctcggctgt ctcctcgcga cgagtacaag ccactggatc tgtccgattc cacattgtct 1921 tacactgaaa cggaggctac caactccctc atcactgctc cgggtgaatt ctcagacgcc 1981 agcatgtctc cggacgccac caagccgagc cactggtgca gcgtggcgta ctgggagcac 2041 cggacgcgcg tgggccgcct ctatgcggtg tacgaccagg ccgtcagcat cttctacgac 2101 ctacctcagg gcagcggctt ctgcctgggc cagctcaacc tggagcagcg cagcgagtcg 2161 gtgcggcgaa cgcgcagcaa gatcggcttc ggcatcctgc tcagcaagga gcccgacggc 2221 gtgtgggcct acaaccgcgg cgagcacccc atcttcgtca actccccgac gctggacgcg 2281 cccggcggcc gcgccctggt cgtgcgcaag gtgccccccg gctactccat caaggtgttc 2341 gacttcgagc gctcgggcct gcagcacgcg cccgagcccg acgccgccga cggcccctac 2401 gaccccaaca gcgtccgcat cagcttcgcc aagggctggg ggccctgcta ctcccggcag 2461 ttcatcacct cctgcccctg ctggctggag atcctcctca acaaccccag atagtggcgg 2521 ccccggcggg aggggcgggt gggaggccgc ggccaccgcc acctgccggc ctcgagaggg 2581 gccgatgccc agagacacag cccccacgga caaaaccccc cagatatcat ctacctagat 2641 ttaatataaa gttttatata ttatatggaa atatatatta tacttgtaat tatggagtca 2701 tttttacaat gtaattattt atgtatggtg caatgtgtgt atatggacaa aacaagaaag 2761 acgcactttg gcttataatt ctttcaatac agatatattt tctttctctt cctccttcct 2821 cttccttact ttttatatat atatataaag aaaatgatac agcagagcta ggtggaaaag 2881 cctgggtttg gtgtatggtt tttgagatat taatgcccag acaaaaagct aataccagtc 2941 actcgataat aaagtattcg cattatagtt ttttttaaac tgtcttcttt ttacaaagag 3001 gggcaggtag ggcttcagcg gatttctgac ccatcatgta ccttgaaact tgacctcagt 3061 tttcaagttt tacttttatt ggataaagac agaacaaatt gaaaagggag gaaagtcaca 3121 tttactctta agtaaaccag agaaagttct gttgttcctt cctgcccatg gctatggggt 3181 gtccagtgga tagggatggc ggtggggaaa agaatacact ggccatttat cctggacaag 3241 ctcttccagt ctgatggagg aggttcatgc cctagcctag aaaggcccag gtccatgccc 3301 cccatctttg agttatgagc aagctaaaag aagacactat ttctcaccat tttgtggaaa 3361 tggcctgggg aacaaagact gaaatgggcc ttgagcccac ctgctacctt gcagagaacc 3421 atctcgagcc ccgtagatct ttttaggacc tccacaggct atttcccacc ccccagccaa 3481 aaatagctca gaatctgccc atccagggct gtattaatga tttatgtaaa ggcagatggt 3541 ttatttctac tttgtgaaag ggaaaagttg aggttctgga aggttaaatg atttgctcat 3601 gagacaaaat caaggttaga agttacatgg aattgtagga ccagagccat atcattagat 3661 cagctttctg aagaatattc tcaaaaaaag aaagtctcct tggccagata actaagagga 3721 atgtttcatt gtatatcttt tttcttggag atttatatta acatattaag tgctctgaga 3781 agtcctgtgt attatctctt gctgcataat aaattatccc caaactta SEQ ID NO: 178 Human Smad6 amino acid sequence (NP_005576.3) 1 mfrskrsglv rrlwrsrvvp dreeggsggg gggdedgslg sraepaprar egggcgrsev 61 rpvaprrprd avgqrgaqga grrrraggpp rpmsepgaga gsslldvaep ggpgwlpesd 121 cetvtcclfs erdaagaprd asdplagaal epagggrsre arsrlllleq elktvtysll 181 krlkersldt lleavesrgg vpggcvlvpr adlrlggqpa ppqlllgrlf rwpdlqhave 241 lkplcgchsf aaaadgptvc cnpyhfsrlc gpesppppys rlsprdeykp ldlsdstlsy 301 teteatnsli tapgefsdas mspdatkpsh wcsvaywehr trvgrlyavy dqavsifydl 361 pqgsgfclgq lnleqrsesv rrtrskigfg illskepdgv waynrgehpi fvnsptldap 421 ggralvvrkv ppgysikvfd fersglqhap epdaadgpyd pnsvrisfak gwgpcysrqf 481 itscpcwlei llnnpr SEQ ID NO: 179 Mouse Smad6 cDNA sequence (NM_008542.3; CDS: 1036-2523) 1 agactggcat atgatgggag gcagccaatg actccgcggc gctcctccgg gggccctcag 61 tgtgcgtttg aggagaacaa aaaagagaga gagcgccgag agggggaacg agcgagggag 121 ctgagtccag agaaagagcc gccgggcgct gcctcgccaa acctcgctgg gaccgcgggg 181 ccaccaggag gcactttggt gaaggggggg gggggcgacc tcggcagccg cggcgcccga 241 agcgacccag cgcagcgtgg ggcgggctgc gacctctgct tcggtggatt gcatttttaa 301 ttaaggattc ctagcagctc tttgggattt tttttttccg gcttccactc atgtgttgac 361 acccgcgttc aggagagact tgccccaagt gcaccgagcg cccgggacct gagacggaat 421 tgcttttcgt gcgtgcaaaa tccaagcatt ttgagttttg tttgggacct ttttcttgct 481 ttgcttttat ttctattttt attttgttgc agggatatgg gagttatcca caagccttag 541 tttcggatcc tgcagggaaa gcccatgtag catagcttgg cttttgaagg cagagttgtg 601 cagacacatt tgggggcacg acgcaagcgc tttgtgctcg tgtaccagcc gcgcaacttt 661 tgaaggctcg ccggcccatg cagggtgtct ctagcatcgt ttcgctggtg gcttccctaa 721 ggctccaaag cagctggagt tgagcggtcc cggcccatcg tgatccatgt agcccgctgg 781 tccctcgcgg actgaggctc aacacgcgcg tgttcccggc ccggcccggc ccggcttggc 841 ccggcgcgag ctccctcatg ttgcagccct gcggtgcccc ttcgacgaca ggctgtgcgc 901 ggtctgcacg gcgccccgcg gcagagcttc atgtggggct gcggcccgct cagccggcgc 961 ctcgttgagg gaacggaccc ccggtaaccg gagaccgcct cccctcccac caccccaggc 1021 gccaaagggt atcgtatgtt caggtctaaa cgttcggggc tggtgcggcg actttggcga 1081 agtcgtgtgg tccctgatcg ggaggaaggc agcggcggcg gcggtggtgt cgacgaggat 1141 gggagcctgg gcagccgagc tgagcctgcc ccgcgggcac gagagggcgg aggctgcagc 1201 cgctccgaag tccgctcggt agccccgcgg cggccccggg acgcggtggg accgcgaggc 1261 gccgcgatcg cgggcaggcg ccggcgcaca gggggcctcc cgaggcccgt gtcggagtcg 1321 ggggccgggg ctgggggctc cccgctggat gtggcggagc ctggaggccc aggctggctg 1381 cctgagagtg actgcgagac ggtgacctgc tgtctcttct ccgaacggga cgcagcaggc 1441 gcgccccggg actctggcga tccccaagcc agacagtccc cggagccgga ggagggcggc 1501 gggcctcgga gtcgcgaagc ccgctcgcga ctgctgcttc tggagcagga gctcaagacg 1561 gtcacgtact cgctgctcaa gaggctcaag gagcgttcgc tggacacgct gttggaggct 1621 gtggagtccc gaggcggcgt accgggcggc tgcgtgctgg tgccgcgcgc cgacctccgc 1681 ttgggcggcc agcccgcgcc accgcagctg ctgctcggcc gcctcttccg ctggccagac 1741 ctgcagcacg cagtggagct gaaacccctg tgcggctgcc acagctttac cgccgccgcc 1801 gacgggccca cggtgtgttg caacccctac cacttcagcc ggctctgcgg gccagaatca 1861 ccgccgcccc cctattctcg gctgtctcct cctgaccagt acaagccact ggatctgtcc 1921 gattctacat tgtcttacac tgaaaccgag gccaccaact ccctcatcac tgctccgggt 1981 gaattctcag atgccagcat gtctccggat gccaccaagc cgagccactg gtgcagcgtg 2041 gcgtactggg agcaccggac acgcgtgggc cgcctctatg cggtgtacga ccaggctgtc 2101 agcattttct acgacctacc tcagggcagc ggcttctgcc tgggccagct caacctggag 2161 cagcgcagtg agtcggtgcg gcgcacgcgc agcaagatcg gttttggcat actgctcagc 2221 aaggagccag acggcgtgtg ggcctacaac cggggcgagc accccatctt cgtcaactcc 2281 ccgacgctgg atgcgcccgg aggccgcgcc ctggtcgtgc gcaaggtgcc accgggttac 2341 tccatcaagg tgttcgactt tgagcgctca gggctgctgc agcacgcaga cgccgctcac 2401 ggcccctacg acccgcacag tgtgcgcatc agcttcgcca agggctgggg accctgctac 2461 tcgcgacagt tcatcacctc ctgcccctgt tggctggaga tcctactcaa caaccacaga 2521 tagcaatgcg gctgccactg tgccgcagcg tcccccaacc tctggggggc cagcgcccag 2581 agacaccacc ccagggacaa cctcgccctc cccccagata tcatctacct agatttaata 2641 taaagtttta tatattatat ggaaatatat attatacttg taattatgga gtcattttta 2701 caacgtaatt atttatatat ggtgcaatgt gtgtatatgg agaaacaaga aagacgcact 2761 ttggcttgta attctttcaa tacagatata tttttttctt tctttccctc tttccttttt 2821 taaagagaat tatacagtag aactaggtgg aaagcctagg tttggtgtat ggctttttta 2881 aaaaatatta atgcccagac caaaaaaaaa caaaacaaaa aacaaaaaaa ctaataccag 2941 tcactcttga taataaagtg tttgcattat a SEQ ID NO: 180 Mouse Smad6 amino acid sequence (NP_032568.3) 1 mfrskrsglv rrlwrsrvvp dreegsgggg gvdedgslgs raepaprare gggcsrsevr 61 svaprrprda vgprgaaiag rrrrtgglpr pvsesgagag gspldvaepg gpgwlpesdc 121 etvtcclfse rdaagaprds gdpqarqspe peegggprsr earsrlllle qelktvtysl 181 lkrlkersld tlleavesrg gvpggcvlvp radlrlggqp appqlllgrl frwpdlqhav 241 elkplcgchs ftaaadgptv ccnpyhfsrl cgpesppppy srlsppdqyk pldlsdstls 301 yteteatnsl itapgefsda smspdatkps hwcsvayweh rtrvgrlyav ydqavsifyd 361 lpqgsgfclg qlnleqrses vrrtrskigf gillskepdg vwaynrgehp ifvnsptlda 421 pggralvvrk vppgysikvf dfersgllqh adaahgpydp hsvrisfakg wgpcysrqfi 481 tscpcwleil lnnhr SEQ ID NO: 181 Human Smad7 transcript variant 1 cDNA sequence (NM_005904.3; CDS: 288-1568) 1 cggagagccg cgcagggcgc gggccgcgcg gggtggggca gccggagcgc aggcccccga 61 tccccggcgg gcgcccccgg gcccccgcgc gcgccccggc ctccgggaga ctggcgcatg 121 ccacggagcg cccctcgggc cgccgccgct cctgcccggg cccctgctgc tgctgctgtc 181 gcctgcgcct gctgccccaa ctcggcgccc gacttcttca tggtgtgcgg aggtcatgtt 241 cgctccttag caggcaaacg acttttctcc tcgcctcctc gccccgcatg ttcaggacca 301 aacgatctgc gctcgtccgg cgtctctgga ggagccgtgc gcccggcggc gaggacgagg 361 aggagggcgc agggggaggt ggaggaggag gcgagctgcg gggagaaggg gcgacggaca 421 gccgagcgca tggggccggt ggcggcggcc cgggcagggc tggatgctgc ctgggcaagg 481 cggtgcgagg tgccaaaggt caccaccatc cccacccgcc agccgcgggc gccggcgcgg 541 ccgggggcgc cgaggcggat ctgaaggcgc tcacgcactc ggtgctcaag aaactgaagg 601 agcggcagct ggagctgctg ctccaggccg tggagtcccg cggcgggacg cgcaccgcgt 661 gcctcctgct gcccggccgc ctggactgca ggctgggccc gggggcgccc gccggcgcgc 721 agcctgcgca gccgccctcg tcctactcgc tccccctcct gctgtgcaaa gtgttcaggt 781 ggccggatct caggcattcc tcggaagtca agaggctgtg ttgctgtgaa tcttacggga 841 agatcaaccc cgagctggtg tgctgcaacc cccatcacct tagccgactc tgcgaactag 901 agtctccccc ccctccttac tccagatacc cgatggattt tctcaaacca actgcagact 961 gtccagatgc tgtgccttcc tccgctgaaa cagggggaac gaattatctg gcccctgggg 1021 ggctttcaga ttcccaactt cttctggagc ctggggatcg gtcacactgg tgcgtggtgg 1081 catactggga ggagaagacg agagtgggga ggctctactg tgtccaggag ccctctctgg 1141 atatcttcta tgatctacct caggggaatg gcttttgcct cggacagctc aattcggaca 1201 acaagagtca gctggtgcag aaggtgcgga gcaaaatcgg ctgcggcatc cagctgacgc 1261 gggaggtgga tggtgtgtgg gtgtacaacc gcagcagtta ccccatcttc atcaagtccg 1321 ccacactgga caacccggac tccaggacgc tgttggtaca caaggtgttc cccggtttct 1381 ccatcaaggc tttcgactac gagaaggcgt acagcctgca gcggcccaat gaccacgagt 1441 ttatgcagca gccgtggacg ggctttaccg tgcagatcag ctttgtgaag ggctggggcc 1501 agtgctacac ccgccagttc atcagcagct gcccgtgctg gctagaggtc atcttcaaca 1561 gccggtagcc gcgtgcggag gggacagagc gtgagctgag caggccacac ttcaaactac 1621 tttgctgcta atattttcct cctgagtgct tgcttttcat gcaaactctt tggtcgtttt 1681 ttttttgttt gttggttggt tttcttcttc tcgtcctcgt ttgtgttctg ttttgtttcg 1741 ctctttgaga aatagcttat gaaaagaatt gttgggggtt tttttggaag aaggggcagg 1801 tatgatcggc aggacaccct gataggaaga ggggaagcag aaatccaagc accaccaaac 1861 acagtgtatg aaggggggcg gtcatcattt cacttgtcag gagtgtgtgt gagtgtgagt 1921 gtgcggctgt gtgtgcacgc gtgtgcagga gcggcagatg gggagacaac gtgctctttg 1981 ttttgtgtct cttatggatg tccccagcag agaggtttgc agtcccaagc ggtgtctctc 2041 ctgccccttg gacacgctca gtggggcaga ggcagtacct gggcaagctg gcggctgggg 2101 tcccagcagc tgccaggagc acggctctgt ccccagcctg ggaaagcccc tgcccctcct 2161 ctccctcatc aaggacacgg gcctgtccac aggcttctga gcagcgagcc tgctagtggc 2221 cgaaccagaa ccaattattt tcatccttgt cttattccct tcctgccagc ccctgccatt 2281 gtagcgtctt tcttttttgg ccatctgctc ctggatctcc ctgagatggg cttcccaagg 2341 gctgccgggg cagccccctc acagtattgc tcacccagtg ccctctcccc tcagcctctc 2401 ccctgcctgc cctggtgaca tcaggttttt cccggactta gaaaaccagc tcagcactgc 2461 ctgctcccat cctgtgtgtt aagctctgct attaggccag caagcgggga tgtccctggg 2521 agggacatgc ttagcagtcc ccttccctcc aagaaggatt tggtccgtca taacccaagg 2581 taccatccta ggctgacacc taactcttct ttcatttctt ctacaactca tacactcgta 2641 tgatacttcg acactgttct tagctcaatg agcatgttta gactttaaca taagctattt 2701 ttctaactac aaaggtttaa atgaacaaga gaagcattct cattggaaat ttagcattgt 2761 agtgctttga gagagaaagg actcctgaaa aaaaacctga gatttattaa agaaaaaaat 2821 gtattttatg ttatatataa atatattatt acttgtaaat ataaagacgt tttataagca 2881 tcattattta tgtattgtgc aatgtgtata aacaagaaaa ataaagaaaa gatgcacttt 2941 gctttaatat aaatgcaaat aacaaatgcc aaattaaaaa agataaacac aagattggtg 3001 tttttttcta tgggtgttat cacctagctg aatgtttttc taaaggagtt tatgttccat 3061 taaacgattt ttaaaatgta cacttgaa SEQ ID NO: 182 Human Smad7 isoform 1 amino acid sequence (NP_005895.1) 1 mfrtkrsalv rrlwrsrapg gedeeegagg gggggelrge gatdsrahga ggggpgragc 61 clgkavrgak ghhhphppaa gagaaggaea dlkalthsvl kklkerqlel llqavesrgg 121 trtaclllpg rldcrlgpga pagaqpaqpp ssyslplllc kvfrwpdlrh ssevkrlccc 181 esygkinpel vccnphhlsr lcelespppp ysrypmdflk ptadcpdavp ssaetggtny 241 lapgglsdsq lllepgdrsh wcvvayweek trvgrlycvq epsldifydl pqgngfclgq 301 lnsdnksqlv qkvrskigcg iqltrevdgv wvynrssypi fiksatldnp dsrtllvhkv 361 fpgfsikafd yekayslqrp ndhefmqqpw tgftvqisfv kgwgqcytrq fisscpcwle 421 vifnsr SEQ ID NO: 183 Human Smad7 transcript variant 2 cDNA sequence (NM_001190821.1; CDS: 288-1565) 1 cggagagccg cgcagggcgc gggccgcgcg gggtggggca gccggagcgc aggcccccga 61 tccccggcgg gcgcccccgg gcccccgcgc gcgccccggc ctccgggaga ctggcgcatg 121 ccacggagcg cccctcgggc cgccgccgct cctgcccggg cccctgctgc tgctgctgtc 181 gcctgcgcct gctgccccaa ctcggcgccc gacttcttca tggtgtgcgg aggtcatgtt 241 cgctccttag caggcaaacg acttttctcc tcgcctcctc gccccgcatg ttcaggacca 301 aacgatctgc gctcgtccgg cgtctctgga ggagccgtgc gcccggcggc gaggacgagg 361 aggagggcgc agggggaggt ggaggaggag gcgagctgcg gggagaaggg gcgacggaca 421 gccgagcgca tggggccggt ggcggcggcc cgggcagggc tggatgctgc ctgggcaagg 481 cggtgcgagg tgccaaaggt caccaccatc cccacccgcc agccgcgggc gccggcgcgg 541 ccgggggcgc cgaggcggat ctgaaggcgc tcacgcactc ggtgctcaag aaactgaagg 601 agcggcagct ggagctgctg ctccaggccg tggagtcccg cggcgggacg cgcaccgcgt 661 gcctcctgct gcccggccgc ctggactgca ggctgggccc gggggcgccc gccggcgcgc 721 agcctgcgca gccgccctcg tcctactcgc tccccctcct gctgtgcaaa gtgttcaggt 781 ggccggatct caggcattcc tcggaagtca agaggctgtg ttgctgtgaa tcttacggga 841 agatcaaccc cgagctggtg tgctgcaacc cccatcacct tagccgactc tgcgaactag 901 agtctccccc ccctccttac tccagatacc cgatggattt tctcaaacca actgactgtc 961 cagatgctgt gccttcctcc gctgaaacag ggggaacgaa ttatctggcc cctggggggc 1021 tttcagattc ccaacttctt ctggagcctg gggatcggtc acactggtgc gtggtggcat 1081 actgggagga gaagacgaga gtggggaggc tctactgtgt ccaggagccc tctctggata 1141 tcttctatga tctacctcag gggaatggct tttgcctcgg acagctcaat tcggacaaca 1201 agagtcagct ggtgcagaag gtgcggagca aaatcggctg cggcatccag ctgacgcggg 1261 aggtggatgg tgtgtgggtg tacaaccgca gcagttaccc catcttcatc aagtccgcca 1321 cactggacaa cccggactcc aggacgctgt tggtacacaa ggtgttcccc ggtttctcca 1381 tcaaggcttt cgactacgag aaggcgtaca gcctgcagcg gcccaatgac cacgagttta 1441 tgcagcagcc gtggacgggc tttaccgtgc agatcagctt tgtgaagggc tggggccagt 1501 gctacacccg ccagttcatc agcagctgcc cgtgctggct agaggtcatc ttcaacagcc 1561 ggtagccgcg tgcggagggg acagagcgtg agctgagcag gccacacttc aaactacttt 1621 gctgctaata ttttcctcct gagtgcttgc ttttcatgca aactctttgg tcgttttttt 1681 tttgtttgtt ggttggtttt cttcttctcg tcctcgtttg tgttctgttt tgtttcgctc 1741 tttgagaaat agcttatgaa aagaattgtt gggggttttt ttggaagaag gggcaggtat 1801 gatcggcagg acaccctgat aggaagaggg gaagcagaaa tccaagcacc accaaacaca 1861 gtgtatgaag gggggcggtc atcatttcac ttgtcaggag tgtgtgtgag tgtgagtgtg 1921 cggctgtgtg tgcacgcgtg tgcaggagcg gcagatgggg agacaacgtg ctctttgttt 1981 tgtgtctctt atggatgtcc ccagcagaga ggtttgcagt cccaagcggt gtctctcctg 2041 ccccttggac acgctcagtg gggcagaggc agtacctggg caagctggcg gctggggtcc 2101 cagcagctgc caggagcacg gctctgtccc cagcctggga aagcccctgc ccctcctctc 2161 cctcatcaag gacacgggcc tgtccacagg cttctgagca gcgagcctgc tagtggccga 2221 accagaacca attattttca tocttgtott attcccttcc tgccagcccc tgccattgta 2281 gcgtctttct tttttggcca tctgctcctg gatctccctg agatgggctt cccaagggct 2341 gccggggcag ccccctcaca gtattgctca cccagtgccc tctcccctca gcctctcccc 2401 tgcctgccct ggtgacatca ggtttttccc ggacttagaa aaccagctca gcactgcctg 2461 ctcccatcct gtgtgttaag ctctgctatt aggccagcaa gcggggatgt ccctgggagg 2521 gacatgctta gcagtcccct tccctccaag aaggatttgg tccgtcataa cccaaggtac 2581 catcctaggc tgacacctaa ctcttctttc atttcttcta caactcatac actcgtatga 2641 tacttcgaca ctgttcttag ctcaatgagc atgtttagac tttaacataa gctatttttc 2701 taactacaaa ggtttaaatg aacaagagaa gcattctcat tggaaattta gcattgtagt 2761 gctttgagag agaaaggact cctgaaaaaa aacctgagat ttattaaaga aaaaaatgta 2821 ttttatgtta tatataaata tattattact tgtaaatata aagacgtttt ataagcatca 2881 ttatttatgt attgtgcaat gtgtataaac aagaaaaata aagaaaagat gcactttgct 2941 ttaatataaa tgcaaataac aaatgccaaa ttaaaaaaga taaacacaag attggtgttt 3001 ttttctatgg gtgttatcac ctagctgaat gtttttctaa aggagtttat gttccattaa 3061 acgattttta aaatgtacac ttgaa SEQ ID NO: 184 Human Smad7 isoform 2 amino acid sequence (NP_001177750.1) 1 mfrtkrsalv rrlwrsrapg gedeeegagg gggggelrge gatdsrahga ggggpgragc 61 clgkavrgak ghhhphppaa gagaaggaea dlkalthsvl kklkerqlel llqavesrgg 121 trtaclllpg rldcrlgpga pagaqpaqpp ssyslplllc kvfrwpdlrh ssevkrlccc 181 esygkinpel vccnphhlsr lcelespppp ysrypmdflk ptdcpdavps saetggtnyl 241 apgglsdsql llepgdrshw cvvayweekt rvgrlycvqe psldifydlp qgngfclgql 301 nsdnksqlvq kvrskigcgi qltrevdgvw vynrssypif iksatldnpd srtllvhkvf 361 pgfsikafdy ekayslqrpn dhefmqqpwt gftvqisfvk gwgqcytrqf isscpcwlev 421 ifnsr SEQ ID NO: 185 Human Smad7 transcript variant 3 cDNA sequence NM_001190822.2; CDS: 138-773) 1 agtaaatacg gagaatcacg tcgaacacca gtggcccaga tactgtcgtg gccgcgcacc 61 tttggagttt tggggcaaag agagttggat ggaaggccga actggagtct cccccccctc 121 cttactccag atacccgatg gattttctca aaccaactgc agactgtcca gatgctgtgc 181 cttcctccgc tgaaacaggg ggaacgaatt atctggcccc tggggggctt tcagattccc 241 aacttcttct ggagcctggg gatcggtcac actggtgcgt ggtggcatac tgggaggaga 301 agacgagagt ggggaggctc tactgtgtcc aggagccctc tctggatatc ttctatgatc 361 tacctcaggg gaatggcttt tgcctcggac agctcaattc ggacaacaag agtcagctgg 421 tgcagaaggt gcggagcaaa atcggctgcg gcatccagct gacgcgggag gtggatggtg 481 tgtgggtgta caaccgcagc agttacccca tcttcatcaa gtccgccaca ctggacaacc 541 cggactccag gacgctgttg gtacacaagg tgttccccgg tttctccatc aaggctttcg 601 actacgagaa ggcgtacagc ctgcagcggc ccaatgacca cgagtttatg cagcagccgt 661 ggacgggctt taccgtgcag atcagctttg tgaagggctg gggccagtgc tacacccgcc 721 agttcatcag cagctgcccg tgctggctag aggtcatctt caacagccgg tagccgcgtg 781 cggaggggac agagcgtgag ctgagcaggc cacacttcaa actactttgc tgctaatatt 841 ttcctcctga gtgcttgctt ttcatgcaaa ctctttggtc gttttttttt tgtttgttgg 901 ttggttttct tcttctcgtc ctcgtttgtg ttctgttttg tttcgctctt tgagaaatag 961 cttatgaaaa gaattgttgg gggttttttt ggaagaaggg gcaggtatga tcggcaggac 1021 accctgatag gaagagggga agcagaaatc caagcaccac caaacacagt gtatgaaggg 1081 gggcggtcat catttcactt gtcaggagtg tgtgtgagtg tgagtgtgcg gctgtgtgtg 1141 cacgcgtgtg caggagcggc agatggggag acaacgtgct ctttgttttg tgtctcttat 1201 ggatgtcccc agcagagagg tttgcagtcc caagcggtgt ctctcctgcc ccttggacac 1261 gctcagtggg gcagaggcag tacctgggca agctggcggc tggggtccca gcagctgcca 1321 ggagcacggc tctgtcccca gcctgggaaa gcccctgccc ctcctctccc tcatcaagga 1381 cacgggcctg tccacaggct tctgagcagc gagcctgcta gtggccgaac cagaaccaat 1441 tattttcatc cttgtcttat tcccttcctg ccagcccctg ccattgtagc gtctttcttt 1501 tttggccatc tgctcctgga tctccctgag atgggcttcc caagggctgc cggggcagcc 1561 ccctcacagt attgctcacc cagtgccctc tcccctcagc ctctcccctg cctgccctgg 1621 tgacatcagg tttttcccgg acttagaaaa ccagctcagc actgcctgct cccatcctgt 1681 gtgttaagct ctgctattag gccagcaagc ggggatgtcc ctgggaggga catgcttagc 1741 agtccccttc cctccaagaa ggatttggtc cgtcataacc caaggtacca tcctaggctg 1801 acacctaact cttctttcat ttcttctaca actcatacac tcgtatgata cttcgacact 1861 gttcttagct caatgagcat gtttagactt taacataagc tatttttcta actacaaagg 1921 tttaaatgaa caagagaagc attctcattg gaaatttagc attgtagtgc tttgagagag 1981 aaaggactcc tgaaaaaaaa cctgagattt attaaagaaa aaaatgtatt ttatgttata 2041 tataaatata ttattacttg taaatataaa gacgttttat aagcatcatt atttatgtat 2101 tgtgcaatgt gtataaacaa gaaaaataaa gaaaagatgc actttgcttt aatataaatg 2161 caaataacaa atgccaaatt aaaaaagata aacacaagat tggtgttttt ttctatgggt 2221 gttatcacct agctgaatgt ttttctaaag gagtttatgt tccattaaac gatttttaaa 2281 atgtacactt ga SEQ ID NO: 186 Human Smad7 isoform 3 amino acid sequence (NP_001177751.1) 1 mdflkptadc pdavpssaet ggtnylapgg lsdsqlllep gdrshwcvva yweektrvgr 61 lycvqepsld ifydlpqgng fclgqlnsdn ksqlvqkvrs kigcgiqltr evdgvwvynr 121 ssypifiksa tldnpdsrtl lvhkvfpgfs ikafdyekay slqrpndhef mqqpwtgftv 181 qisfvkgwgq cytrqfissc pcwlevifns r SEQ ID NO: 187 Human Smad7 transcript variant 4 cDNA sequence NM_001190823.1; CDS: 150-866) 1 agtctcattg agcctgactc gagtaatgat taactggctg cccggagccc agacgggtga 61 caaggtgctg tggtctgtct tacgatgggc agtgaagcct gagcagacca ttaataatca 121 gcatcaaggc cgcgagtcag ccttttggaa tgtgtggttt gtctttcatg ctgtttagag 181 cgtgcttaaa gatggatctt ggtgttttta tttgtgtatt tatttctttc tctccccttt 241 tcaaatccac agcagactgt ccagatgctg tgccttcctc cgctgaaaca gggggaacga 301 attatctggc ccctgggggg ctttcagatt cccaacttct tctggagcct ggggatcggt 361 cacactggtg cgtggtggca tactgggagg agaagacgag agtggggagg ctctactgtg 421 tccaggagcc ctctctggat atottctatg atctacctca ggggaatggc ttttgcctcg 481 gacagctcaa ttcggacaac aagagtcagc tggtgcagaa ggtgcggagc aaaatcggct 541 gcggcatcca gctgacgcgg gaggtggatg gtgtgtgggt gtacaaccgc agcagttacc 601 ccatcttcat caagtccgcc acactggaca acccggactc caggacgctg ttggtacaca 661 aggtgttccc cggtttctcc atcaaggctt tcgactacga gaaggcgtac agcctgcagc 721 ggcccaatga ccacgagttt atgcagcagc cgtggacggg ctttaccgtg cagatcagct 781 ttgtgaaggg ctggggccag tgctacaccc gccagttcat cagcagctgc ccgtgctggc 841 tagaggtcat cttcaacagc cggtagccgc gtgcggaggg gacagagcgt gagctgagca 901 ggccacactt caaactactt tgctgctaat attttcctcc tgagtgcttg cttttcatgc 961 aaactctttg gtcgtttttt ttttgtttgt tggttggttt tcttcttctc gtcctcgttt 1021 gtgttctgtt ttgtttcgct ctttgagaaa tagcttatga aaagaattgt tgggggtttt 1081 tttggaagaa ggggcaggta tgatcggcag gacaccctga taggaagagg ggaagcagaa 1141 atccaagcac caccaaacac agtgtatgaa ggggggcggt catcatttca cttgtcagga 1201 gtgtgtgtga gtgtgagtgt gcggctgtgt gtgcacgcgt gtgcaggagc ggcagatggg 1261 gagacaacgt gctctttgtt ttgtgtctct tatggatgtc cccagcagag aggtttgcag 1321 tcccaagcgg tgtctctcct gccccttgga cacgctcagt ggggcagagg cagtacctgg 1381 gcaagctggc ggctggggtc ccagcagctg ccaggagcac ggctctgtcc ccagcctggg 1441 aaagcccctg cccctcctct ccctcatcaa ggacacgggc ctgtccacag gcttctgagc 1501 agcgagcctg ctagtggccg aaccagaacc aattattttc atccttgtct tattcccttc 1561 ctgccagccc ctgccattgt agcgtctttc ttttttggcc atctgctcct ggatctccct 1621 gagatgggct tcccaagggc tgccggggca gccccctcac agtattgctc acccagtgcc 1681 ctctcccctc agcctctccc ctgcctgccc tggtgacatc aggtttttcc cggacttaga 1741 aaaccagctc agcactgcct gctcccatcc tgtgtgttaa gctctgctat taggccagca 1801 agcggggatg tccctgggag ggacatgctt agcagtcccc ttccctccaa gaaggatttg 1861 gtccgtcata acccaaggta ccatcctagg ctgacaccta actcttcttt catttcttct 1921 acaactcata cactcgtatg atacttcgac actgttctta gctcaatgag catgtttaga 1981 ctttaacata agctattttt ctaactacaa aggtttaaat gaacaagaga agcattctca 2041 ttggaaattt agcattgtag tgctttgaga gagaaaggac tcctgaaaaa aaacctgaga 2101 tttattaaag aaaaaaatgt attttatgtt atatataaat atattattac ttgtaaatat 2161 aaagacgttt tataagcatc attatttatg tattgtgcaa tgtgtataaa caagaaaaat 2221 aaagaaaaga tgcactttgc tttaatataa atgcaaataa caaatgccaa attaaaaaag 2281 ataaacacaa gattggtgtt tttttctatg ggtgttatca cctagctgaa tgtttttcta 2341 aaggagttta tgttccatta aacgattttt aaaatgtaca cttgaa SEQ ID NO: 188 Human Smad7 isoform 4 amino acid sequence (NP_001177752.1) 1 mcglsfmlfr aclkmdlgvf icvfisfspl fkstadcpda vpssaetggt nylapgglsd 61 sqlllepgdr shwavvaywe ektrvgrlyc vqepsldify dlpqgngfcl gqlnsdnksq 121 lvqkvrskig cgiqltrevd gvwvynrssy pifiksatld npdsrtllvh kvfpgfsika 181 fdyekayslq rpndhefmqq pwtgftvqis fvkgwgqcyt rqfisscpcw levifnsr SEQ ID NO: 189 Mouse Smad7 cDNA sequence (NM_001042660.1; CDS: 1592- 2872) 1 ttcgctcgct gatcggcgca cagaggatct tgtccccgag ctgcgccagc agagccagcc 61 gggcgcctcg ctcggtccgc tcgccgcgcc ggagagagct gcctgagacg cagccagcca 121 gccagccggc gccacgccgc cgagcgctcg gccccggagt ccctgagtgc ggcgcggcga 181 gcccccagcg gcggcagaag gactcgagcg ccaggagagg gcggacgggg gacgaggagg 241 ctccggggcg cgacgaagag agtctccgag gaagaggctg cgagaggaca cccgggcctc 301 ctgccgccac tgtcgggtcg gggccagcag ctcatgagag cagccccggc ggccacccgc 361 ggccaggaga aggagcaccg gaggccccca cactagcctg tgccctcggg ggcgagagct 421 tgcgacccgc cggagcccgc cgccgcgccg ccctcccccg cgctgacagc coccoggggc 481 gcagccgccg ccgcagcatc ttctgtccct gcttccccag cgcggaggaa gtccccgccg 541 aggacctggg cccccgggaa cgcaggagga aagaccagag actctaaaac acccagatac 601 gcaagattga agcagcctag ccagaccttt ctgtggatta aaagaaatac gatttttttt 661 ttttttttgg cagaagaaaa ggaaaggaag accggctggg ttcagcaagg aaaaaaaggg 721 ggatgtaact cgtggatacg gtttttttcc cccacccttc caacatcttg ttttactttg 781 taaacatttt ctcttttaaa cccgggctcc atccggtgcc ctccagacct ccgaggtgcg 841 aggaggtggt gtgttttttc attgggggct ttgcatattt tggttttggg ggttttgaga 901 gaccctccag acatctcacg aggggtgaag tctactcggt cccctccctc aagtcttcgc 961 gtgcacagaa ttcgaggaga tccggttact aaggatatag aagaaaaaaa ataaatcgtg 1021 cctgcctttt ttttttaatt gcctgcttct ccccaccccc aaattaagtt gcttagcaag 1081 ggggaaagag gotttttcct ccctttagta gctcagccta acgtctttcg tttttttttt 1141 tttttttttg cccccgagga tcttccatgt aggaagccga ggctggcgag cccgacactc 1201 gggagccact gtaggggggc cttttttggg ggaggcgtct accggggttg cctcggccgc 1261 ccccagggaa gcggcggccg cgttcctcca gggcacgccg gggcccgaaa gccgcgcagg 1321 gcgcgggccg cgccgggtgg ggcagccgaa gcgcagcccc ccgatccccg gcaggcgccc 1381 ctgggccccc gcgcgcgccc cggcctctgg gagactggcg catgccacgg agcgcccctc 1441 gggccgccgc cgcttctgcc cgggcccctg ctgttgctgc tgtcgcctgc gcctgctgcc 1501 ccaactcggc gcccgacttc ttcatggtgt gcggaggtca tgttcgctcc ttagccggca 1561 aacgactttt ctcctcgcct cctcgcccog catgttcagg accaaacgat ctgcgctcgt 1621 ccggcgtctc tggaggagcc gtgcgcccgg cggcgaggac gaggaggagg gcgtgggggg 1681 tggcggcgga ggaggcgagc tgcggggaga aggggcgacg gacggccggg cttatggggc 1741 tggtggcggc ggtgcgggca gggctggctg ctgcctgggc aaggcagtcc gaggtgccaa 1801 aggtcaccac catccccatc ccccaacctc gggtgccggg gcggccgggg gcgccgaggc 1861 ggatctgaag gcgctcacgc actcggtgct caagaaactc aaggagcggc agctggagct 1921 gctgcttcag gccgtggagt cccgcggcgg tacgcgcacc gcgtgcctcc tgctgcccgg 1981 ccgcctggac tgcaggctgg gcccgggggc gcccgccagc gcgcagcccg cgcagccgcc 2041 ctcgtcctac tcgctccccc tcctgctgtg caaagtgttc aggtggccgg atctcaggca 2101 ttcctcggaa gtcaagaggc tgtgttgctg tgaatcttac gggaagatca accccgagct 2161 ggtgtgctgc aacccccatc accttagtcg actctgtgaa ctagagtctc cccctcctcc 2221 ttactccaga tacccaatgg attttctcaa accaactgca ggctgtccag atgctgtacc 2281 ttcctccgcg gaaaccgggg gaacgaatta tctggcccct ggggggcttt cagattccca 2341 acttcttctg gagcctgggg atcggtcaca ctggtgcgtg gtggcatact gggaggagaa 2401 gactcgcgtg gggaggctct actgtgtcca agagccctcc ctggatatct tctatgatct 2461 acctcagggg aatggctttt gcctcggaca gctcaattcg gacaacaaga gtcagctggt 2521 acagaaagtg cggagcaaga tcggctgtgg catccagctg acgcgggaag tggatggcgt 2581 gtgggtttac aaccgcagca gttaccccat cttcatcaag tccgccacac tggacaaccc 2641 ggactccagg acgctgttgg tgcacaaagt gttccctggt ttctccatca aggcttttga 2701 ctatgagaaa gcctacagcc tgcagcggcc caatgaccac gagttcatgc agcaaccatg 2761 gacgggtttc accgtgcaga tcagctttgt gaagggctgg ggccagtgct acacccgcca 2821 gttcatcagc agctgcccgt gctggctgga ggtcatcttc aacagccggt agtcggtcgt 2881 gtggtgggga gaagaggaca gggcggatcg tgagccgagc aggccaccgt tcaaactact 2941 tgctgctaac ctttcccgag tgattgcttt tcatgcaaac tctttggttg gtgttgttat 3001 tgccattcat tgttggtttt gttttgttct gttctggttt gttttttttt ttttttcctc 3061 ctcctttctc gtcatccgtg tgtcccgctt gtcttgttct ttgagaaatt agcttatggt 3121 gcggattttt gttgggttgt gtgtgtgtgt tttgtttttg ttttgaggtg gtgggtgtgg 3181 ttggcaggac accccctccc cccatatacg aagacaggaa acgagagtca gcactgccaa 3241 gcatggtgtg tgaaagtggg caccaccttc cctttggatc agcgtttcgg ttgtccgtgc 3301 gtaggggtgt acccgagcga cagatggggg aagtgctttt ttgtgtgtgt gttctttatg 3361 gatgcccccg gctgagaggc tcatagtgcc aagctgtgtg tctctctagc cttttggaca 3421 cgctcggtgg ggcagaggca gtacctgggc agactggcag caggtgccaa gctctgctcc 3481 agcctgccga agctgccccg ccccgccccg cccccgcccc cacaggacac gggcctatcc 3541 acaggcttct gagaagccag cctgctagaa ggctgaacca gaaccaattg ttttcatccc 3601 tgtcttactg ccgcctgtca cccgctgcca ttgtcgagtc tgtctttttt ggccatctgc 3661 tcctggatct ctctcttgag atgggcttcc caagggctgc cgggacagcc ccagtcacag 3721 tattgctacc ccagtaccct ctcaggccct tccaccgggt cccagccgtg gtggtttttt 3781 catcaggttt ctcccagatg tggaaagtca gctcagcacc ccatccccca tcctgtgtgc 3841 tgagctctgt agaccagcga ggggcatcag ggagggacct gcgcagtgcc cccccttcct 3901 gctgagaagg gtgtagcccc gtcacaacaa aggtaccatc ccttggctgg ctcccagccc 3961 ttctctcagc tcatacgctc gctcgtatga tactttgaca ctgttcttag ctcaatgagc 4021 atgtttagaa tttaacataa gctatttttc taactacaaa ggtttaaatg aacaagagaa 4081 gcattctcat tggaaattta gcattgtagt gctttgagag aggaaaggac tccttaaaag 4141 aaaaaaaaag ctgagattta ttaaagaaaa atgtatttta tgttatatat aaatatatta 4201 ttacttgtaa atataaagac gttttataag catcattatt tatgtattgt gcaatgtgta 4261 taaacgagaa gaataaagaa aagatgcact ttgctttaat ataaatgcaa ataacatgcc 4321 aaattaaaaa aaaaaagata aacacaagat tggtgttttt ttctatgggt gttatcacct 4381 agctgaatgt ttttctaaag gagtttatgt tccattaaac aatttttaaa atgtatactg 4441 c SEQ ID NO: 190 Mouse Smad amino acid sequence (NP_001036125.1) 1 mfrtkrsalv rriwrsrapg gedeeegvgg gggggelrge gatdgrayga ggggagragc 61 clgkavrgak ghhhphppts gagaaggaea dlkalthsvl kklkerqlel llqavesrgg 121 trtaclllpg rldcrlgpga pasaqpaqpp ssyslplllc kvfrwpdlrh ssevkrlccc 181 esygkinpel vccnphhlsr lcelespppp ysrypmdflk ptagcpdavp ssaetggtny 241 lapgglsdsq lllepgdrsh wcvvayweek trvgrlycvq epsldifydl pqgngfclgq 301 lnsdnksqlv qkvrskigcg iqltrevdgv wvynrssypi fiksatldnp dsrtllvhkv 361 fpgfsikafd yekayslqrp ndhefmqqpw tgftvgisfv kgwgqcytrq fisscpcwle 421 vifnsr

Included in Table 2 are nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or more identity to the region encoding the DNA binding domain or across their full length with a nucleic acid sequence of any SEQ ID NO listed in Table 2. Such nucleic acid molecules can encode a polypeptide having a function of the full-length polypeptide as described further herein.

Included in Table 2 are polypeptide molecules comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or more identity to the DNA binding domain or across their full length with an amino acid sequence of any SEQ ID NO listed in Table 2. Such polypeptides can have a function of the full-length polypeptide as described further herein.

II. Cancer Vaccine

The present invention provides a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. The cancer cells may be derived from a solid or hematological cancer (e.g., breast cancer). In certain embodiments, the breast cancer cells are triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In one embodiment, the cancer cells are derived from a subject. For example, the cancer cells may be derived from a breast cancer driven by co-loss of p53 and PTEN. In another embodiment, the cancer cells are derived from a cancer cell line. The cancer cells may be from any cancer cell line or primary cancer cells. For example, the cancer cells may be derived from a cell line selected from the group consisting of HCC1954, SUM149, BxPC-3, T3M4, 143B, A549, H520, H23, HaCaT, H357, H400, Detroit, OKF6, BICR6, H103, SPT, JHU12, JHU22, HSC3, SCC25, and NTERT cells. The cancer cells may have different kinds of additional genetic mutations. The cancer cells may be derived from the subject who is treated with the cancer vaccine. The cancer cells may also be derived from a different subject who is not treated with the cancer vaccine. The cancer cells may be derived from a cancer that is the same type as the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine. The cancer cells may also be derived from a cancer that is a different type from the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine. The cancer cells may be derived from a cancer that has the same genetic mutations as the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine. The cancer cells may also be derived from a cancer that has different genetic mutations from the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine.

a. Cancer Cell Isolation and Purification

In some embodiments, the cancer cells are derived from a subject. Isolation and purification of tumor cell from various tumor tissues such as surgical tumor tissues, ascites or carcinous hydrothorax is a common process to obtain the purified tumor cells. Cancer cells may be purified from fresh biopsy samples from cancer patients or animal tumor models. The biopsy samples often contain a heterogeneous population of cells that include normal tissue, blood, and cancer cells. Preferably, a purified cancer cell composition can have greater than 10%, 20% 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 99%, or more, or any range in between or any value in between, total viable cancer cells. To purify cancer cells from the heterogeneous population, a number of methods can be used.

In one embodiment, laser microdissection is used to isolate cancer cells. Cancer cells of interest can be carefully dissected from thin tissue slices prepared for microscopy. In this method, the tissue section is coated with a thin plastic film and an area containing the selected cells is irradiated with a focused infrared laser beam pulse. This melts a small circle in the plastic film, causing cell binding underneath. Those captured cells are removed for additional analysis. This technique is good for separating and analyzing cells from different parts of a tumor, which allows for a comparison of their similar and distinct properties. It was used recently to analyze pituitary cells from dissociated tissues and from cultured populations of heterogeneous pituitary, thyroid, and carcinoid tumor cells, as well as analyzing single cells found in various sarcomas.

In another embodiment, fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS), also referred to as flow cytometry, is used to sort and analyze the different cell populations. Cells having a cellular marker or other specific marker of interest are tagged with an antibody, or typically a mixture of antibodies, that bind the cellular markers. Each antibody directed to a different marker is conjugated to a detectable molecule, particularly a fluorescent dye that may be distinguished from other fluorescent dyes coupled to other antibodies. A stream of tagged or “stained” cells is passed through a light source that excites the fluorochrome and the emission spectrum from the cells detected to determine the presence of a particular labeled antibody. By concurrent detection of different fluorochromes, also referred to in the art as multicolor fluorescence cell sorting, cells displaying different sets of cell markers may be identified and isolated from other cells in the population. Other FACS parameters, including, by way of example and not limitation, side scatter (SSC), forward scatter (FSC), and vital dye staining (e.g., with propidium iodide) allow selection of cells based on size and viability. FACS sorting and analysis of HSC and related lineage cells is well-known in the art and described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,137,809; 5,750,397; 5,840,580; 6,465,249; Manz et al. (202) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:11872-11877; and Akashi et al. (200) Nature 404:193-197. General guidance on fluorescence activated cell sorting is described in, for example, Shapiro (2003) Practical Flow Cytometry, 4th Ed., Wiley-Liss (2003) and Ormerod (2000) Flow Cytometry: A Practical Approach, 3rd Ed., Oxford University Press.

Another method of isolating useful cell populations involves a solid or insoluble substrate to which is bound antibodies or ligands that interact with specific cell surface markers. In immunoadsorption techniques, cells are contacted with the substrate (e.g., column of beads, flasks, magnetic particles, etc.) containing the antibodies and any unbound cells removed. Immunoadsorption techniques may be scaled up to deal directly with the large numbers of cells in a clinical harvest. Suitable substrates include, by way of example and not limitation, plastic, cellulose, dextran, polyacrylamide, agarose, and others known in the art (e.g., Pharmacia Sepharose 6 MB macrobeads). When a solid substrate comprising magnetic or paramagnetic beads is used, cells bound to the beads may be readily isolated by a magnetic separator (see, e.g., Kato and Radbruch (1993) Cytometry 14:384-92). Affinity chromatographic cell separations typically involve passing a suspension of cells over a support bearing a selective ligand immobilized to its surface. The ligand interacts with its specific target molecule on the cell and is captured on the matrix. The bound cell is released by the addition of an elution agent to the running buffer of the column and the free cell is washed through the column and harvested as a homogeneous population. As apparent to the skilled artisan, adsorption techniques are not limited to those employing specific antibodies, and may use nonspecific adsorption. For example, adsorption to silica is a simple procedure for removing phagocytes from cell preparations. One of the most common uses of this technology is for isolating circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from the blood of breast, NSC lung cancer, prostate and colon cancer patients using an antibody against EpCAM, a cell surface glycoprotein that has been found to be highly expressed in epithelial cancers.

FACS and most batch wise immunoadsorption techniques may be adapted to both positive and negative selection procedures (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,877,299). In positive selection, the desired cells are labeled with antibodies and removed away from the remaining unlabeled/unwanted cells. In negative selection, the unwanted cells are labeled and removed. Another type of negative selection that may be employed is use of antibody/complement treatment or immunotoxins to remove unwanted cells.

In still another embodiment, microfluidics, one of the newest technologies, is used to isolate cancer cells. This method used a microfluidic chip with a spiral channel that can isolate circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood based upon their size. A sample of blood is pumped into the device and as cells flow through the channel at high speeds, the inertial and centrifugal forces cause smaller cells to flow along the outer wall while larger cells, including CTCs, flow along the inner wall. Researchers have used this chip technology to isolate CTCs from the blood of patients with metastatic lung or breast cancer.

Fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs), according to a recently published article (Lin et al. Small (2015) 11:4394-4402), can be used to label and isolate slow-proliferating/quiescent cancer stem cells, which, according to study authors, have been difficult to isolate and track over extended time periods using traditional fluorescent markers. It was concluded that nanoparticles do not cause DNA damage or impair cell growth, and that they outperformed EdU and CFSE fluorescent labels in terms of long-term tracking capability.

It is to be understood that the purification or isolation of cells also includes combinations of the methods described above. A typical combination may comprise an initial procedure that is effective in removing the bulk of unwanted cells and cellular material. A second step may include isolation of cells expressing a marker common to one or more of the progenitor cell populations by immunoadsorption on antibodies bound to a substrate. An additional step providing higher resolution of different cell types, such as FACS sorting with antibodies to a set of specific cellular markers, may be used to obtain substantially pure populations of the desired cells.

b. Cancer Cell Engineering and Modification

The cancer cells comprised in the cancer vaccine are PTEN- and p53-deficient. In some embodiments, cancer cells are PTEN- and p53-deficient due to genetic mutations acquired by the cancer cells during cancer transformation or progression. In some other embodiments, cancer cells are engineered to become PTEN- and p53-deficient with an agent that reduces copy number, amount, and/or activity of PTEN and/or p53.

The agent that reduces copy number, amount, and/or activity of PTEN and/or p53 could be a small molecule inhibitor, CRISPR guide RNA (gRNA), RNA interfering agent, antisense oligonucleotide, peptide or peptidomimetic inhibitor, aptamer, antibody, or intrabody.

In one embodiment, peptides or peptide mimetics can be used to antagonize the activity of PTEN and/or p53. In one embodiment, variants of PTEN and/or p53 which function as a modulating agent for the respective full length protein, can be identified by screening combinatorial libraries of mutants, e.g., truncation mutants, for antagonist activity. In one embodiment, a variegated library of variants is generated by combinatorial mutagenesis at the nucleic acid level and is encoded by a variegated gene library. A variegated library of variants can be produced, for instance, by enzymatically ligating a mixture of synthetic oligonucleotides into gene sequences such that a degenerate set of potential polypeptide sequences is expressible as individual polypeptides containing the set of polypeptide sequences therein. There are a variety of methods which can be used to produce libraries of polypeptide variants from a degenerate oligonucleotide sequence. Chemical synthesis of a degenerate gene sequence can be performed in an automatic DNA synthesizer, and the synthetic gene then ligated into an appropriate expression vector. Use of a degenerate set of genes allows for the provision, in one mixture, of all of the sequences encoding the desired set of potential polypeptide sequences. Methods for synthesizing degenerate oligonucleotides are known in the art (see, e.g., Narang, S. A. (1983) Tetrahedron 39:3; Itakura et al. (1984) Annu. Rev. Biochem. 53:323; Itakura et al. (1984) Science 198:1056; Ike et al. (1983) Nucleic Acid Res. 11:477.

In addition, libraries of fragments of a polypeptide coding sequence can be used to generate a variegated population of polypeptide fragments for screening and subsequent selection of variants of a given polypeptide. In one embodiment, a library of coding sequence fragments can be generated by treating a double stranded PCR fragment of a polypeptide coding sequence with a nuclease under conditions wherein nicking occurs only about once per polypeptide, denaturing the double stranded DNA, renaturing the DNA to form double stranded DNA which can include sense/antisense pairs from different nicked products, removing single stranded portions from reformed duplexes by treatment with S1 nuclease, and ligating the resulting fragment library into an expression vector. By this method, an expression library can be derived which encodes N-terminal, C-terminal and internal fragments of various sizes of the polypeptide.

Several techniques are known in the art for screening gene products of combinatorial libraries made by point mutations or truncation, and for screening cDNA libraries for gene products having a selected property. Such techniques are adaptable for rapid screening of the gene libraries generated by the combinatorial mutagenesis of polypeptides. The most widely used techniques, which are amenable to high through-put analysis, for screening large gene libraries typically include cloning the gene library into replicable expression vectors, transforming appropriate cells with the resulting library of vectors, and expressing the combinatorial genes under conditions in which detection of a desired activity facilitates isolation of the vector encoding the gene whose product was detected. Recursive ensemble mutagenesis (REM), a technique which enhances the frequency of functional mutants in the libraries, can be used in combination with the screening assays to identify variants of interest (Arkin and Youvan (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:7811-7815; Delagrave et al. (1993) Protein Eng. 6(3):327-331). In one embodiment, cell based assays can be exploited to analyze a variegated polypeptide library. For example, a library of expression vectors can be transfected into a cell line which ordinarily synthesizes PTEN and/or p53. The transfected cells are then cultured such that the full length polypeptide and a particular mutant polypeptide are produced and the effect of expression of the mutant on the full length polypeptide activity in cell supernatants can be detected, e.g., by any of a number of functional assays. Plasmid DNA can then be recovered from the cells which score for inhibition, or alternatively, potentiation of full length polypeptide activity, and the individual clones further characterized.

Systematic substitution of one or more amino acids of a polypeptide amino acid sequence with a D-amino acid of the same type (e.g., D-lysine in place of L-lysine) can be used to generate more stable peptides. In addition, constrained peptides comprising a polypeptide amino acid sequence of interest or a substantially identical sequence variation can be generated by methods known in the art (Rizo and Gierasch (1992) Annu. Rev. Biochem. 61:387, incorporated herein by reference); for example, by adding internal cysteine residues capable of forming intramolecular disulfide bridges which cyclize the peptide.

The amino acid sequences disclosed herein will enable those of skill in the art to produce polypeptides corresponding peptide sequences and sequence variants thereof. Such polypeptides can be produced in prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cells by expression of polynucleotides encoding the peptide sequence, frequently as part of a larger polypeptide. Alternatively, such peptides can be synthesized by chemical methods. Methods for expression of heterologous proteins in recombinant hosts, chemical synthesis of polypeptides, and in vitro translation are well-known in the art and are described further in Maniatis et al. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (1989), 2nd Ed., Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.; Berger and Kimmel, Methods in Enzymology, Volume 152, Guide to Molecular Cloning Techniques (1987), Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, Calif.; Merrifield, J. (1969) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 91:501; Chaiken I. M. (1981) CRC Crit. Rev. Biochem. 11: 255; Kaiser et al. (1989) Science 243:187; Merrifield, B. (1986) Science 232:342; Kent, S. B. H. (1988) Annu. Rev. Biochem. 57:957; and Offord, R. E. (1980) Semisynthetic Proteins, Wiley Publishing, which are incorporated herein by reference).

Peptides can be produced, typically by direct chemical synthesis. Peptides can be produced as modified peptides, with nonpeptide moieties attached by covalent linkage to the N-terminus and/or C-terminus. In certain preferred embodiments, either the carboxy-terminus or the amino-terminus, or both, are chemically modified. The most common modifications of the terminal amino and carboxyl groups are acetylation and amidation, respectively. Amino-terminal modifications such as acylation (e.g., acetylation) or alkylation (e.g., methylation) and carboxy-terminal-modifications such as amidation, as well as other terminal modifications, including cyclization, can be incorporated into various embodiments of the invention. Certain amino-terminal and/or carboxy-terminal modifications and/or peptide extensions to the core sequence can provide advantageous physical, chemical, biochemical, and pharmacological properties, such as: enhanced stability, increased potency and/or efficacy, resistance to serum proteases, desirable pharmacokinetic properties, and others. Peptides disclosed herein can be used therapeutically to treat disease, e.g., by altering costimulation in a patient.

Peptidomimetics (Fauchere (1986) Adv. Drug Res. 15:29; Veber and Freidinger (1985) TINS p. 392; and Evans et al. (1987) J. Med. Chem. 30:1229, which are incorporated herein by reference) are usually developed with the aid of computerized molecular modeling. Peptide mimetics that are structurally similar to therapeutically useful peptides can be used to produce an equivalent therapeutic or prophylactic effect. Generally, peptidomimetics are structurally similar to a paradigm polypeptide (i.e., a polypeptide that has a biological or pharmacological activity), but have one or more peptide linkages optionally replaced by a linkage selected from the group consisting of: —CH2NH—, —CH₂S—, —CH2-CH2-, —CH═CH— (cis and trans), —COCH2-, —CH(OH)CH2-, and —CH2SO—, by methods known in the art and further described in the following references: Spatola, A. F. in “Chemistry and Biochemistry of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins” Weinstein, B., ed., Marcel Dekker, New York, p. 267 (1983); Spatola, A. F., (1983) Vega Data Vol. 1, Issue 3, “Peptide Backbone Modifications” (general review); Morley, J. S. (1980) Trends Pharm. Sci. 463-468 (general review); Hudson, D. et al. (1979) Int. J. Pept. Prot. Res. 14:177-185 (—CH2NH—, CH2CH2-); Spatola, A. F. et at (1986) Life Sci. 38:1243-1249 (—CH2-S); Hann, M. M. (1982) J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I. 307-314 (—CH—CH—, cis and trans); Almquist, R. G. et al. (1980) J. Med. Chem. 23:1392-1398 (—COCH2-); Jennings-White, C. et al. (1982) Tetrahedron Lett. 23:2533 (—COCH2-); Szelke, M. et al. (1982) European Appln. EP 45665 CA: 97:39405 (—CH(OH)CH2-); Holladay, M. W. et at (1983) Tetrahedron Lett. 24:4401-4404 (—C(OH)CH2-); and Hruby, V. J. (1982) Life Sci. 31:189-199 (—CH2-S—); each of which is incorporated herein by reference. A particularly preferred non-peptide linkage is —CH2NH—. Such peptide mimetics may have significant advantages over polypeptide embodiments, including, for example: more economical production, greater chemical stability, enhanced pharmacological properties (half-life, absorption, potency, efficacy, etc.), altered specificity (e.g., a broad-spectrum of biological activities), reduced antigenicity, and others. Labeling of peptidomimetics usually involves covalent attachment of one or more labels, directly or through a spacer (e.g., an amide group), to non-interfering position(s) on the peptidomimetic that are predicted by quantitative structure-activity data and/or molecular modeling. Such non-interfering positions generally are positions that do not form direct contacts with the macropolypeptides(s) to which the peptidomimetic binds to produce the therapeutic effect. Derivatization (e.g., labeling) of peptidomimetics should not substantially interfere with the desired biological or pharmacological activity of the peptidomimetic.

Also encompassed by the present invention are small molecules which can modulate (e.g., inhibit) activity of PTEN and/or p53 or their interactions with their natural binding partners. The small molecules of the present invention can be obtained using any of the numerous approaches in combinatorial library methods known in the art, including: spatially addressable parallel solid phase or solution phase libraries; synthetic library methods requiring deconvolution; the ‘one-bead one-compound’ library method; and synthetic library methods using affinity chromatography selection. (Lam, K. S. (1997) Anticancer Drug Des. 12:145).

Examples of methods for the synthesis of molecular libraries can be found in the art, for example in: DeWitt et al. (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6909; Erb et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:11422; Zuckermann et al. (1994) J. Med. Chem. 37:2678; Cho et al (1993) Science 261:1303; Carrell et al. (1994) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 33:2059; Carell et al. (1994) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 33:2061; and in Gallop et al (1994) J. Med. Chem. 37:1233.

Libraries of compounds can be presented in solution (e.g., Houghten (1992) Biotechniques 13:412-421), or on beads (Lam (1991) Nature 354:82-84), chips (Fodor (1993) Nature 364:555-556), bacteria (Ladner U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,409), spores (Ladner USP '409), plasmids (Cull et al. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:1865-1869) or on phage (Scott and Smith (1990) Science 249:386-390); (Devlin (1990) Science 249:404-406); (Cwirla et al. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:6378-6382); (Felici (1991)J Mol. Biol. 222:301-310); (Ladner supra.). Compounds can be screened in cell based or non-cell based assays. Compounds can be screened in pools (e.g. multiple compounds in each testing sample) or as individual compounds.

Also provided herein are compositions comprising one or more nucleic acids comprising or capable of expressing at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20 or more small nucleic acids or antisense oligonucleotides or derivatives thereof, wherein said small nucleic acids or antisense oligonucleotides or derivatives thereof in a cell specifically hybridize (e.g., bind) under cellular conditions, with cellular nucleic acids (e.g., small non-coding RNAS such as miRNAs, pre-miRNAs, pri-miRNAs, miRNA*, anti-miRNA, a miRNA binding site, a variant and/or functional variant thereof, cellular mRNAs or a fragments thereof). In one embodiment, expression of the small nucleic acids or antisense oligonucleotides or derivatives thereof in a cell can inhibit expression or biological activity of cellular nucleic acids and/or proteins, e.g., by inhibiting transcription, translation and/or small nucleic acid processing of, for example, PTEN and/or p53. In one embodiment, the small nucleic acids or antisense oligonucleotides or derivatives thereof are small RNAs (e.g., microRNAs) or complements of small RNAs. In another embodiment, the small nucleic acids or antisense oligonucleotides or derivatives thereof can be single or double stranded and are at least six nucleotides in length and are less than about 1000, 900, 800, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, 50, 40, 30, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, or 10 nucleotides in length. In another embodiment, a composition may comprise a library of nucleic acids comprising or capable of expressing small nucleic acids or antisense oligonucleotides or derivatives thereof, or pools of said small nucleic acids or antisense oligonucleotides or derivatives thereof. A pool of nucleic acids may comprise about 2-5, 5-10, 10-20, 10-30 or more nucleic acids comprising or capable of expressing small nucleic acids or antisense oligonucleotides or derivatives thereof.

In one embodiment, binding may be by conventional base pair complementarity, or, for example, in the case of binding to DNA duplexes, through specific interactions in the major groove of the double helix. In general, “antisense” refers to the range of techniques generally employed in the art, and includes any process that relies on specific binding to oligonucleotide sequences.

It is well-known in the art that modifications can be made to the sequence of a miRNA or a pre-miRNA without disrupting miRNA activity. As used herein, the term “functional variant” of a miRNA sequence refers to an oligonucleotide sequence that varies from the natural miRNA sequence, but retains one or more functional characteristics of the miRNA (e.g. cancer cell proliferation inhibition, induction of cancer cell apoptosis, enhancement of cancer cell susceptibility to chemotherapeutic agents, specific miRNA target inhibition). In some embodiments, a functional variant of a miRNA sequence retains all of the functional characteristics of the miRNA. In certain embodiments, a functional variant of a miRNA has a nucleobase sequence that is a least about 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the miRNA or precursor thereof over a region of about 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 or more nucleobases, or that the functional variant hybridizes to the complement of the miRNA or precursor thereof under stringent hybridization conditions. Accordingly, in certain embodiments the nucleobase sequence of a functional variant is capable of hybridizing to one or more target sequences of the miRNA.

MicroRNAs and their corresponding stem-loop sequences described herein may be found in miRBase, an online searchable database of miRNA sequences and annotation, found on the world wide web at microrna.sanger.ac.uk. Entries in the miRBase Sequence database represent a predicted hairpin portion of a miRNA transcript (the stem-loop), with information on the location and sequence of the mature miRNA sequence. The miRNA stem-loop sequences in the database are not strictly precursor miRNAs (pre-miRNAs), and may in some instances include the pre-miRNA and some flanking sequence from the presumed primary transcript. The miRNA nucleobase sequences described herein encompass any version of the miRNA, including the sequences described in Release 10.0 of the miRBase sequence database and sequences described in any earlier Release of the miRBase sequence database. A sequence database release may result in the re-naming of certain miRNAs. A sequence database release may result in a variation of a mature miRNA sequence.

In some embodiments, miRNA sequences of the invention may be associated with a second RNA sequence that may be located on the same RNA molecule or on a separate RNA molecule as the miRNA sequence. In such cases, the miRNA sequence may be referred to as the active strand, while the second RNA sequence, which is at least partially complementary to the miRNA sequence, may be referred to as the complementary strand. The active and complementary strands are hybridized to create a double-stranded RNA that is similar to a naturally occurring miRNA precursor. The activity of a miRNA may be optimized by maximizing uptake of the active strand and minimizing uptake of the complementary strand by the miRNA protein complex that regulates gene translation. This can be done through modification and/or design of the complementary strand.

In some embodiments, the complementary strand is modified so that a chemical group other than a phosphate or hydroxyl at its 5′ terminus. The presence of the 5′ modification apparently eliminates uptake of the complementary strand and subsequently favors uptake of the active strand by the miRNA protein complex. The 5′ modification can be any of a variety of molecules known in the art, including NH₂, NHCOCH₃, and biotin.

In another embodiment, the uptake of the complementary strand by the miRNA pathway is reduced by incorporating nucleotides with sugar modifications in the first 2-6 nucleotides of the complementary strand. It should be noted that such sugar modifications can be combined with the 5′ terminal modifications described above to further enhance miRNA activities.

In some embodiments, the complementary strand is designed so that nucleotides in the 3′ end of the complementary strand are not complementary to the active strand. This results in double-strand hybrid RNAs that are stable at the 3′ end of the active strand but relatively unstable at the 5′ end of the active strand. This difference in stability enhances the uptake of the active strand by the miRNA pathway, while reducing uptake of the complementary strand, thereby enhancing miRNA activity.

Small nucleic acid and/or antisense constructs of the methods and compositions presented herein can be delivered, for example, as an expression plasmid which, when transcribed in the cell, produces RNA which is complementary to at least a unique portion of cellular nucleic acids (e.g., small RNAs, mRNA, and/or genomic DNA). Alternatively, the small nucleic acid molecules can produce RNA which encodes mRNA, miRNA, pre-miRNA, pri-miRNA, miRNA*, anti-miRNA, or a miRNA binding site, or a variant thereof. For example, selection of plasmids suitable for expressing the miRNAs, methods for inserting nucleic acid sequences into the plasmid, and methods of delivering the recombinant plasmid to the cells of interest are within the skill in the art. See, for example, Zeng et al. (2002) Mol. Cell 9:1327-1333; Tuschl (2002), Nat. Biotechnol. 20:446-448; Brummelkamp et al. (2002) Science 296:550-553; Miyagishi et al. (2002) Nat. Biotechnol. 20:497-500; Paddison et al. (2002) Genes Dev. 16:948-958; Lee et al. (2002) Nat. Biotechnol. 20:500-505; and Paul et al. (2002) Nat. Biotechnol. 20:505-508, the entire disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference.

Alternatively, small nucleic acids and/or antisense constructs are oligonucleotide probes that are generated ex vivo and which, when introduced into the cell, results in hybridization with cellular nucleic acids. Such oligonucleotide probes are preferably modified oligonucleotides that are resistant to endogenous nucleases, e.g., exonucleases and/or endonucleases, and are therefore stable in vivo. Exemplary nucleic acid molecules for use as small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides are phosphoramidate, phosphothioate and methylphosphonate analogs of DNA (see also U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,176,996; 5,264,564; and 5,256,775). Additionally, general approaches to constructing oligomers useful in antisense therapy have been reviewed, for example, by Van der Krol et al. (1988) BioTechniques 6:958-976; and Stein et al. (1988) Cancer Res 48:2659-2668.

Antisense approaches may involve the design of oligonucleotides (either DNA or RNA) that are complementary to cellular nucleic acids (e.g., complementary to PTEN and/or p53 genes). Absolute complementarity is not required. In the case of double-stranded antisense nucleic acids, a single strand of the duplex DNA may thus be tested, or triplex formation may be assayed. The ability to hybridize will depend on both the degree of complementarity and the length of the antisense nucleic acid. Generally, the longer the hybridizing nucleic acid, the more base mismatches with a nucleic acid (e.g., RNA) it may contain and still form a stable duplex (or triplex, as the case may be). One skilled in the art can ascertain a tolerable degree of mismatch by use of standard procedures to determine the melting point of the hybridized complex.

Oligonucleotides that are complementary to the 5′ end of the mRNA, e.g., the 5′ untranslated sequence up to and including the AUG initiation codon, should work most efficiently at inhibiting translation. However, sequences complementary to the 3′ untranslated sequences of mRNAs have recently been shown to be effective at inhibiting translation of mRNAs as well (Wagner (1994) Nature 372:333). Therefore, oligonucleotides complementary to either the 5′ or 3′ untranslated, non-coding regions of genes could be used in an antisense approach to inhibit translation of endogenous mRNAs. Oligonucleotides complementary to the 5′ untranslated region of the mRNA may include the complement of the AUG start codon. Antisense oligonucleotides complementary to mRNA coding regions are less efficient inhibitors of translation but could also be used in accordance with the methods and compositions presented herein. Whether designed to hybridize to the 5′, 3′ or coding region of cellular mRNAs, small nucleic acids and/or antisense nucleic acids should be at least six nucleotides in length, and can be less than about 1000, 900, 800, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, 50, 40, 30, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, or 10 nucleotides in length.

Regardless of the choice of target sequence, it is preferred that in vitro studies are first performed to quantitate the ability of the antisense oligonucleotide to inhibit gene expression. In one embodiment these studies utilize controls that distinguish between antisense gene inhibition and nonspecific biological effects of oligonucleotides. In another embodiment these studies compare levels of the target nucleic acid or protein with that of an internal control nucleic acid or protein. Additionally, it is envisioned that results obtained using the antisense oligonucleotide are compared with those obtained using a control oligonucleotide. It is preferred that the control oligonucleotide is of approximately the same length as the test oligonucleotide and that the nucleotide sequence of the oligonucleotide differs from the antisense sequence no more than is necessary to prevent specific hybridization to the target sequence.

Small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides can be DNA or RNA or chimeric mixtures or derivatives or modified versions thereof, single-stranded or double-stranded. Small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides can be modified at the base moiety, sugar moiety, or phosphate backbone, for example, to improve stability of the molecule, hybridization, etc., and may include other appended groups such as peptides (e.g., for targeting host cell receptors), or agents facilitating transport across the cell membrane (see, e.g., Letsinger et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86:6553-6556; Lemaitre et al. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 84:648-652; PCT Publication No. WO88/09810) or the blood-brain barrier (see, e.g., PCT Publication No. WO89/10134), hybridization-triggered cleavage agents. (See, e.g., Krol et al. (1988) BioTech. 6:958-976) or intercalating agents. (See, e.g., Zon (1988) Pharm. Res. 5:539-549). To this end, small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides may be conjugated to another molecule, e.g., a peptide, hybridization triggered cross-linking agent, transport agent, hybridization-triggered cleavage agent, etc.

Small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides may comprise at least one modified base moiety which is selected from the group including but not limited to 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xantine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-(carboxyhydroxytiethyl) uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil, beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine, 1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine, 2-methylguanine, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N6-adenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil, 5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, beta-D-mannosylqueosine, 5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil, 5-methoxyuracil, 2-methylthio-N6-isopentenyladenine, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine, 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid methylester, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 3-(3-amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl) uracil, (acp3)w, and 2,6-diaminopurine. Small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides may also comprise at least one modified sugar moiety selected from the group including but not limited to arabinose, 2-fluoroarabinose, xylulose, and hexose.

In certain embodiments, a compound comprises an oligonucleotide (e.g., a miRNA or miRNA encoding oligonucleotide) conjugated to one or more moieties which enhance the activity, cellular distribution or cellular uptake of the resulting oligonucleotide. In certain such embodiments, the moiety is a cholesterol moiety (e.g., antagomirs) or a lipid moiety or liposome conjugate. Additional moieties for conjugation include carbohydrates, phospholipids, biotin, phenazine, folate, phenanthridine, anthraquinone, acridine, fluoresceins, rhodamines, coumarins, and dyes. In certain embodiments, a conjugate group is attached directly to the oligonucleotide. In certain embodiments, a conjugate group is attached to the oligonucleotide by a linking moiety selected from amino, hydroxyl, carboxylic acid, thiol, unsaturations (e.g., double or triple bonds), 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (ADO), succinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl) cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (SMCC), 6-aminohexanoic acid (AHEX or AHA), substituted C1-C10 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C10 alkenyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C2-C10 alkynyl. In certain such embodiments, a substituent group is selected from hydroxyl, amino, alkoxy, carboxy, benzyl, phenyl, nitro, thiol, thioalkoxy, halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl.

In certain such embodiments, the compound comprises the oligonucleotide having one or more stabilizing groups that are attached to one or both termini of the oligonucleotide to enhance properties such as, for example, nuclease stability. Included in stabilizing groups are cap structures. These terminal modifications protect the oligonucleotide from exonuclease degradation, and can help in delivery and/or localization within a cell. The cap can be present at the 5′-terminus (5′-cap), or at the 3′-terminus (3′-cap), or can be present on both termini. Cap structures include, for example, inverted deoxy abasic caps.

Suitable cap structures include a 4′,5′-methylene nucleotide, a 1-(beta-D-erythrofuranosyl) nucleotide, a 4′-thio nucleotide, a carbocyclic nucleotide, a 1,5-anhydrohexitol nucleotide, an L-nucleotide, an alpha-nucleotide, a modified base nucleotide, a phosphorodithioate linkage, a threo-pentofuranosyl nucleotide, an acyclic 3′,4′-seco nucleotide, an acyclic 3,4-dihydroxybutyl nucleotide, an acyclic 3,5-dihydroxypentyl nucleotide, a 3′-3′-inverted nucleotide moiety, a 3′-3′-inverted abasic moiety, a 3′-2′-inverted nucleotide moiety, a 3′-2′-inverted abasic moiety, a 1,4-butanediol phosphate, a 3′-phosphoramidate, a hexylphosphate, an aminohexyl phosphate, a 3′-phosphate, a 3′-phosphorothioate, a phosphorodithioate, a bridging methylphosphonate moiety, and a non-bridging methylphosphonate moiety 5′-amino-alkyl phosphate, a 1,3-diamino-2-propyl phosphate, 3-aminopropyl phosphate, a 6-aminohexyl phosphate, a 1,2-aminododecyl phosphate, a hydroxypropyl phosphate, a 5′-5′-inverted nucleotide moiety, a 5′-5′-inverted abasic moiety, a 5′-phosphoramidate, a 5′-phosphorothioate, a 5′-amino, a bridging and/or non-bridging 5′-phosphoramidate, a phosphorothioate, and a 5′-mercapto moiety.

Small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides can also contain a neutral peptide-like backbone. Such molecules are termed peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-oligomers and are described, e.g., in Perry-O'Keefe et al. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93:14670 and in Eglom et al. (1993) Nature 365:566. One advantage of PNA oligomers is their capability to bind to complementary DNA essentially independently from the ionic strength of the medium due to the neutral backbone of the DNA. In yet another embodiment, small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides comprises at least one modified phosphate backbone selected from the group consisting of a phosphorothioate, a phosphorodithioate, a phosphoramidothioate, a phosphoramidate, a phosphordiamidate, a methylphosphonate, an alkyl phosphotriester, and a formacetal or analog thereof.

In a further embodiment, small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides are α-anomeric oligonucleotides. An α-anomeric oligonucleotide forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementary RNA in which, contrary to the usual b-units, the strands run parallel to each other (Gautier et al. (1987) Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6625-6641). The oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methylribonucleotide (Inoue et al. (1987) Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6131-6148), or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (Inoue et al. (1987) FEBS Lett. 215:327-330).

Small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides of the methods and compositions presented herein may be synthesized by standard methods known in the art, e.g., by use of an automated DNA synthesizer (such as are commercially available from Biosearch, Applied Biosystems, etc.). As examples, phosphorothioate oligonucleotides may be synthesized by the method of Stein et al. (1988) Nucl. Acids Res. 16:3209, methylphosphonate oligonucleotides can be prepared by use of controlled pore glass polymer supports (Sarin et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:7448-7451), etc. For example, an isolated miRNA can be chemically synthesized or recombinantly produced using methods known in the art. In some instances, miRNA are chemically synthesized using appropriately protected ribonucleoside phosphoramidites and a conventional DNA/RNA synthesizer. Commercial suppliers of synthetic RNA molecules or synthesis reagents include, e.g., Proligo (Hamburg, Germany), Dharmacon Research (Lafayette, Colo., USA), Pierce Chemical (part of Perbio Science, Rockford, Ill., USA), Glen Research (Sterling, Va., USA), ChemGenes (Ashland, Mass., USA), Cruachem (Glasgow, UK), and Exiqon (Vedbaek, Denmark).

Small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides can be delivered to cells in vivo. A number of methods have been developed for delivering small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides DNA or RNA to cells; e.g., antisense molecules can be injected directly into the tissue site, or modified antisense molecules, designed to target the desired cells (e.g., antisense linked to peptides or antibodies that specifically bind receptors or antigens expressed on the target cell surface) can be administered systematically.

In one embodiment, small nucleic acids and/or antisense oligonucleotides may comprise or be generated from double stranded small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), in which sequences fully complementary to cellular nucleic acids (e.g. mRNAs) sequences mediate degradation or in which sequences incompletely complementary to cellular nucleic acids (e.g., mRNAs) mediate translational repression when expressed within cells. In another embodiment, double stranded siRNAs can be processed into single stranded antisense RNAs that bind single stranded cellular RNAs (e.g., microRNAs) and inhibit their expression. RNA interference (RNAi) is the process of sequence-specific, post-transcriptional gene silencing in animals and plants, initiated by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) that is homologous in sequence to the silenced gene. In vivo, long dsRNA is cleaved by ribonuclease III to generate 21- and 22-nucleotide siRNAs. It has been shown that 21-nucleotide siRNA duplexes specifically suppress expression of endogenous and heterologous genes in different mammalian cell lines, including human embryonic kidney (293) and HeLa cells (Elbashir et al. (2001) Nature 411:494-498). Accordingly, translation of a gene in a cell can be inhibited by contacting the cell with short double stranded RNAs having a length of about 15 to 30 nucleotides or of about 18 to 21 nucleotides or of about 19 to 21 nucleotides. Alternatively, a vector encoding for such siRNAs or short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) that are metabolized into siRNAs can be introduced into a target cell (see, e.g., McManus et al (2002) RNA 8:842; Xia et al. (2002) Nature Biotechnology 20:1006; and Brummelkamp et al. (2002) Science 296:550). Vectors that can be used are commercially available, e.g., from OligoEngine under the name pSuper RNAi System™.

Ribozyme molecules designed to catalytically cleave cellular mRNA transcripts can also be used to prevent translation of cellular mRNAs and expression of cellular polypeptides, or both (See, e.g., PCT International Publication WO90/11364, published Oct. 4, 1990; Sarver et al. (1990) Science 247:1222-1225 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,093,246). While ribozymes that cleave mRNA at site-specific recognition sequences can be used to destroy cellular mRNAs, the use of hammerhead ribozymes is preferred. Hammerhead ribozymes cleave mRNAs at locations dictated by flanking regions that form complementary base pairs with the target mRNA. The sole requirement is that the target mRNA have the following sequence of two bases: 5′-UG-3′ The construction and production of hammerhead ribozymes is well-known in the art and is described more fully in Haseloff and Gerlach (1988) Nature 334:585-591. The ribozyme may be engineered so that the cleavage recognition site is located near the 5′ end of cellular mRNAs; i.e., to increase efficiency and minimize the intracellular accumulation of non-functional mRNA transcripts.

The ribozymes of the methods presented herein also include RNA endoribonucleases (hereinafter “Cech-type ribozymes”) such as the one which occurs naturally in Tetrahymena thermophila (known as the IVS, or L-19 IVS RNA) and which has been extensively described by Thomas Cech and collaborators (Zaug et al. (1984) Science 224:574-578; Zaug et al. (1986) Science 231:470-475; Zaug et al. (1986) Nature 324:429-433; WO 88/04300; and Been et al. (1986) Cell 47:207-216). The Cech-type ribozymes have an eight base pair active site which hybridizes to a target RNA sequence whereafter cleavage of the target RNA takes place. The methods and compositions presented herein encompasses those Cech-type ribozymes which target eight base-pair active site sequences that are present in cellular genes.

As in the antisense approach, the ribozymes can be composed of modified oligonucleotides (e.g., for improved stability, targeting, etc.). A preferred method of delivery involves using a DNA construct “encoding” the ribozyme under the control of a strong constitutive pol III or pol II promoter, so that transfected cells will produce sufficient quantities of the ribozyme to destroy endogenous cellular messages and inhibit translation. Because ribozymes unlike antisense molecules, are catalytic, a lower intracellular concentration is required for efficiency.

Nucleic acid molecules to be used in triple helix formation for the inhibition of transcription of cellular genes are preferably single stranded and composed of deoxyribonucleotides. The base composition of these oligonucleotides should promote triple helix formation via Hoogsteen base pairing rules, which generally require sizable stretches of either purines or pyrimidines to be present on one strand of a duplex. Nucleotide sequences may be pyrimidine-based, which will result in TAT and CGC triplets across the three associated strands of the resulting triple helix. The pyrimidine-rich molecules provide base complementarity to a purine-rich region of a single strand of the duplex in a parallel orientation to that strand. In addition, nucleic acid molecules may be chosen that are purine-rich, for example, containing a stretch of G residues. These molecules will form a triple helix with a DNA duplex that is rich in GC pairs, in which the majority of the purine residues are located on a single strand of the targeted duplex, resulting in CGC triplets across the three strands in the triplex.

Alternatively, the potential sequences that can be targeted for triple helix formation may be increased by creating a so-called “switchback” nucleic acid molecule. Switchback molecules are synthesized in an alternating 5′-3′, 3′-5′ manner, such that they base pair with first one strand of a duplex and then the other, eliminating the necessity for a sizable stretch of either purines or pyrimidines to be present on one strand of a duplex.

Small nucleic acids (e.g., miRNAs, pre-miRNAs, pri-miRNAs, miRNA*, anti-miRNA, or a miRNA binding site, or a variant thereof), antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, and triple helix molecules of the methods and compositions presented herein may be prepared by any method known in the art for the synthesis of DNA and RNA molecules. These include techniques for chemically synthesizing oligodeoxyribonucleotides and oligoribonucleotides well-known in the art such as for example solid phase phosphoramidite chemical synthesis. Alternatively, RNA molecules may be generated by in vitro and in vivo transcription of DNA sequences encoding the antisense RNA molecule. Such DNA sequences may be incorporated into a wide variety of vectors which incorporate suitable RNA polymerase promoters such as the T7 or SP6 polymerase promoters. Alternatively, antisense cDNA constructs that synthesize antisense RNA constitutively or inducibly, depending on the promoter used, can be introduced stably into cell lines.

Moreover, various well-known modifications to nucleic acid molecules may be introduced as a means of increasing intracellular stability and half-life. Possible modifications include but are not limited to the addition of flanking sequences of ribonucleotides or deoxyribonucleotides to the 5′ and/or 3′ ends of the molecule or the use of phosphorothioate or 2′ O-methyl rather than phosphodiesterase linkages within the oligodeoxyribonucleotide backbone. One of skill in the art will readily understand that polypeptides, small nucleic acids, and antisense oligonucleotides can be further linked to another peptide or polypeptide (e.g., a heterologous peptide), e.g., that serves as a means of protein detection. Non-limiting examples of label peptide or polypeptide moieties useful for detection in the invention include, without limitation, suitable enzymes such as horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, beta-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; epitope tags, such as FLAG, MYC, HA, or HIS tags; fluorophores such as green fluorescent protein; dyes; radioisotopes; digoxygenin; biotin; antibodies; polymers; as well as others known in the art, for example, in Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Joseph R. Lakowicz (Editor), Plenum Pub Corp, 2nd edition (July 1999).

The present invention also contemplates well-known methods for genetically modifying the genome of an organism or cell to modify the expression and/or activity of PTEN and/or p53 without contacting the organism or cell with agent once the genetic modification has been completed. For example, cancer cells can be genetically modified using recombinant techniques in order to modulate the expression and/or activity of PTEN and/or p53, such that no agent needs to contact the cancer cells in order for the expression and/or activity PTEN and/or p53 to be modulated. For example, targeted or untargeted gene knockout methods can be used, such as to recombinantly engineer subject cancer cell ex vivo prior to infusion into the subject. For example, the target DNA in the genome can be manipulated by deletion, insertion, and/or mutation using retroviral insertion, artificial chromosome techniques, gene insertion, random insertion with tissue specific promoters, gene targeting, transposable elements and/or any other method for introducing foreign DNA or producing modified DNA/modified nuclear DNA. Other modification techniques include deleting DNA sequences from a genome and/or altering nuclear DNA sequences. Nuclear DNA sequences, for example, may be altered by site-directed mutagenesis. Such methods generally use host cells into which a recombinant expression vector of the invention has been introduced. The terms “host cell” and “recombinant host cell” are used interchangeably herein. It is understood that such terms refer not only to the particular subject cell but to the progeny or potential progeny of such a cell. Because certain modifications may occur in succeeding generations due to either mutation or environmental influences, such progeny may not, in fact, be identical to the parent cell, but are still included within the scope of the term as used herein. Vector DNA can be introduced into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells via conventional transformation or transfection techniques. As used herein, the terms “transformation” and “transfection” are intended to refer to a variety of art-recognized techniques for introducing foreign nucleic acid into a host cell, including calcium phosphate or calcium chloride co-precipitation, DEAE-dextran-mediated transfection, lipofection, or electroporation. Suitable methods for transforming or transfecting host cells can be found in Sambrook, et al. (supra), and other laboratory manuals. For stable transfection of mammalian cells, it is known that, depending upon the expression vector and transfection technique used, only a small fraction of cells may integrate the foreign DNA into their genome. In order to identify and select these integrants, a gene that encodes a selectable marker (e.g., for resistance to antibiotics) is generally introduced into the host cells along with the gene of interest. Preferred selectable markers include those which confer resistance to drugs, such as G418, hygromycin and methotrexate. Cells stably transfected with the introduced nucleic acid can be identified by drug selection (e.g., cells that have incorporated the selectable marker gene will survive, while the other cells die).

Similarly, the CRISPR-Cas system can be used for precise editing of genomic nucleic acids (e.g., for creating null mutations). In such embodiments, the CRISPR guide RNA and/or the Cas enzyme may be expressed. For example, a vector containing only the guide RNA can be administered to an animal or cells transgenic for the Cas9 enzyme. Similar strategies may be used (e.g., designer zinc finger, transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) or homing meganucleases). Such systems are well-known in the art (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,697,359; Sander and Joung (2014) Nat. Biotech. 32:347-355; Hale et al. (2009) Cell 139:945-956; Karginov and Hannon (2010) Mol. Cell 37:7; U.S. Pat. Publ. 2014/0087426 and 2012/0178169; Boch et al. (2011) Nat. Biotech. 29:135-136; Boch et al. (2009) Science 326:1509-1512; Moscou and Bogdanove (2009) Science 326:1501; Weber et al. (2011) PLoS One 6:e19722; Li et al. (2011) Nucl. Acids Res. 39:6315-6325; Zhang et al. (2011) Nat. Biotech. 29:149-153; Miller et al. (2011) Nat. Biotech. 29:143-148; Lin et al. (2014) Nucl. Acids Res. 42:e47). Such genetic strategies can use constitutive expression systems or inducible expression systems according to well-known methods in the art.

In some embodiments, the cancer cells are non-replicative. In certain embodiments, the cancer cells are non-replicative due to irradiation (e.g., γ and/or UV irradiation), and/or administration of an agent rendering cell replication incompetent (e.g., compounds that disrupt the cell membrane, inhibitors of DNA replication, inhibitors of spindle formation during cell division, etc.). Typically a minimum dose of about 3500 rads radiation is sufficient, although doses up to about 30,000 rads are acceptable. In some embodiments, a sub-lethal dose of irradiation may be used. For example, the cancer cells may be irradiated to suppress cell proliferation before administration of the cancer vaccine to reduce the risk of giving rise to new neoplastic lesions. It is understood that irradiation is only one way to render the cells non-replicative, and that other methods which result in cancer cells incapable of cell division but that retain the ability to to trigger the antitumor immunity upon activation of the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway are included in the present invention.

c. Agents that Activate TGFβ-Smad/p63 Signaling Pathway

It is demonstrated herein that activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 axis in cancer cells regulates expression of multiple pathways that promote immune respons and ultimately activation of cytotoxic T cells and immunological memory. Thus, the cancer cells encompassed by the present invention described herein are modified to activate TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. In one embodiments, the cancer cells are contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein to activate TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. In another embodiment, the cancer cells are contacted with a modulator of the copy number, the expression, and/or the activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 that can activate TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. The cancer cells (e.g., cancer cell lines or tumor tissues) can be cultured in 2D or 3D (e.g., cultured as tumorspheres or organoids) in vitro or ex vivo.

In some embodiments, cancer vaccine comprising the modified cancer cells described herein may be tested for certain desired characteristics or functions prior to administration into a subject. In one embodiment, the loss of PTEN and p53 is confirmed in the modified cancer cells. In another embodiment, the activation of the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is detected in the modified cancer cells. In still another embodiment, the modified cancer cells are tested for one or more of the following properties:

-   -   a) reduced grow rate in either a 2D- or 3D-culture system;     -   b) activation of the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signatures, such as         upregulation of ICOSL, PYCARD, SFN, PERP, RIPK3, CASP9, and/or         SESN1; and/or downregulation of KSR1, EIF4EBP1, ITGA5, EMILIN1,         CD200, and/or CSF1;     -   c) upregulation of one or more dendritic cells (DCs) activation         markers, which include but are not limited to, CD40, CD80, CD86,         CD8, HLA-DR, IL1-beta, etc.; and/or     -   d) activation of T cells in the presence of DCs, such as         increasing the secretion of TNFα and/or IFNγ by T cells in the         presence of DCs.

i. TGFβ Superfamily Proteins

In one embodiment, PTEN- and p53-deficient cancer cells described herein are contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. The TGFβ superfamily protein can be any member of the TGFβ superfamily that is capable of activating the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. The TGFβ superfamily protein may be from the TGFβ family, which includes but is not limitated to, LAP, TGFβ1, TGFβ2, TGFβ3, and TGFβ5. The TGFβ superfamily protein may be from the Activin family, which includes but is not limitated to, Activin A, Activin AB, Activin AC, Activin B, Activin C, C17ORF99, INHBA, INHBB, Inhibin, Inhibin A, and Inhibin B. The TGFβ superfamily protein may be from the BMP (Bone Morphogenetic Protein) family, BMP-1/PCP, BMP-2, BMP-2/BMP-6 Heterodimer, BMP-2/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-2a, BMP-3, BMP-3b/GDF-10, BMP-4, BMP-4/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-5, BMP-6, BMP-7, BMP-8, BMP-8a, BMP-8b, BMP-9, BMP-10, BMP-15/GDF-9B, and Decapentaplegic/DPP. The TGFβ superfamily protein may be from the GDNF Family, Artemin, GDNF, Neurturin, and Persephin. The TGFβ superfamily protein may be from a family other than the ones listed above, which includes but is not limitated to, Lefty A, Lefty B, MIS/AMH, Nodal, and SCUBE3. In certain embodiments, the TGFβ superfamily protein is TGFβ1, TGFβ2 and/or TGFβ3. In one embodiment, the cancer cells are contacted with a single TGFβ superfamily protein (e.g., TGFβ1, TGFβ2, or TGFβ3). In another embodiment, the cancer cells are contacted with a combination of TGFβ superfamily proteins (e.g., a combination of TGFβ1, TGFβ2 and TGFβ3).

The cancer cells may be contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein alone in vitro, in vivo, and/or ex vivo. In one embodiment, the cancer cells are contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein in vitro or ex vivo, and then the cancer cells are administered to a subject without administration of the TGFβ superfamily protein to the subject in vivo. In another embodiment, the cancer cells are administered to a subject, wherein the TGFβ superfamily protein is administered to the subject to thereby contact the cancer cells in vivo. In still another embodiment, the cancer cells are contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein in vitro or ex vivo, and then the cancer cells are administered to a subject with administration of the TGFβ superfamily protein to the subject in vivo. The TGFβ superfamily protein may be administered to the subject before, after, and/or concurrently with administration of the cancer cells. In some embodiments, the cancer cells are contacted with the TGFβ superfamily protein in combination with an immune checkpoint blockade in vitro, in vivo, and/or ex vivo. The subject may be administered with an immune checkpoint blockade before, after, and/or concurrently with administration of the cancer vaccine.

The dosage of the TGFβ superfamily protein may be varied so as to obtain an amount of the activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway which is effective to achieve the desired therapeutic response for a particular patient, composition, and mode of administration, without being toxic to the patient.

The selected dosage level will depend upon a variety of factors including the activity of the particular TGFβ superfamily protein employed, the specific type of cancer cells to be contacted with, the route of administration, the time of administration, the rate of excretion or metabolism of the particular TGFβ superfamily protein being employed, the duration of the treatment, other drugs, compounds and/or materials used in combination with the particular TGFβ superfamily protein employed, the age, sex, weight, condition, general health and prior medical history of the patient being treated with the cancer vaccine, and like factors well known in the medical arts.

In some embodiments, the cancer cells are contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein at a dosage more than 0.1 ng/ml, such as more than 0.2 ng/ml, more than 0.3 ng/ml, more than 0.4 ng/ml, more than 0.5 ng/ml, more than 0.6 ng/ml, more than 0.7 ng/ml, more than 0.8 ng/ml, more than 0.9 ng/ml, more than 1 ng/ml, more than 1.5 ng/ml, more than 2 ng/ml, more than 2.5 ng/ml, more than 3 ng/ml, more than 3.5 ng/ml, more than 4 ng/ml, more than 4.5 ng/ml, more than 5 ng/ml, more than 5.5 ng/ml, more than 6 ng/ml, more than 6.5 ng/ml, more than 7 ng/ml, more than 7.5 ng/ml, more than 8 ng/ml, more than 8.5 ng/ml, more than 9 ng/ml, more than 9.5 ng/ml, more than 10 ng/ml, etc.

In some embodiments, the cancer cells are contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein at a dosage from about 0.1 ng/ml to about 100 ng/ml. In preferred embodiments, the cancer cells are contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein at a dosage from about 1 ng/ml to about 10 ng/ml, such as about 1 ng/ml, 1.5 ng/ml, 2 ng/ml, 2.5 ng/ml, 3 ng/ml, 3.5 ng/ml, 4 ng/ml, 4.5 ng/ml, 5 ng/ml, 5.5 ng/ml, 6 ng/ml, 6.5 ng/ml, 7 ng/ml, 7.5 ng/ml, 8 ng/ml, 8.5 ng/ml, 9 ng/ml, 9.5 ng/ml, or 10 ng/ml or any value in between.

In some embodiments, the cancer cells are contacted with a TGFβ superfamily protein for a period of time. The period of time may be from minutes to 4 weeks, such as 10 min, 30 min, 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 15 hours, 18 hours, 21 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 2 days, 2.5 days, 3 days, 3.5 days, 4 days, 4.5 days, 5 days, 5.5 days, 6 days, 6.5 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, 10 days, 11 days, 12 days, 13 days, 14 days, 15 days, 16 days, 17 days, 18 days, 19 days, 20 days, 21 days, 22 days, 23 days, 24 days, 25 days, 26 days, 27 days, or 28 days or any value in between. Preferred ranges of the period of time are from about 6 hours to about 21 days, from about 12 hours to about 15 days, from about 1 day to about 10 days, or from about 3 days to about 7 days.

ii. Agents that Increase the Copy Number, Amount, and/or Activity of at Least One Biomarker Listed in Table 1

In another embodiment, the PTNE- and p53-deficient cancer cells described herein are contacted with a modulator of the copy number, the expression, and/or the activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 and thereby activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. Agents that increase the copy number, the expression, and/or the activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 can do so either directly or indirectly.

Agents useful in the methods encompassed by the present invention include antibodies, small molecules, peptides, peptidomimetics, natural ligands, derivatives of natural ligands, etc. that can bind and/or modulate one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragments thereof; RNA interference, antisense, nucleic acid aptamers, nucleic acid, polypeptide, etc. that can increase the expression and/or activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragments thereof.

In one embodiment, isolated nucleic acid molecules that specifically hybridize with or encode one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 or biologically active portions thereof. As used herein, the term “nucleic acid molecule” is intended to include DNA molecules (i.e., cDNA or genomic DNA) and RNA molecules (i.e., mRNA) and analogs of the DNA or RNA generated using nucleotide analogs. The nucleic acid molecule can be single-stranded or double-stranded, but preferably is double-stranded DNA. An “isolated” nucleic acid molecule is one which is separated from other nucleic acid molecules which are present in the natural source of the nucleic acid. Preferably, an “isolated” nucleic acid is free of sequences which naturally flank the nucleic acid (i.e., sequences located at the 5′ and 3′ ends of the nucleic acid) in the genomic DNA of the organism from which the nucleic acid is derived. For example, in various embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules corresponding to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 can contain less than about 5 kb, 4 kb, 3 kb, 2 kb, 1 kb, 0.5 kb or 0.1 kb of nucleotide sequences which naturally flank the nucleic acid molecule in genomic DNA of the cell from which the nucleic acid is derived (i.e., a lymphoma cell). Moreover, an “isolated” nucleic acid molecule, such as a cDNA molecule, can be substantially free of other cellular material, or culture medium when produced by recombinant techniques, or chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized.

A nucleic acid molecule encompassed by the present invention, e.g., a nucleic acid molecule having the nucleotide sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 or a nucleotide sequence which is at least about 50%, preferably at least about 60%, more preferably at least about 70%, yet more preferably at least about 80%, still more preferably at least about 90%, and most preferably at least about 95% or more (e.g., about 98%) homologous to the nucleotide sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 or a portion thereof (i.e., 100, 200, 300, 400, 450, 500, or more nucleotides), can be isolated using standard molecular biology techniques and the sequence information provided herein. For example, a human cDNA can be isolated from a human cell line (from Stratagene, LaJolla, Calif., or Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.) using all or portion of the nucleic acid molecule, or fragment thereof, as a hybridization probe and standard hybridization techniques (i.e., as described in Sambrook, J., Fritsh, E. F., and Maniatis, T. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2nd, ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989). Moreover, a nucleic acid molecule encompassing all or a portion of the nucleotide sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 or a nucleotide sequence which is at least about 50%, preferably at least about 60%, more preferably at least about 70%, yet more preferably at least about 80%, still more preferably at least about 90%, and most preferably at least about 95% or more homologous to the nucleotide sequence, or fragment thereof, can be isolated by the polymerase chain reaction using oligonucleotide primers designed based upon one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragment thereof, or the homologous nucleotide sequence. For example, mRNA can be isolated from muscle cells (i.e., by the guanidinium-thiocyanate extraction procedure of Chirgwin et al. (1979) Biochemistry 18: 5294-5299) and cDNA can be prepared using reverse transcriptase (i.e., Moloney MLV reverse transcriptase, available from Gibco/BRL, Bethesda, Md.; or AMV reverse transcriptase, available from Seikagaku America, Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla.). Synthetic oligonucleotide primers for PCR amplification can be designed according to well-known methods in the art. A nucleic acid encompassed by the present invention can be amplified using cDNA or, alternatively, genomic DNA, as a template and appropriate oligonucleotide primers according to standard PCR amplification techniques. The nucleic acid so amplified can be cloned into an appropriate vector and characterized by DNA sequence analysis. Furthermore, oligonucleotides corresponding to the nucleotide sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 can be prepared by standard synthetic techniques, i.e., using an automated DNA synthesizer.

Probes based on the nucleotide sequences of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 can be used to detect or confirm the desired transcripts or genomic sequences encoding the same or homologous proteins. In preferred embodiments, the probe further comprises a label group attached thereto, i.e., the label group can be a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor. Such probes can be used as a part of a diagnostic test kit for identifying cells or tissue which express one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, such as by measuring a level of nucleic acid of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 in a sample of cells from a subject, i.e., detecting mRNA levels of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1.

Nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins corresponding to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 from different species are also contemplated. For example, rat or monkey cDNA can be identified based on the nucleotide sequence of a human and/or mouse sequence and such sequences are well-known in the art. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule(s) encompassed by the present invention encodes a protein or portion thereof which includes an amino acid sequence which is sufficiently homologous to an amino acid sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, such that the protein or portion thereof modulates (e.g., enhance), one or more of the following biological activities: a) binding to the biomarker; b) modulating the copy number of the biomarker; c) modulating the expression level of the biomarker; and d) modulating the activity level of the biomarker.

As used herein, the language “sufficiently homologous” refers to proteins or portions thereof which have amino acid sequences which include a minimum number of identical or equivalent (e.g., an amino acid residue which has a similar side chain as an amino acid residue in one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragment thereof) amino acid residues to an amino acid sequence of the biomarker, or fragment thereof, such that the protein or portion thereof modulates (e.g., enhance) one or more of the following biological activities: a) binding to the biomarker; b) modulating the copy number of the biomarker; c) modulating the expression level of the biomarker; and d) modulating the activity level of the biomarker.

In another embodiment, the protein is at least about 30%, preferably at least about 60%, more preferably at least about 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more homologous to the entire amino acid sequence of the biomarker, or a fragment thereof.

Portions of proteins encoded by nucleic acid molecules of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 are preferably biologically active portions of the protein. As used herein, the term “biologically active portion” of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 is intended to include a portion, e.g., a domain/motif, that has one or more of the biological activities of the full-length protein.

Standard binding assays, e.g., immunoprecipitations and yeast two-hybrid assays, as described herein, or functional assays, e.g., RNAi or overexpression experiments, can be performed to determine the ability of the protein or a biologically active fragment thereof to maintain a biological activity of the full-length protein.

The invention further encompasses nucleic acid molecules that differ from the nucleotide sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragment thereof due to degeneracy of the genetic code and thus encode the same protein as that encoded by the nucleotide sequence, or fragment thereof. In another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule encompassed by the present invention has a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragment thereof, or a protein having an amino acid sequence which is at least about 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more homologous to the amino acid sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragment thereof. In another embodiment, a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide consists of nucleic acid sequence encoding a portion of a full-length fragment of interest that is less than 195, 190, 185, 180, 175, 170, 165, 160, 155, 150, 145, 140, 135, 130, 125, 120, 115, 110, 105, 100, 95, 90, 85, 80, 75, or 70 amino acids in length.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that DNA sequence polymorphisms that lead to changes in the amino acid sequences of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 may exist within a population (e.g., a mammalian and/or human population). Such genetic polymorphisms may exist among individuals within a population due to natural allelic variation. As used herein, the terms “gene” and “recombinant gene” refer to nucleic acid molecules comprising an open reading frame encoding one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, preferably a mammalian, e.g., human, protein. Such natural allelic variations can typically result in 1-5% variance in the nucleotide sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1. Any and all such nucleotide variations and resulting amino acid polymorphisms in one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 that are the result of natural allelic variation and that do not alter the functional activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 are intended to be within the scope encompassed by the present invention. Moreover, nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 from other species.

In addition to naturally-occurring allelic variants of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 that may exist in the population, the skilled artisan will further appreciate that changes can be introduced by mutation into the nucleotide sequence, or fragment thereof, thereby leading to changes in the amino acid sequence of the encoded one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, without altering the functional ability of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1. For example, nucleotide substitutions leading to amino acid substitutions at “non-essential” amino acid residues can be made in the sequence, or fragment thereof. A “non-essential” amino acid residue is a residue that can be altered from the wild-type sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 without altering the activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, whereas an “essential” amino acid residue is required for the activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1. Other amino acid residues, however, (e.g., those that are not conserved or only semi-conserved between mouse and human) may not be essential for activity and thus are likely to be amenable to alteration without altering the activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1.

The term “sequence identity or homology” refers to the sequence similarity between two polypeptide molecules or between two nucleic acid molecules. When a position in both of the two compared sequences is occupied by the same base or amino acid monomer subunit, e.g., if a position in each of two DNA molecules is occupied by adenine, then the molecules are homologous or sequence identical at that position. The percent of homology or sequence identity between two sequences is a function of the number of matching or homologous identical positions shared by the two sequences divided by the number of positions compared ×100. For example, if 6 of 10, of the positions in two sequences are the same then the two sequences are 60% homologous or have 60% sequence identity. By way of example, the DNA sequences ATTGCC and TATGGC share 50% homology or sequence identity. Generally, a comparison is made when two sequences are aligned to give maximum homology. Unless otherwise specified “loop out regions”, e.g., those arising from, from deletions or insertions in one of the sequences are counted as mismatches.

The comparison of sequences and determination of percent homology between two sequences can be accomplished using a mathematical algorithm.

Preferably, the alignment can be performed using the Clustal Method. Multiple alignment parameters include GAP Penalty=10, Gap Length Penalty=10. For DNA alignments, the pairwise alignment parameters can be Htuple=2, Gap penalty=5, Window=4, and Diagonal saved=4. For protein alignments, the pairwise alignment parameters can be Ktuple=1, Gap penalty=3, Window=5, and Diagonals Saved=5.

In a preferred embodiment, the percent identity between two amino acid sequences is determined using the Needleman and Wunsch (J. Mol. Biol. (48):444-453 (1970)) algorithm which has been incorporated into the GAP program in the GCG software package (available online), using either a Blossom 62 matrix or a PAM250 matrix, and a gap weight of 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, or 4 and a length weight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. In yet another preferred embodiment, the percent identity between two nucleotide sequences is determined using the GAP program in the GCG software package (available online), using a NWSgapdna.CMP matrix and a gap weight of 40, 50, 60, 70, or 80 and a length weight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. In another embodiment, the percent identity between two amino acid or nucleotide sequences is determined using the algorithm of E. Meyers and W. Miller (CABIOS, 4:11-17 (1989)) which has been incorporated into the ALIGN program (version 2.0) (available online), using a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap length penalty of 12 and a gap penalty of 4.

An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a protein homologous to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragment thereof, can be created by introducing one or more nucleotide substitutions, additions or deletions into the nucleotide sequence, or fragment thereof, or a homologous nucleotide sequence such that one or more amino acid substitutions, additions or deletions are introduced into the encoded protein. Mutations can be introduced by standard techniques, such as site-directed mutagenesis and PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Preferably, conservative amino acid substitutions are made at one or more predicted non-essential amino acid residues. A “conservative amino acid substitution” is one in which the amino acid residue is replaced with an amino acid residue having a similar side chain. Families of amino acid residues having similar side chains have been defined in the art. These families include amino acids with basic side chains (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid, glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine), nonpolar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan), branched side chains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains (e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine). Thus, a predicted nonessential amino acid residue in one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 is preferably replaced with another amino acid residue from the same side chain family. Alternatively, in another embodiment, mutations can be introduced randomly along all or part of the coding sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, such as by saturation mutagenesis, and the resultant mutants can be screened for an activity described herein to identify mutants that retain desired activity. Following mutagenesis, the encoded protein can be expressed recombinantly according to well-known methods in the art and the activity of the protein can be determined using, for example, assays described herein.

The levels of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 may be assessed by any of a wide variety of well-known methods for detecting expression of a transcribed molecule or protein. Non-limiting examples of such methods include immunological methods for detection of proteins, protein purification methods, protein function or activity assays, nucleic acid hybridization methods, nucleic acid reverse transcription methods, and nucleic acid amplification methods.

In preferred embodiments, the levels of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 are ascertained by measuring gene transcript (e.g., mRNA), by a measure of the quantity of translated protein, or by a measure of gene product activity. Expression levels can be monitored in a variety of ways, including by detecting mRNA levels, protein levels, or protein activity, any of which can be measured using standard techniques. Detection can involve quantification of the level of gene expression (e.g., genomic DNA, cDNA, mRNA, protein, or enzyme activity), or, alternatively, can be a qualitative assessment of the level of gene expression, in particular in comparison with a control level. The type of level being detected will be clear from the context.

In a particular embodiment, the mRNA expression level can be determined both by in situ and by in vitro formats in a biological sample using methods known in the art. The term “biological sample” is intended to include tissues, cells, biological fluids and isolates thereof, isolated from a subject, as well as tissues, cells and fluids present within a subject. Many expression detection methods use isolated RNA. For in vitro methods, any RNA isolation technique that does not select against the isolation of mRNA can be utilized for the purification of RNA from cells (see, e.g., Ausubel et al., ed., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, New York 1987-1999). Additionally, large numbers of tissue samples can readily be processed using techniques well-known to those of skill in the art, such as, for example, the single-step RNA isolation process of Chomczynski (1989, U.S. Pat. No. 4,843,155).

The isolated mRNA can be used in hybridization or amplification assays that include, but are not limited to, Southern or Northern analyses, polymerase chain reaction analyses and probe arrays. One preferred diagnostic method for the detection of mRNA levels involves contacting the isolated mRNA with a nucleic acid molecule (probe) that can hybridize to the mRNA encoded by the gene being detected. The nucleic acid probe can be, for example, a full-length cDNA, or a portion thereof, such as an oligonucleotide of at least 7, 15, 30, 50, 100, 250 or 500 nucleotides in length and sufficient to specifically hybridize under stringent conditions to a mRNA or genomic DNA encoding one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1. Other suitable probes for use in the diagnostic assays encompassed by the present invention are described herein. Hybridization of an mRNA with the probe indicates that one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 is being expressed.

In one format, the mRNA is immobilized on a solid surface and contacted with a probe, for example by running the isolated mRNA on an agarose gel and transferring the mRNA from the gel to a membrane, such as nitrocellulose. In an alternative format, the probe(s) are immobilized on a solid surface and the mRNA is contacted with the probe(s), for example, in a gene chip array, e.g., an Affymetrix™ gene chip array. A skilled artisan can readily adapt known mRNA detection methods for use in detecting the level of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 mRNA expression levels.

An alternative method for determining mRNA expression level in a sample involves the process of nucleic acid amplification, e.g., by RT-PCR (the experimental embodiment set forth in Mullis, 1987, U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,202), ligase chain reaction (Barany, 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 88:189-193), self sustained sequence replication (Guatelli et al., 1990, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:1874-1878), transcriptional amplification system (Kwoh et al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:1173-1177), Q-Beta Replicase (Lizardi et al., 1988, Bio/Technology 6:1197), rolling circle replication (Lizardi et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,854,033) or any other nucleic acid amplification method, followed by the detection of the amplified molecules using techniques well-known to those of skill in the art. These detection schemes are especially useful for the detection of nucleic acid molecules if such molecules are present in very low numbers. As used herein, amplification primers are defined as being a pair of nucleic acid molecules that can anneal to 5′ or 3′ regions of a gene (plus and minus strands, respectively, or vice-versa) and contain a short region in between. In general, amplification primers are from about 10 to 30 nucleotides in length and flank a region from about 50 to 200 nucleotides in length. Under appropriate conditions and with appropriate reagents, such primers permit the amplification of a nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence flanked by the primers.

For in situ methods, mRNA does not need to be isolated from the cells prior to detection. In such methods, a cell or tissue sample is prepared/processed using known histological methods. The sample is then immobilized on a support, typically a glass slide, and then contacted with a probe that can hybridize to mRNA of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1.

As an alternative to making determinations based on the absolute expression level, determinations may be based on the normalized expression level of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1. Expression levels are normalized by correcting the absolute expression level by comparing its expression to the expression of a non-biomarker gene, e.g., a housekeeping gene that is constitutively expressed. Suitable genes for normalization include housekeeping genes such as the actin gene, or epithelial cell-specific genes. This normalization allows the comparison of the expression level in one sample, e.g., a subject sample, to another sample, e.g., a normal sample, or between samples from different sources.

The level or activity of a protein corresponding to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 can also be detected and/or quantified by detecting or quantifying the expressed polypeptide. The polypeptide can be detected and quantified by any of a number of means well-known to those of skill in the art. These may include analytic biochemical methods such as electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), thin layer chromatography (TLC), hyperdiffusion chromatography, and the like, or various immunological methods such as fluid or gel precipitin reactions, immunodiffusion (single or double), immunoelectrophoresis, radioimmunoassay (RIA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), immunofluorescent assays, Western blotting, and the like. A skilled artisan can readily adapt known protein/antibody detection methods for use in determining whether cells express the biomarker of interest.

The present invention further provides soluble, purified and/or isolated polypeptide forms of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragments thereof. In addition, it is to be understood that any and all attributes of the polypeptides described herein, such as percentage identities, polypeptide lengths, polypeptide fragments, biological activities, antibodies, etc. can be combined in any order or combination with respect to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1.

In one aspect, a polypeptide may comprise a full-length amino acid sequence corresponding to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 or a full-length amino acid sequence with 1 to about 20 conservative amino acid substitutions. An amino acid sequence of any described herein can also be at least 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, or 99.5% identical to the full-length sequence of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, which is either described herein, well-known in the art, or a fragment thereof. In another aspect, the present invention contemplates a composition comprising an isolated polypeptide corresponding to polypeptide of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 and less than about 25%, or alternatively 15%, or alternatively 5%, contaminating biological macromolecules or polypeptides.

The present invention further provides compositions related to producing, detecting, or characterizing such polypeptides, or fragment thereof, such as nucleic acids, vectors, host cells, and the like. Such compositions may serve as compounds that modulate (e.g., enhance) the expression and/or activity of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1.

An isolated polypeptide or a fragment thereof (or a nucleic acid encoding such a polypeptide) corresponding to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, can be used as an immunogen to generate antibodies that bind to said immunogen, using standard techniques for polyclonal and monoclonal antibody preparation according to well-known methods in the art. An antigenic peptide comprises at least 8 amino acid residues and encompasses an epitope present in the respective full length molecule such that an antibody raised against the peptide forms a specific immune complex with the respective full length molecule. Preferably, the antigenic peptide comprises at least 10 amino acid residues. In one embodiment such epitopes can be specific for a given polypeptide molecule from one species, such as mouse or human (i.e., an antigenic peptide that spans a region of the polypeptide molecule that is not conserved across species is used as immunogen; such non conserved residues can be determined using an alignment such as that provided herein).

In one embodiment, an antibody, especially an intrabody, binds substantially specifically to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, and enhances its biological function. In another embodiment, an antibody, especially an intrabody, binds substantially specifically to a binding partner of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, and enhances its biological function.

Antibodies for use according to the present invention can be generated according to well-known methods in the art. For example, a polypeptide immunogen typically is used to prepare antibodies by immunizing a suitable subject (e.g., rabbit, goat, mouse or other mammal) with the immunogen. An appropriate immunogenic preparation can contain, for example, a recombinantly expressed or chemically synthesized molecule or fragment thereof to which the immune response is to be generated. The preparation can further include an adjuvant, such as Freund's complete or incomplete adjuvant, or similar immunostimulatory agent. Immunization of a suitable subject with an immunogenic preparation induces a polyclonal antibody response to the antigenic peptide contained therein.

Polyclonal antibodies can be prepared as described above by immunizing a suitable subject with a polypeptide immunogen. The polypeptide antibody titer in the immunized subject can be monitored over time by standard techniques, such as with an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using immobilized polypeptide. If desired, the antibody directed against the antigen can be isolated from the mammal (e.g., from the blood) and further purified by well-known techniques, such as protein A chromatography, to obtain the IgG fraction. At an appropriate time after immunization, e.g., when the antibody titers are highest, antibody-producing cells can be obtained from the subject and used to prepare monoclonal antibodies by standard techniques, such as the hybridoma technique (originally described by Kohler and Milstein (1975) Nature 256:495-497) (see also Brown et al. (1981) J. Immunol. 127:539-46; Brown et al. (1980) J. Biol. Chem. 255:4980-83; Yeh et al. (1976) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 76:2927-31; Yeh et al. (1982) Int. J. Cancer 29:269-75), the more recent human B cell hybridoma technique (Kozbor et al. (1983) Immunol. Today 4:72), the EBV-hybridoma technique (Cole et al. (1985) Monoclonal Antibodies and Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96) or trioma techniques. The technology for producing monoclonal antibody hybridomas is well-known (see generally Kenneth, R. H. in Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Dimension In Biological Analyses, Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, N.Y. (1980); Lerner, E. A. (1981) Yale J. Biol. Med. 54:387-402; Gefter, M. L. et al. (1977) Somatic Cell Genet. 3:231-36). Briefly, an immortal cell line (typically a myeloma) is fused to lymphocytes (typically splenocytes) from a mammal immunized with an immunogen as described above, and the culture supernatants of the resulting hybridoma cells are screened to identify a hybridoma producing a monoclonal antibody that binds to the polypeptide antigen, preferably specifically.

Any of the many well-known protocols used for fusing lymphocytes and immortalized cell lines can be applied for the purpose of generating a monoclonal antibody against one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or a fragment thereof (see, e.g., Galfre, G. et al. (1977) Nature 266:55052; Gefter et al. (1977) supra; Lerner (1981) supra; Kenneth (1980) supra). Moreover, the ordinary skilled worker will appreciate that there are many variations of such methods which also would be useful. Typically, the immortal cell line (e.g., a myeloma cell line) is derived from the same mammalian species as the lymphocytes. For example, murine hybridomas can be made by fusing lymphocytes from a mouse immunized with an immunogenic preparation encompassed by the present invention with an immortalized mouse cell line. Preferred immortal cell lines are mouse myeloma cell lines that are sensitive to culture medium containing hypoxanthine, aminopterin and thymidine (“HAT medium”). Any of a number of myeloma cell lines can be used as a fusion partner according to standard techniques, e.g., the P3-NS1/1-Ag4-1, P3-x63-Ag8.653 or Sp2/O-Ag14 myeloma lines. These myeloma lines are available from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), Rockville, Md. Typically, HAT-sensitive mouse myeloma cells are fused to mouse splenocytes using polyethylene glycol (“PEG”). Hybridoma cells resulting from the fusion are then selected using HAT medium, which kills unfused and unproductively fused myeloma cells (unfused splenocytes die after several days because they are not transformed). Hybridoma cells producing a monoclonal antibody encompassed by the present invention are detected by screening the hybridoma culture supernatants for antibodies that bind a given polypeptide, e.g., using a standard ELISA assay.

As an alternative to preparing monoclonal antibody-secreting hybridomas, a monoclonal specific for one of the above described polypeptides can be identified and isolated by screening a recombinant combinatorial immunoglobulin library (e.g., an antibody phage display library) with the appropriate polypeptide to thereby isolate immunoglobulin library members that bind the polypeptide. Kits for generating and screening phage display libraries are commercially available (e.g., the Pharmacia Recombinant Phage Antibody System, Catalog No. 27-9400-01; and the Stratagene SurfZAP™ Phage Display Kit, Catalog No. 240612). Additionally, examples of methods and reagents particularly amenable for use in generating and screening an antibody display library can be found in, for example, Ladner et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,409; Kang et al. International Publication No. WO 92/18619; Dower et al. International Publication No. WO 91/17271; Winter et al. International Publication WO 92/20791; Markland et al. International Publication No. WO 92/15679; Breitling et al. International Publication WO 93/01288; McCafferty et al. International Publication No. WO 92/01047; Garrard et al. International Publication No. WO 92/09690; Ladner et al. International Publication No. WO 90/02809; Fuchs et al. (1991) Biotechnology (NY) 9:1369-1372; Hay et al. (1992) Hum. Antibod. Hybridomas 3:81-85; Huse et al. (1989) Science 246:1275-1281; Griffiths et al. (1993) EMBO J. 12:725-734; Hawkins et al. (1992)J Mol. Biol. 226:889-896; Clarkson et al. (1991) Nature 352:624-628; Gram et al. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:3576-3580; Garrard et at (1991) Biotechnology (NY) 9:1373-1377; Hoogenboom et al. (1991) Nucleic Acids Res. 19:4133-4137; Barbas et al. (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:7978-7982; and McCafferty et al. (1990) Nature 348:552-554.

Since it is well-known in the art that antibody heavy and light chain CDR3 domains play a particularly important role in the binding specificity/affinity of an antibody for an antigen, the recombinant monoclonal antibodies encompassed by the present invention prepared as set forth above preferably comprise the heavy and light chain CDR3s of variable regions of antibodies of interest. The antibodies further can comprise the CDR2s of variable regions encompassed by the present invention. The antibodies further can comprise the CDR's of variable regions encompassed by the present invention. In other embodiments, the antibodies can comprise any combinations of the CDRs.

The CDR1, 2, and/or 3 regions of the engineered antibodies described above can comprise the exact amino acid sequence(s) as those of variable regions encompassed by the present invention. However, the ordinarily skilled artisan will appreciate that some deviation from the exact CDR sequences may be possible while still retaining the ability of the antibody to bind a target of interest, such as one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 and/or one or more natural binding partners effectively (e.g., conservative sequence modifications). Accordingly, in another embodiment, the engineered antibody may be composed of one or more CDRs that are, for example, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 99.5% identical to one or more CDRs encompassed by the present invention.

For example, the structural features of non-human or human antibodies (e.g., a rat anti-mouse/anti-human antibody) can be used to create structurally related human antibodies, especially introbodies, that retain at least one functional property of the antibodies encompassed by the present invention, such as binding to one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, binding partners/substrates of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, and/or an immune checkpoint. Another functional property includes inhibiting binding of the original known, non-human or human antibodies in a competition ELISA assay.

A skilled artisan will note that such percentage homology is equivalent to and can be achieved by introducing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more conservative amino acid substitutions within a given CDR.

The monoclonal antibodies encompassed by the present invention can comprise a heavy chain, wherein the variable domain comprises at least a CDR having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the heavy chain variable domain CDRs described herein, and a light chain, wherein the variable domain comprises at least a CDR having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the light chain variable domain CDRs described herein.

Such monoclonal antibodies can comprise a light chain, wherein the variable domain comprises at least a CDR having a sequence selected from the group consisting of CDR-L1, CDR-L2, and CDR-L3, as described herein; and/or a heavy chain, wherein the variable domain comprises at least a CDR having a sequence selected from the group consisting of CDR-H1, CDR-H2, and CDR-H3, as described herein. In some embodiments, the monoclonal antibodies capable of binding one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, comprises or consists of CDR-L1, CDR-L2, CDR-L3, CDR-H1, CDR-H2, and CDR-H3, as described herein.

The heavy chain variable domain of the monoclonal antibodies encompassed by the present invention can comprise or consist of the vH amino acid sequence set forth herein and/or the light chain variable domain of the monoclonal antibodies encompassed by the present invention can comprise or consist of the vκ amino acid sequence set forth herein.

The present invention further provides fragments of said monoclonal antibodies which include, but are not limited to, Fv, Fab, F(ab′)2, Fab′, dsFv, scFv, sc(Fv)2 and diabodies; and multispecific antibodies formed from antibody fragments. For example, a number of immunoinhibitory molecules, such as PD-L1, PD-1, CTLA-4, and the like, can be bound in a bispecific or multispecific manner.

Other fragments of the monoclonal antibodies encompassed by the present invention are also contemplated. For example, individual immunoglobulin heavy and/or light chains are provided, wherein the variable domains thereof comprise at least a CDR described herein. In one embodiment, the immunoglobulin heavy chain comprises at least a CDR having a sequence that is at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% or 100% identical from the group of heavy chain or light chain variable domain CDRs described herein. In another embodiment, an immunoglobulin light chain comprises at least a CDR having a sequence that is at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% or 100% identical from the group of light chain or heavy chain variable domain CDRs described herein, are also provided.

In some embodiments, the immunoglobulin heavy and/or light chain comprises a variable domain comprising at least one of CDR-L1, CDR-L2, CDR-L3, CDR-H1, CDR-H2, or CDR-H3 described herein. Such immunoglobulin heavy chains can comprise or consist of at least one of CDR-H1, CDR-H2, and CDR-H3. Such immunoglobulin light chains can comprise or consist of at least one of CDR-L1, CDR-L2, and CDR-L3.

In other embodiments, an immunoglobulin heavy and/or light chain according to the present invention comprises or consists of a vH or vκ variable domain sequence, respectively, described herein.

The present invention further provides polypeptides which have a sequence selected from the group consisting of vH variable domain, vκ variable domain, CDR-L1, CDR-L2, CDR-L3, CDR-H1, CDR-H2, and CDR-H3 sequences described herein.

Antibodies, immunoglobulins, and polypeptides encompassed by the present invention can be use in an isolated (e.g., purified) form or contained in a vector, such as a membrane or lipid vesicle (e.g. a liposome).

Amino acid sequence modification(s) of the antibodies described herein are contemplated. For example, it may be desirable to improve the binding affinity and/or other biological properties of the antibody. It is known that when a humanized antibody is produced by simply grafting only CDRs in VH and VL of an antibody derived from a non-human animal in FRs of the VH and VL of a human antibody, the antigen binding activity is reduced in comparison with that of the original antibody derived from a non-human animal. It is considered that several amino acid residues of the VH and VL of the non-human antibody, not only in CDRs but also in FRs, are directly or indirectly associated with the antigen binding activity. Hence, substitution of these amino acid residues with different amino acid residues derived from FRs of the VH and VL of the human antibody would reduce binding activity and can be corrected by replacing the amino acids with amino acid residues of the original antibody derived from a non-human animal.

Modifications and changes may be made in the structure of the antibodies encompassed by the present invention, and in the DNA sequences encoding them, and still obtain a functional molecule that encodes an antibody and polypeptide with desirable characteristics. For example, certain amino acids may be substituted by other amino acids in a protein structure without appreciable loss of activity. Since the interactive capacity and nature of a protein define the protein's biological functional activity, certain amino acid substitutions can be made in a protein sequence, and, of course, in its DNA encoding sequence, while nevertheless obtaining a protein with like properties. It is thus contemplated that various changes may be made in the antibodies sequences encompassed by the present invention, or corresponding DNA sequences which encode said polypeptides, without appreciable loss of their biological activity.

In making the changes in the amino sequences of polypeptide, the hydropathic index of amino acids may be considered. The importance of the hydropathic amino acid index in conferring interactive biologic function on a protein is generally understood in the art. It is accepted that the relative hydropathic character of the amino acid contributes to the secondary structure of the resultant protein, which in turn defines the interaction of the protein with other molecules, for example, enzymes, substrates, receptors, DNA, antibodies, antigens, and the like. Each amino acid has been assigned a hydropathic index on the basis of their hydrophobicity and charge characteristics these are: isoleucine (+4.5); valine (+4.2); leucine (+3.8); phenylalanine (+2.8); cysteine/cystine (+2.5); methionine (+1.9); alanine (+1.8); glycine (−0.4); threonine (−0.7); serine (−0.8); tryptophane (−0.9); tyrosine (−1.3); proline (−1.6); histidine (−3.2); glutamate (−3.5); glutamine (−3.5); aspartate (<RTI 3.5); asparagine (−3.5); lysine (−3.9); and arginine (−4.5).

It is known in the art that certain amino acids may be substituted by other amino acids having a similar hydropathic index or score and still result in a protein with similar biological activity, i.e. still obtain a biological functionally equivalent protein.

As outlined above, amino acid substitutions are generally therefore based on the relative similarity of the amino acid side-chain substituents, for example, their hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, charge, size, and the like. Exemplary substitutions which take various of the foregoing characteristics into consideration are well-known to those of skill in the art and include: arginine and lysine; glutamate and aspartate; serine and threonine; glutamine and asparagine; and valine, leucine and isoleucine.

Another type of amino acid modification of the antibody encompassed by the present invention may be useful for altering the original glycosylation pattern of the antibody to, for example, increase stability. By “altering” is meant deleting one or more carbohydrate moieties found in the antibody, and/or adding one or more glycosylation sites that are not present in the antibody. Glycosylation of antibodies is typically N-linked. “N-linked” refers to the attachment of the carbohydrate moiety to the side chain of an asparagine residue. The tripeptide sequences asparagine-X-serine and asparagines-X-threonine, where X is any amino acid except proline, are the recognition sequences for enzymatic attachment of the carbohydrate moiety to the asparagine side chain. Thus, the presence of either of these tripeptide sequences in a polypeptide creates a potential glycosylation site. Addition of glycosylation sites to the antibody is conveniently accomplished by altering the amino acid sequence such that it contains one or more of the above-described tripeptide sequences (for N-linked glycosylation sites). Another type of covalent modification involves chemically or enzymatically coupling glycosides to the antibody. These procedures are advantageous in that they do not require production of the antibody in a host cell that has glycosylation capabilities for N- or O-linked glycosylation. Depending on the coupling mode used, the sugar(s) may be attached to (a) arginine and histidine, (b) free carboxyl groups, (c) free sulfhydryl groups such as those of cysteine, (d) free hydroxyl groups such as those of serine, threonine, or hydroxyproline, (e) aromatic residues such as those of phenylalanine, tyrosine, or tryptophan, or (f) the amide group of glutamine. For example, such methods are described in WO87/05330.

Similarly, removal of any carbohydrate moieties present on the antibody may be accomplished chemically or enzymatically. Chemical deglycosylation requires exposure of the antibody to the compound trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, or an equivalent compound. This treatment results in the cleavage of most or all sugars except the linking sugar (N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetylgalactosamine), while leaving the antibody intact. Chemical deglycosylation is described by Sojahr et al. (1987) and by Edge et al. (1981). Enzymatic cleavage of carbohydrate moieties on antibodies can be achieved by the use of a variety of endo- and exo-glycosidases as described by Thotakura et al. (1987).

Other modifications can involve the formation of immunoconjugates. For example, in one type of covalent modification, antibodies or proteins are covalently linked to one of a variety of non proteinaceous polymers, e.g., polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, or polyoxyalkylenes, in the manner set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,640,835; 4,496,689; 4,301,144; 4,670,417; 4,791,192 or 4,179,337.

Conjugation of antibodies or other proteins encompassed by the present invention with heterologous agents can be made using a variety of bifunctional protein coupling agents including but not limited to N-succinimidyl (2-pyridyldithio) propionate (SPDP), succinimidyl (N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate, iminothiolane (IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyl adipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate), aldehydes (such as glutaraldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis (p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such as bis-(p-diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such as tolyene 2,6diisocyanate), and bis-active fluorine compounds (such as 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene). For example, carbon labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl methyldiethylene triaminepentaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent for conjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody (WO 94/11026).

In another aspect, the present invention features antibodies conjugated to a therapeutic moiety, such as a cytotoxin, a drug, and/or a radioisotope. When conjugated to a cytotoxin, these antibody conjugates are referred to as “immunotoxins.” A cytotoxin or cytotoxic agent includes any agent that is detrimental to (e.g., kills) cells. Examples include taxol, cytochalasin B, gramicidin D, ethidium bromide, emetine, mitomycin, etoposide, tenoposide, vincristine, vinblastine, colchicin, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, dihydroxy anthracin dione, mitoxantrone, mithramycin, actinomycin D, 1-dehydrotestosterone, glucocorticoids, procaine, tetracaine, lidocaine, propranolol, and puromycin and analogs or homologs thereof. Therapeutic agents include, but are not limited to, antimetabolites (e.g., methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-fluorouracil decarbazine), alkylating agents (e.g., mechlorethamine, thioepa chlorambucil, melphalan, carmustine (BSNU) and lomustine (CCNU), cyclothosphamide, busulfan, dibromomannitol, streptozotocin, mitomycin C, and cis-dichlorodiamine platinum (II) (DDP) cisplatin), anthracyclines (e.g., daunorubicin (formerly daunomycin) and doxorubicin), antibiotics (e.g., dactinomycin (formerly actinomycin), bleomycin, mithramycin, and anthramycin (AMC)), and anti-mitotic agents (e.g., vincristine and vinblastine). An antibody encompassed by the present invention can be conjugated to a radioisotope, e.g., radioactive iodine, to generate cytotoxic radiopharmaceuticals for treating a related disorder, such as a cancer.

Conjugated antibodies can be used diagnostically or prognostically to monitor polypeptide levels in tissue as part of a clinical testing procedure, e.g., to determine the efficacy of a given treatment regimen. Detection can be facilitated by coupling (i e., physically linking) the antibody to a detectable substance. Examples of detectable substances include various enzymes, prosthetic groups, fluorescent materials, luminescent materials, bioluminescent materials, and radioactive materials. Examples of suitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, P-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples of suitable prosthetic group complexes include streptavidin/biotin and avidin/biotin; examples of suitable fluorescent materials include umbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin (PE); an example of a luminescent material includes luminol; examples of bioluminescent materials include luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin, and examples of suitable radioactive material include ¹²⁵I, ³⁵S, or ³H. [0134] As used herein, the term “labeled”, with regard to the antibody, is intended to encompass direct labeling of the antibody by coupling (i.e., physically linking) a detectable substance, such as a radioactive agent or a fluorophore (e.g. fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) or phycoerythrin (PE) or Indocyanine (Cy5)) to the antibody, as well as indirect labeling of the antibody by reactivity with a detectable substance.

The antibody conjugates encompassed by the present invention can be used to modify a given biological response. The therapeutic moiety is not to be construed as limited to classical chemical therapeutic agents. For example, the drug moiety may be a protein or polypeptide possessing a desired biological activity. Such proteins may include, for example, an enzymatically active toxin, or active fragment thereof, such as abrin, ricin A, Pseudomonas exotoxin, or diphtheria toxin; a protein such as tumor necrosis factor or interferon-.gamma.; or, biological response modifiers such as, for example, lymphokines, interleukin-1 (“IL-1”), interleukin-2 (“IL-2”), interleukin-6 (“IL-6”), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (“GM-CSF”), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (“G-CSF”), or other cytokines or growth factors.

Techniques for conjugating such therapeutic moiety to antibodies are well-known, see, e.g., Arnon et al., “Monoclonal Antibodies For Immunotargeting Of Drugs In Cancer Therapy”, in Monoclonal Antibodies And Cancer Therapy, Reisfeld et al. (eds.), pp. 243 56 (Alan R. Liss, Inc. 1985); Hellstrom et al., “Antibodies For Drug Delivery”, in Controlled Drug Delivery (2nd Ed.), Robinson et al. (eds.), pp. 623 53 (Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1987); Thorpe, “Antibody Carriers Of Cytotoxic Agents In Cancer Therapy: A Review”, in Monoclonal Antibodies '84: Biological And Clinical Applications, Pinchera et al. (eds.), pp. 475 506 (1985); “Analysis, Results, And Future Prospective Of The Therapeutic Use Of Radiolabeled Antibody In Cancer Therapy”, in Monoclonal Antibodies For Cancer Detection And Therapy, Baldwin et al. (eds.), pp. 303 16 (Academic Press 1985), and Thorpe et al., “The Preparation And Cytotoxic Properties Of Antibody-Toxin Conjugates”, Immunol. Rev., 62:119 58 (1982).

In some embodiments, conjugations can be made using a “cleavable linker” facilitating release of the cytotoxic agent or growth inhibitory agent in a cell. For example, an acid-labile linker, peptidase-sensitive linker, photolabile linker, dimethyl linker or disulfide-containing linker (See e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 5,208,020) may be used. Alternatively, a fusion protein comprising the antibody and cytotoxic agent or growth inhibitory agent may be made, by recombinant techniques or peptide synthesis. The length of DNA may comprise respective regions encoding the two portions of the conjugate either adjacent one another or separated by a region encoding a linker peptide which does not destroy the desired properties of the conjugate.

Additionally, recombinant polypeptide antibodies, such as chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies, comprising both human and non-human portions, which can be made using standard recombinant DNA techniques, are within the scope encompassed by the present invention. Such chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies can be produced by recombinant DNA techniques known in the art, for example using methods described in Robinson et al. International Patent Publication PCT/US86/02269; Akira et al. European Patent Application 184,187; Taniguchi, M. European Patent Application 171,496; Morrison et al. European Patent Application 173,494; Neuberger et al. PCT Application WO 86/01533; Cabilly et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; Cabilly et al. European Patent Application 125,023; Better et al. (1988) Science 240:1041-1043; Liu et al. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:3439-3443; Liu et al. (1987) J. Immunol. 139:3521-3526; Sun et al. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 84:214-218; Nishimura et al. (1987) Cancer Res. 47:999-1005; Wood et al. (1985) Nature 314:446-449; Shaw et al. (1988) J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 80:1553-1559); Morrison, S. L. (1985) Science 229:1202-1207; Oi et al. (1986) Biotechniques 4:214; Winter U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,539; Jones et al. (1986) Nature 321:552-525; Verhoeyan et al. (1988) Science 239:1534; and Beidler et al. (1988) J. Immunol. 141:4053-4060.

In addition, humanized antibodies can be made according to standard protocols such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,565,332. In another embodiment, antibody chains or specific binding pair members can be produced by recombination between vectors comprising nucleic acid molecules encoding a fusion of a polypeptide chain of a specific binding pair member and a component of a replicable generic display package and vectors containing nucleic acid molecules encoding a second polypeptide chain of a single binding pair member using techniques known in the art, e.g., as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,565,332, 5,871,907, or 5,733,743. The use of intracellular antibodies to inhibit protein function in a cell is also known in the art (see e.g., Carlson, J. R. (1988) Mol. Cell. Biol. 8:2638-2646; Biocca, S. et al. (1990) EMBO J 9:101-108; Werge, T. M. et al. (1990) FEES Lett. 274:193-198; Carlson, J. R. (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:7427-7428; Marasco, W. A. et al. (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:7889-7893; Biocca, S. et al. (1994) Biotechnology (IVY) 12:396-399; Chen, S-Y. et al. (1994) Hum. Gene Ther. 5:595-601; Duan, L et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:5075-5079; Chen, S-Y. et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:5932-5936; Beerli, R. R. et al. (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269:23931-23936; Beerli, R. R. et al. (1994) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 204:666-672; Mhashilkar, A. M. et al. (1995) EMBO J 14:1542-1551; Richardson, J. H. et at (1995) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92:3137-3141; PCT Publication No. WO 94/02610 by Marasco et al.; and PCT Publication No. WO 95/03832 by Duan et al.).

Additionally, fully human antibodies could be made against one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragments thereof. Fully human antibodies can be made in mice that are transgenic for human immunoglobulin genes, e.g. according to Hogan et al., “Manipulating the Mouse Embryo: A Laboratory Manuel,” Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Briefly, transgenic mice are immunized with purified immunogen. Spleen cells are harvested and fused to myeloma cells to produce hybridomas. Hybridomas are selected based on their ability to produce antibodies which bind to the immunogen. Fully human antibodies would reduce the immunogenicity of such antibodies in a human.

In one embodiment, an antibody for use in the instant invention is a bispecific antibody. A bispecific antibody has binding sites for two different antigens within a single antibody polypeptide. Antigen binding may be simultaneous or sequential. Triomas and hybrid hybridomas are two examples of cell lines that can secrete bispecific antibodies. Examples of bispecific antibodies produced by a hybrid hybridoma or a trioma are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,474,893. Bispecific antibodies have been constructed by chemical means (Staerz et al. (1985) Nature 314:628, and Perez et al. (1985) Nature 316:354) and hybridoma technology (Staerz and Bevan (1986) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 83:1453, and Staerz and Bevan (1986) Immunol. Today 7:241). Bispecific antibodies are also described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,959,084. Fragments of bispecific antibodies are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,798,229.

Bispecific agents can also be generated by making heterohybridomas by fusing hybridomas or other cells making different antibodies, followed by identification of clones producing and co-assembling both antibodies. They can also be generated by chemical or genetic conjugation of complete immunoglobulin chains or portions thereof such as Fab and Fv sequences. The antibody component can bind to a polypeptide or a fragment thereof of one or more biomarkers encompassed by the present invention, including one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or a fragment thereof. In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody could specifically bind to both a polypeptide or a fragment thereof and its natural binding partner(s) or a fragment(s) thereof.

In another aspect encompassed by the present invention, peptides or peptide mimetics can be used to agonize the activity of one or more biomarkers encompassed by the present invention, including one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or a fragment(s) thereof. In one embodiment, variants of one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 which function as a modulating agent for the respective full length protein, can be identified by screening combinatorial libraries of mutants, e.g., truncation mutants, for agonist activity. In one embodiment, a variegated library of variants is generated by combinatorial mutagenesis at the nucleic acid level and is encoded by a variegated gene library. A variegated library of variants can be produced and screened using methods described above. The production of peptides and peptidomimetics are also described herein.

Also encompassed by the present invention are small molecules which can modulate (e.g., enhance) interactions, e.g., between one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1 and their natural binding partners. The small molecules encompassed by the present invention can be obtained using any of the numerous approaches in combinatorial library methods known in the art, including: spatially addressable parallel solid phase or solution phase libraries; synthetic library methods requiring deconvolution; the ‘one-bead one-compound’library method; and synthetic library methods using affinity chromatography selection. (Lam, K. S. (1997) Anticancer Drug Des. 12:145).

Examples of methods for the synthesis of molecular libraries can be found in the art, for example in: DeWitt et al. (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6909; Erb et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:11422; Zuckermann et al. (1994) J. Med. Chem. 37:2678; Cho et al. (1993) Science 261:1303; Carrell et al. (1994) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 33:2059; Carell et al. (1994) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 33:2061; and in Gallop et al. (1994) J. Med. Chem. 37:1233.

Libraries of compounds can be presented in solution (e.g., Houghten (1992) Biotechniques 13:412-421), or on beads (Lam (1991) Nature 354:82-84), chips (Fodor (1993) Nature 364:555-556), bacteria (Ladner U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,409), spores (Ladner USP '409), plasmids (Cull et al. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:1865-1869) or on phage (Scott and Smith (1990) Science 249:386-390); (Devlin (1990) Science 249:404-406); (Cwirla et al. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:6378-6382); (Felici (1991) J. Mol. Biol. 222:301-310); (Ladner supra.). Compounds can be screened in cell based or non-cell based assays. Compounds can be screened in pools (e.g. multiple compounds in each testing sample) or as individual compounds.

The invention also relates to chimeric or fusion proteins of the biomarkers encompassed by the present invention, including one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragments thereof. As used herein, a “chimeric protein” or “fusion protein” comprises one or more biomarkers encompassed by the present invention, including one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or a fragment thereof, operatively linked to another polypeptide having an amino acid sequence corresponding to a protein which is not substantially homologous to the respective biomarker. In a preferred embodiment, the fusion protein comprises at least one biologically active portion of one or more biomarkers encompassed by the present invention, including one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or fragments thereof. Within the fusion protein, the term “operatively linked” is intended to indicate that the biomarker sequences and the non-biomarker sequences are fused in-frame to each other in such a way as to preserve functions exhibited when expressed independently of the fusion. The “another” sequences can be fused to the N-terminus or C-terminus of the biomarker sequences, respectively.

Such a fusion protein can be produced by recombinant expression of a nucleotide sequence encoding the first peptide and a nucleotide sequence encoding the second peptide. The second peptide may optionally correspond to a moiety that alters the solubility, affinity, stability or valency of the first peptide, for example, an immunoglobulin constant region. In another preferred embodiment, the first peptide consists of a portion of a biologically active molecule (e.g. the extracellular portion of the polypeptide or the ligand binding portion). The second peptide can include an immunoglobulin constant region, for example, a human Cγ1 domain or Cγ4 domain (e.g., the hinge, CH2 and CH3 regions of human IgCγ1, or human IgCγ4, see e.g., Capon et al. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,116,964; 5,580,756; 5,844,095 and the like, incorporated herein by reference). Such constant regions may retain regions which mediate effector function (e.g. Fc receptor binding) or may be altered to reduce effector function. A resulting fusion protein may have altered solubility, binding affinity, stability and/or valency (i.e., the number of binding sites available per polypeptide) as compared to the independently expressed first peptide, and may increase the efficiency of protein purification. Fusion proteins and peptides produced by recombinant techniques can be secreted and isolated from a mixture of cells and medium containing the protein or peptide. Alternatively, the protein or peptide can be retained cytoplasmically and the cells harvested, lysed and the protein isolated. A cell culture typically includes host cells, media and other byproducts. Suitable media for cell culture are well-known in the art. Protein and peptides can be isolated from cell culture media, host cells, or both using techniques known in the art for purifying proteins and peptides. Techniques for transfecting host cells and purifying proteins and peptides are known in the art.

Preferably, a fusion protein encompassed by the present invention is produced by standard recombinant DNA techniques. For example, DNA fragments coding for the different polypeptide sequences are ligated together in-frame in accordance with conventional techniques, for example employing blunt-ended or stagger-ended termini for ligation, restriction enzyme digestion to provide for appropriate termini, filling-in of cohesive ends as appropriate, alkaline phosphatase treatment to avoid undesirable joining, and enzymatic ligation. In another embodiment, the fusion gene can be synthesized by conventional techniques including automated DNA synthesizers. Alternatively, PCR amplification of gene fragments can be carried out using anchor primers which give rise to complementary overhangs between two consecutive gene fragments which can subsequently be annealed and reamplified to generate a chimeric gene sequence (see, for example, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, eds. Ausubel et al. John Wiley & Sons: 1992).

In another embodiment, the fusion protein contains a heterologous signal sequence at its N-terminus. In certain host cells (e.g., mammalian host cells), expression and/or secretion of a polypeptide can be increased through use of a heterologous signal sequence.

The fusion proteins encompassed by the present invention can be used as immunogens to produce antibodies in a subject. Such antibodies may be used to purify the respective natural polypeptides from which the fusion proteins were generated, or in screening assays to identify polypeptides which inhibit the interactions between one or more biomarkers polypeptide or a fragment thereof and its natural binding partner(s) or a fragment(s) thereof.

The modulatory agents described herein (e.g., nucleic acids, peptides, antibodies, small molecules, or fusion proteins) can be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions and administered to a subject in vivo. The compositions may contain a single such molecule or agent or any combination of agents described herein. “Single active agents” described herein can be combined with other pharmacologically active compounds (“second active agents”) known in the art according to the methods and compositions provided herein. It is believed that certain combinations work synergistically in the treatment of conditions that would benefit from the mouldation of immune responses. Second active agents can be large molecules (e.g., proteins) or small molecules (e.g., synthetic inorganic, organometallic, or organic molecules).

Biomarker nucleic acids and/or biomarker polypeptides can be analyzed according to the methods described herein and techniques known to the skilled artisan to identify such genetic or expression alterations useful for the present invention including, but not limited to, 1) an alteration in the level of a biomarker transcript or polypeptide, 2) a deletion or addition of one or more nucleotides from a biomarker gene, 4) a substitution of one or more nucleotides of a biomarker gene, 5) aberrant modification of a biomarker gene, such as an expression regulatory region, and the like.

1. Methods for Detection of Copy Number

Methods of evaluating the copy number of a biomarker nucleic acid are well-known to those of skill in the art. The presence or absence of chromosomal gain or loss can be evaluated simply by a determination of copy number of the regions or markers identified herein.

In one embodiment, a biological sample is tested for the presence of copy number changes in genomic loci containing the genomic marker.

Methods of evaluating the copy number of a biomarker locus include, but are not limited to, hybridization-based assays. Hybridization-based assays include, but are not limited to, traditional “direct probe” methods, such as Southern blots, in situ hybridization (e.g., FISH and FISH plus SKY) methods, and “comparative probe” methods, such as comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), e.g., cDNA-based or oligonucleotide-based CGH. The methods can be used in a wide variety of formats including, but not limited to, substrate (e.g. membrane or glass) bound methods or array-based approaches.

In one embodiment, evaluating the biomarker gene copy number in a sample involves a Southern Blot. In a Southern Blot, the genomic DNA (typically fragmented and separated on an electrophoretic gel) is hybridized to a probe specific for the target region. Comparison of the intensity of the hybridization signal from the probe for the target region with control probe signal from analysis of normal genomic DNA (e.g., a non-amplified portion of the same or related cell, tissue, organ, etc.) provides an estimate of the relative copy number of the target nucleic acid. Alternatively, a Northern blot may be utilized for evaluating the copy number of encoding nucleic acid in a sample. In a Northern blot, mRNA is hybridized to a probe specific for the target region. Comparison of the intensity of the hybridization signal from the probe for the target region with control probe signal from analysis of normal RNA (e.g., a non-amplified portion of the same or related cell, tissue, organ, etc.) provides an estimate of the relative copy number of the target nucleic acid. Alternatively, other methods well-known in the art to detect RNA can be used, such that higher or lower expression relative to an appropriate control (e.g., a non-amplified portion of the same or related cell tissue, organ, etc.) provides an estimate of the relative copy number of the target nucleic acid.

An alternative means for determining genomic copy number is in situ hybridization (e.g., Angerer (1987)Meth. Enzymol 152: 649). Generally, in situ hybridization comprises the following steps: (1) fixation of tissue or biological structure to be analyzed; (2) prehybridization treatment of the biological structure to increase accessibility of target DNA, and to reduce nonspecific binding; (3) hybridization of the mixture of nucleic acids to the nucleic acid in the biological structure or tissue; (4) post-hybridization washes to remove nucleic acid fragments not bound in the hybridization and (5) detection of the hybridized nucleic acid fragments. The reagent used in each of these steps and the conditions for use vary depending on the particular application. In a typical in situ hybridization assay, cells are fixed to a solid support, typically a glass slide. If a nucleic acid is to be probed, the cells are typically denatured with heat or alkali. The cells are then contacted with a hybridization solution at a moderate temperature to permit annealing of labeled probes specific to the nucleic acid sequence encoding the protein. The targets (e.g., cells) are then typically washed at a predetermined stringency or at an increasing stringency until an appropriate signal to noise ratio is obtained. The probes are typically labeled, e.g., with radioisotopes or fluorescent reporters. In one embodiment, probes are sufficiently long so as to specifically hybridize with the target nucleic acid(s) under stringent conditions. Probes generally range in length from about 200 bases to about 1000 bases. In some applications it is necessary to block the hybridization capacity of repetitive sequences. Thus, in some embodiments, tRNA, human genomic DNA, or Cot-I DNA is used to block non-specific hybridization.

An alternative means for determining genomic copy number is comparative genomic hybridization. In general, genomic DNA is isolated from normal reference cells, as well as from test cells (e.g., tumor cells) and amplified, if necessary. The two nucleic acids are differentially labeled and then hybridized in situ to metaphase chromosomes of a reference cell. The repetitive sequences in both the reference and test DNAs are either removed or their hybridization capacity is reduced by some means, for example by prehybridization with appropriate blocking nucleic acids and/or including such blocking nucleic acid sequences for said repetitive sequences during said hybridization. The bound, labeled DNA sequences are then rendered in a visualizable form, if necessary. Chromosomal regions in the test cells which are at increased or decreased copy number can be identified by detecting regions where the ratio of signal from the two DNAs is altered. For example, those regions that have decreased in copy number in the test cells will show relatively lower signal from the test DNA than the reference compared to other regions of the genome. Regions that have been increased in copy number in the test cells will show relatively higher signal from the test DNA. Where there are chromosomal deletions or multiplications, differences in the ratio of the signals from the two labels will be detected and the ratio will provide a measure of the copy number. In another embodiment of CGH, array CGH (aCGH), the immobilized chromosome element is replaced with a collection of solid support bound target nucleic acids on an array, allowing for a large or complete percentage of the genome to be represented in the collection of solid support bound targets. Target nucleic acids may comprise cDNAs, genomic DNAs, oligonucleotides (e.g., to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms) and the like. Array-based CGH may also be performed with single-color labeling (as opposed to labeling the control and the possible tumor sample with two different dyes and mixing them prior to hybridization, which will yield a ratio due to competitive hybridization of probes on the arrays). In single color CGH, the control is labeled and hybridized to one array and absolute signals are read, and the possible tumor sample is labeled and hybridized to a second array (with identical content) and absolute signals are read. Copy number difference is calculated based on absolute signals from the two arrays. Methods of preparing immobilized chromosomes or arrays and performing comparative genomic hybridization are well-known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,335,167; 6,197,501; 5,830,645; and 5,665,549 and Albertson (1984) EMBO J. 3: 1227-1234; Pinkel (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85: 9138-9142; EPO Pub. No. 430,402; Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 33: In situ Hybridization Protocols, Choo, ed., Humana Press, Totowa, N.J. (1994), etc.). In another embodiment, the hybridization protocol of Pinkel et al. (1998) Nature Genetics 20: 207-211, or of Kallioniemi (1992) Proc. Natl Acad Sci USA 89:5321-5325 (1992) is used.

In still another embodiment, amplification-based assays can be used to measure copy number. In such amplification-based assays, the nucleic acid sequences act as a template in an amplification reaction (e.g., Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). In a quantitative amplification, the amount of amplification product will be proportional to the amount of template in the original sample. Comparison to appropriate controls, e.g. healthy tissue, provides a measure of the copy number.

Methods of “quantitative” amplification are well-known to those of skill in the art. For example, quantitative PCR involves simultaneously co-amplifying a known quantity of a control sequence using the same primers. This provides an internal standard that may be used to calibrate the PCR reaction. Detailed protocols for quantitative PCR are provided in Innis et al. (1990) PCR Protocols, A Guide to Methods and Applications, Academic Press, Inc. N.Y.). Measurement of DNA copy number at microsatellite loci using quantitative PCR analysis is described in Ginzonger et al. (2000) Cancer Research 60:5405-5409. The known nucleic acid sequence for the genes is sufficient to enable one of skill in the art to routinely select primers to amplify any portion of the gene. Fluorogenic quantitative PCR may also be used in the methods encompassed by the present invention. In fluorogenic quantitative PCR, quantitation is based on amount of fluorescence signals, e.g., TaqMan and SYBR green.

Other suitable amplification methods include, but are not limited to, ligase chain reaction (LCR) (see Wu and Wallace (1989) Genomics 4: 560, Landegren et al. (1988) Science 241:1077, and Barringer et al. (1990) Gene 89: 117), transcription amplification (Kwoh et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86: 1173), self-sustained sequence replication (Guatelli et al. (1990) Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 87: 1874), dot PCR, and linker adapter PCR, etc.

Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and major copy proportion (MCP) mapping (Wang, Z. C. et al. (2004) Cancer Res 64(1):64-71; Seymour, A. B. et al. (1994) Cancer Res 54, 2761-4; Hahn, S. A. et al. (1995) Cancer Res 55, 4670-5; Kimura, M. et al. (1996) Genes Chromosomes Cancer 17, 88-93; Li et at, (2008) MBC Bioinform. 9, 204-219) may also be used to identify regions of amplification or deletion.

2. Methods for Detection of Biomarker Nucleic Acid Expression

Biomarker expression may be assessed by any of a wide variety of well-known methods for detecting expression of a transcribed molecule or protein. Non-limiting examples of such methods include immunological methods for detection of secreted, cell-surface, cytoplasmic, or nuclear proteins, protein purification methods, protein function or activity assays, nucleic acid hybridization methods, nucleic acid reverse transcription methods, and nucleic acid amplification methods.

In preferred embodiments, activity of a particular gene is characterized by a measure of gene transcript (e.g. mRNA), by a measure of the quantity of translated protein, or by a measure of gene product activity. Marker expression can be monitored in a variety of ways, including by detecting mRNA levels, protein levels, or protein activity, any of which can be measured using standard techniques. Detection can involve quantification of the level of gene expression (e.g., genomic DNA, cDNA, mRNA, protein, or enzyme activity), or, alternatively, can be a qualitative assessment of the level of gene expression, in particular in comparison with a control level. The type of level being detected will be clear from the context.

In another embodiment, detecting or determining expression levels of a biomarker and functionally similar homologs thereof, including a fragment or genetic alteration thereof (e.g., in regulatory or promoter regions thereof) comprises detecting or determining RNA levels for the marker of interest. In one embodiment, one or more cells from the subject to be tested are obtained and RNA is isolated from the cells. In a preferred embodiment, a sample of breast tissue cells is obtained from the subject.

In one embodiment, RNA is obtained from a single cell. For example, a cell can be isolated from a tissue sample by laser capture microdissection (LCM). Using this technique, a cell can be isolated from a tissue section, including a stained tissue section, thereby assuring that the desired cell is isolated (see, e.g., Bonner et al. (1997) Science 278: 1481; Emmert-Buck et ed. (1996) Science 274:998; Fend et al. (1999) Am. J. Path. 154: 61 and Murakami et al. (2000) Kidney Int. 58:1346). For example, Murakami et al., supra, describe isolation of a cell from a previously immunostained tissue section.

It is also be possible to obtain cells from a subject and culture the cells in vitro, such as to obtain a larger population of cells from which RNA can be extracted. Methods for establishing cultures of non-transformed cells, i.e., primary cell cultures, are known in the art.

When isolating RNA from tissue samples or cells from individuals, it may be important to prevent any further changes in gene expression after the tissue or cells has been removed from the subject. Changes in expression levels are known to change rapidly following perturbations, e.g., heat shock or activation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or other reagents. In addition, the RNA in the tissue and cells may quickly become degraded. Accordingly, in a preferred embodiment, the tissue or cells obtained from a subject is snap frozen as soon as possible.

RNA can be extracted from the tissue sample by a variety of methods, e.g., the guanidium thiocyanate lysis followed by CsCl centrifugation (Chirgwin et al., 1979, Biochemistry 18:5294-5299). RNA from single cells can be obtained as described in methods for preparing cDNA libraries from single cells, such as those described in Dulac, C. (1998) Curr. Top. Dev. Biol. 36, 245 and Jena et al. (1996) J. Immunol. Methods 190:199. Care to avoid RNA degradation must be taken, e.g., by inclusion of RNAsin. The RNA sample can then be enriched in particular species. In one embodiment, poly(A)+ RNA is isolated from the RNA sample. In general, such purification takes advantage of the poly-A tails on mRNA. In particular and as noted above, poly-T oligonucleotides may be immobilized within on a solid support to serve as affinity ligands for mRNA. Kits for this purpose are commercially available, e.g., the MessageMaker kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, N.Y.).

In a preferred embodiment, the RNA population is enriched in marker sequences. Enrichment can be undertaken, e.g., by primer-specific cDNA synthesis, or multiple rounds of linear amplification based on cDNA synthesis and template-directed in vitro transcription (see, e.g., Wang et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86: 9717; Dulac et al., supra, and Jena et al., supra).

The population of RNA, enriched or not in particular species or sequences, can further be amplified. As defined herein, an “amplification process” is designed to strengthen, increase, or augment a molecule within the RNA. For example, where RNA is mRNA, an amplification process such as RT-PCR can be utilized to amplify the mRNA, such that a signal is detectable or detection is enhanced. Such an amplification process is beneficial particularly when the biological, tissue, or tumor sample is of a small size or volume.

Various amplification and detection methods can be used. For example, it is within the scope encompassed by the present invention to reverse transcribe mRNA into cDNA followed by polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR); or, to use a single enzyme for both steps as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,322,770, or reverse transcribe mRNA into cDNA followed by symmetric gap ligase chain reaction (RT-AGLCR) as described by R. L. Marshall et al., PCR Methods and Applications 4: 80-84 (1994). Real time PCR may also be used.

Other known amplification methods which can be utilized herein include but are not limited to the so-called “NASBA” or “3SR” technique described in PNAS USA 87: 1874-1878 (1990) and also described in Nature 350 (No. 6313): 91-92 (1991); Q-beta amplification as described in published European Patent Application (EPA) No. 4544610; strand displacement amplification (as described in G. T. Walker et al., Clin. Chem. 42: 9-13 (1996) and European Patent Application No. 684315; target mediated amplification, as described by PCT Publication WO9322461; PCR; ligase chain reaction (LCR) (see, e.g., Wu and Wallace, Genomics 4, 560 (1989), Landegren et al., Science 241, 1077 (1988)); self-sustained sequence replication (SSR) (see, e.g., Guatelli et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 87, 1874 (1990)); and transcription amplification (see, e.g., Kwoh et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 1173 (1989)).

Many techniques are known in the state of the art for determining absolute and relative levels of gene expression, commonly used techniques suitable for use in the present invention include Northern analysis, RNase protection assays (RPA), microarrays and PCR-based techniques, such as quantitative PCR and differential display PCR. For example, Northern blotting involves running a preparation of RNA on a denaturing agarose gel, and transferring it to a suitable support, such as activated cellulose, nitrocellulose or glass or nylon membranes. Radiolabeled cDNA or RNA is then hybridized to the preparation, washed and analyzed by autoradiography.

In situ hybridization visualization may also be employed, wherein a radioactively labeled antisense RNA probe is hybridized with a thin section of a biopsy sample, washed, cleaved with RNase and exposed to a sensitive emulsion for autoradiography. The samples may be stained with hematoxylin to demonstrate the histological composition of the sample, and dark field imaging with a suitable light filter shows the developed emulsion. Non-radioactive labels such as digoxigenin may also be used.

Alternatively, mRNA expression can be detected on a DNA array, chip or a microarray. Labeled nucleic acids of a test sample obtained from a subject may be hybridized to a solid surface comprising biomarker DNA. Positive hybridization signal is obtained with the sample containing biomarker transcripts. Methods of preparing DNA arrays and their use are well-known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,618,6796; 6,379,897; 6,664,377; 6,451,536; 548,257; U.S. 20030157485 and Schena et al. (1995) Science 20, 467-470; Gerhold et al. (1999) Trends In Biochem. Sci. 24, 168-173; and Lennon et al. (2000) Drug Discovery Today 5, 59-65, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety). Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) can also be performed (See for example U.S. Patent Application 20030215858).

To monitor mRNA levels, for example, mRNA is extracted from the biological sample to be tested, reverse transcribed, and fluorescently-labeled cDNA probes are generated. The microarrays capable of hybridizing to marker cDNA are then probed with the labeled cDNA probes, the slides scanned and fluorescence intensity measured. This intensity correlates with the hybridization intensity and expression levels.

Types of probes that can be used in the methods described herein include cDNA, riboprobes, synthetic oligonucleotides and genomic probes. The type of probe used will generally be dictated by the particular situation, such as riboprobes for in situ hybridization, and cDNA for Northern blotting, for example. In one embodiment, the probe is directed to nucleotide regions unique to the RNA. The probes may be as short as is required to differentially recognize marker mRNA transcripts, and may be as short as, for example, 15 bases; however, probes of at least 17, 18, 19 or 20 or more bases can be used. In one embodiment, the primers and probes hybridize specifically under stringent conditions to a DNA fragment having the nucleotide sequence corresponding to the marker. As herein used, the term “stringent conditions” means hybridization will occur only if there is at least 95% identity in nucleotide sequences. In another embodiment, hybridization under “stringent conditions” occurs when there is at least 97% identity between the sequences.

The form of labeling of the probes may be any that is appropriate, such as the use of radioisotopes, for example, ³²P and ³⁵S. Labeling with radioisotopes may be achieved, whether the probe is synthesized chemically or biologically, by the use of suitably labeled bases.

In one embodiment, the biological sample contains polypeptide molecules from the test subject. Alternatively, the biological sample can contain mRNA molecules from the test subject or genomic DNA molecules from the test subject.

In another embodiment, the methods further involve obtaining a control biological sample from a control subject, contacting the control sample with a compound or agent capable of detecting marker polypeptide, mRNA, genomic DNA, or fragments thereof, such that the presence of the marker polypeptide, mRNA, genomic DNA, or fragments thereof, is detected in the biological sample, and comparing the presence of the marker polypeptide, mRNA, genomic DNA, or fragments thereof, in the control sample with the presence of the marker polypeptide, mRNA, genomic DNA, or fragments thereof in the test sample.

3. Methods for Detection of Biomarker Protein Expression

The activity or level of a biomarker protein can be detected and/or quantified by detecting or quantifying the expressed polypeptide. The polypeptide can be detected and quantified by any of a number of means well-known to those of skill in the art. Aberrant levels of polypeptide expression of the polypeptides encoded by a biomarker nucleic acid and functionally similar homologs thereof, including a fragment or genetic alteration thereof (e.g., in regulatory or promoter regions thereof) are associated with the likelihood of response of a condition that would benefit from modulating an immune response to modulators of IRE1α-XBP1 pathway. Any method known in the art for detecting polypeptides can be used. Such methods include, but are not limited to, immunodiffusion, immunoelectrophoresis, radioimmunoassay (RIA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), immunofluorescent assays, Western blotting, binder-ligand assays, immunohistochemical techniques, agglutination, complement assays, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), thin layer chromatography (TLC), hyperdiffusion chromatography, and the like (e.g., Basic and Clinical Immunology, Sites and Terr, eds., Appleton and Lange, Norwalk, Conn. pp 217-262, 1991 which is incorporated by reference). Preferred are binder-ligand immunoassay methods including reacting antibodies with an epitope or epitopes and competitively displacing a labeled polypeptide or derivative thereof.

For example, ELISA and RIA procedures may be conducted such that a desired biomarker protein standard is labeled (with a radioisotope such as ¹²⁵I or ³⁵S, or an assayable enzyme, such as horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase), and, together with the unlabeled sample, brought into contact with the corresponding antibody, whereon a second antibody is used to bind the first, and radioactivity or the immobilized enzyme assayed (competitive assay). Alternatively, the biomarker protein in the sample is allowed to react with the corresponding immobilized antibody, radioisotope- or enzyme-labeled anti-biomarker protein antibody is allowed to react with the system, and radioactivity or the enzyme assayed (ELISA-sandwich assay). Other conventional methods may also be employed as suitable.

The above techniques may be conducted essentially as a “one-step” or “two-step” assay. A “one-step” assay involves contacting antigen with immobilized antibody and, without washing, contacting the mixture with labeled antibody. A “two-step” assay involves washing before contacting, the mixture with labeled antibody. Other conventional methods may also be employed as suitable.

In one embodiment, a method for measuring biomarker protein levels comprises the steps of: contacting a biological specimen with an antibody or variant (e.g., fragment) thereof which selectively binds the biomarker protein, and detecting whether said antibody or variant thereof is bound to said sample and thereby measuring the levels of the biomarker protein.

Enzymatic and radiolabeling of biomarker protein and/or the antibodies may be effected by conventional means. Such means will generally include covalent linking of the enzyme to the antigen or the antibody in question, such as by glutaraldehyde, specifically so as not to adversely affect the activity of the enzyme, by which is meant that the enzyme must still be capable of interacting with its substrate, although it is not necessary for all of the enzyme to be active, provided that enough remains active to permit the assay to be effected. Indeed, some techniques for binding enzyme are non-specific (such as using formaldehyde), and will only yield a proportion of active enzyme.

It is usually desirable to immobilize one component of the assay system on a support, thereby allowing other components of the system to be brought into contact with the component and readily removed without laborious and time-consuming labor. It is possible for a second phase to be immobilized away from the first, but one phase is usually sufficient.

It is possible to immobilize the enzyme itself on a support, but if solid-phase enzyme is required, then this is generally best achieved by binding to antibody and affixing the antibody to a support, models and systems for which are well-known in the art. Simple polyethylene may provide a suitable support.

Enzymes employable for labeling are not particularly limited, but may be selected from the members of the oxidase group, for example. These catalyze production of hydrogen peroxide by reaction with their substrates, and glucose oxidase is often used for its good stability, ease of availability and cheapness, as well as the ready availability of its substrate (glucose). Activity of the oxidase may be assayed by measuring the concentration of hydrogen peroxide formed after reaction of the enzyme-labeled antibody with the substrate under controlled conditions well-known in the art.

Other techniques may be used to detect biomarker protein according to a practitioner's preference based upon the present disclosure. One such technique is Western blotting (Towbin et at., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 76:4350 (1979)), wherein a suitably treated sample is run on an SDS-PAGE gel before being transferred to a solid support, such as a nitrocellulose filter. Anti-biomarker protein antibodies (unlabeled) are then brought into contact with the support and assayed by a secondary immunological reagent, such as labeled protein A or anti-immunoglobulin (suitable labels including ¹²⁵I, horseradish peroxidase and alkaline phosphatase). Chromatographic detection may also be used.

Immunohistochemistry may be used to detect expression of biomarker protein, e.g., in a biopsy sample. A suitable antibody is brought into contact with, for example, a thin layer of cells, washed, and then contacted with a second, labeled antibody. Labeling may be by fluorescent markers, enzymes, such as peroxidase, avidin, or radiolabeling. The assay is scored visually, using microscopy.

Anti-biomarker protein antibodies, such as intrabodies, may also be used for imaging purposes, for example, to detect the presence of biomarker protein in cells and tissues of a subject. Suitable labels include radioisotopes, iodine (¹²⁵I, ¹²¹I) carbon (¹⁴C), sulphur (³⁵S), tritium (³H), indium (¹¹²In), and technetium (⁹⁹mTc), fluorescent labels, such as fluorescein and rhodamine, and biotin.

For in vivo imaging purposes, antibodies are not detectable, as such, from outside the body, and so must be labeled, or otherwise modified, to permit detection. Markers for this purpose may be any that do not substantially interfere with the antibody binding, but which allow external detection. Suitable markers may include those that may be detected by X-radiography, NMR or MRI. For X-radiographic techniques, suitable markers include any radioisotope that emits detectable radiation but that is not overtly harmful to the subject, such as barium or cesium, for example. Suitable markers for NMR and MRI generally include those with a detectable characteristic spin, such as deuterium, which may be incorporated into the antibody by suitable labeling of nutrients for the relevant hybridoma, for example.

The size of the subject, and the imaging system used, will determine the quantity of imaging moiety needed to produce diagnostic images. In the case of a radioisotope moiety, for a human subject, the quantity of radioactivity injected will normally range from about 5 to 20 millicuries of technetium-99. The labeled antibody or antibody fragment will then preferentially accumulate at the location of cells which contain biomarker protein. The labeled antibody or antibody fragment can then be detected using known techniques.

Antibodies that may be used to detect biomarker protein include any antibody, whether natural or synthetic, full length or a fragment thereof, monoclonal or polyclonal, that binds sufficiently strongly and specifically to the biomarker protein to be detected. An antibody may have a K_(d) of at most about 10⁻⁶M, 10⁻⁷M, 10⁻⁸M, 10⁻⁹M, 10⁻¹⁰M, 10⁻¹¹M, 10⁻¹²M. The phrase “specifically binds” refers to binding of, for example, an antibody to an epitope or antigen or antigenic determinant in such a manner that binding can be displaced or competed with a second preparation of identical or similar epitope, antigen or antigenic determinant. An antibody may bind preferentially to the biomarker protein relative to other proteins, such as related proteins.

Antibodies are commercially available or may be prepared according to methods known in the art.

Antibodies and derivatives thereof that may be used encompass polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies, chimeric, human, humanized, primatized (CDR-grafted), veneered or single-chain antibodies as well as functional fragments, i.e., biomarker protein binding fragments, of antibodies. For example, antibody fragments capable of binding to a biomarker protein or portions thereof, including, but not limited to, Fv, Fab, Fab′ and F(ab′) 2 fragments can be used. Such fragments can be produced by enzymatic cleavage or by recombinant techniques. For example, papain or pepsin cleavage can generate Fab or F(ab′) 2 fragments, respectively. Other proteases with the requisite substrate specificity can also be used to generate Fab or F(ab′) 2 fragments. Antibodies can also be produced in a variety of truncated forms using antibody genes in which one or more stop codons have been introduced upstream of the natural stop site. For example, a chimeric gene encoding a F(ab′) 2 heavy chain portion can be designed to include DNA sequences encoding the CH, domain and hinge region of the heavy chain.

Synthetic and engineered antibodies are described in, e.g., Cabilly et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567 Cabilly et al., European Patent No. 0,125,023 B1; Boss et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,397; Boss et al., European Patent No. 0,120,694 B1; Neuberger, M. S. et al., WO 86/01533; Neuberger, M. S. et al., European Patent No. 0,194,276 B1; Winter, U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,539; Winter, European Patent No. 0,239,400 B1; Queen et al., European Patent No. 0451216 B1; and Padlan, E. A. et al., EP 0519596 A1. See also, Newman, R. et al., BioTechnology, 10: 1455-1460 (1992), regarding primatized antibody, and Ladner et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778 and Bird, R. E. et al., Science, 242: 423-426 (1988)) regarding single-chain antibodies. Antibodies produced from a library, e.g., phage display library, may also be used.

In some embodiments, agents that specifically bind to a biomarker protein other than antibodies are used, such as peptides. Peptides that specifically bind to a biomarker protein can be identified by any means known in the art. For example, specific peptide binders of a biomarker protein can be screened for using peptide phage display libraries.

4. Methods for Detection of Biomarker Structural Alterations

The following illustrative methods can be used to identify the presence of a structural alteration in a biomarker nucleic acid and/or biomarker polypeptide molecule in order to, for example, identify one or more biomarkers listed in Table 1, or other biomarkers used in the immunotherapies described herein.

In certain embodiments, detection of the alteration involves the use of a probe/primer in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202), such as anchor PCR or RACE PCR, or, alternatively, in a ligation chain reaction (LCR) (see, e.g., Landegran et al. (1988) Science 241:1077-1080; and Nakazawa et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:360-364), the latter of which can be particularly useful for detecting point mutations in a biomarker nucleic acid such as a biomarker gene (see Abravaya et al. (1995) Nucleic Acids Res. 23:675-682). This method can include the steps of collecting a sample of cells from a subject, isolating nucleic acid (e.g., genomic, mRNA or both) from the cells of the sample, contacting the nucleic acid sample with one or more primers which specifically hybridize to a biomarker gene under conditions such that hybridization and amplification of the biomarker gene (if present) occurs, and detecting the presence or absence of an amplification product, or detecting the size of the amplification product and comparing the length to a control sample. It is anticipated that PCR and/or LCR may be desirable to use as a preliminary amplification step in conjunction with any of the techniques used for detecting mutations described herein.

Alternative amplification methods include: self-sustained sequence replication (Guatelli, J. C. et al. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:1874-1878), transcriptional amplification system (Kwoh, D. Y. et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:1173-1177), Q-Beta Replicase (Lizardi, P. M. et al. (1988) Bio-Technology 6:1197), or any other nucleic acid amplification method, followed by the detection of the amplified molecules using techniques well-known to those of skill in the art. These detection schemes are especially useful for the detection of nucleic acid molecules if such molecules are present in very low numbers.

In an alternative embodiment, mutations in a biomarker nucleic acid from a sample cell can be identified by alterations in restriction enzyme cleavage patterns. For example, sample and control DNA is isolated, amplified (optionally), digested with one or more restriction endonucleases, and fragment length sizes are determined by gel electrophoresis and compared. Differences in fragment length sizes between sample and control DNA indicates mutations in the sample DNA. Moreover, the use of sequence specific ribozymes (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,531) can be used to score for the presence of specific mutations by development or loss of a ribozyme cleavage site.

In other embodiments, genetic mutations in biomarker nucleic acid can be identified by hybridizing a sample and control nucleic acids, e.g., DNA or RNA, to high density arrays containing hundreds or thousands of oligonucleotide probes (Cronin, M. T. et al. (1996) Hum. Mutat. 7:244-255; Kozal, M. J. et al. (1996) Nat. Med. 2:753-759). For example, biomarker genetic mutations can be identified in two dimensional arrays containing light-generated DNA probes as described in Cronin et al. (1996) supra. Briefly, a first hybridization array of probes can be used to scan through long stretches of DNA in a sample and control to identify base changes between the sequences by making linear arrays of sequential, overlapping probes. This step allows the identification of point mutations. This step is followed by a second hybridization array that allows the characterization of specific mutations by using smaller, specialized probe arrays complementary to all variants or mutations detected. Each mutation array is composed of parallel probe sets, one complementary to the wild-type gene and the other complementary to the mutant gene. Such biomarker genetic mutations can be identified in a variety of contexts, including, for example, germline and somatic mutations.

In yet another embodiment, any of a variety of sequencing reactions known in the art can be used to directly sequence a biomarker gene and detect mutations by comparing the sequence of the sample biomarker with the corresponding wild-type (control) sequence. Examples of sequencing reactions include those based on techniques developed by Maxam and Gilbert (1977) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 74:560 or Sanger (1977) Proc. Natl. Acad Sci. USA 74:5463. It is also contemplated that any of a variety of automated sequencing procedures can be utilized when performing the diagnostic assays (Naeve (1995) Biotechniques 19:448-53), including sequencing by mass spectrometry (see, e.g., PCT International Publication No. WO 94/16101; Cohen et al. (1996) Adv. Chromatogr. 36:127-162; and Griffin et al. (1993) Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 38:147-159).

Other methods for detecting mutations in a biomarker gene include methods in which protection from cleavage agents is used to detect mismatched bases in RNA/RNA or RNA/DNA heteroduplexes (Myers et al. (1985) Science 230:1242). In general, the art technique of “mismatch cleavage” starts by providing heteroduplexes formed by hybridizing (labeled) RNA or DNA containing the wild-type biomarker sequence with potentially mutant RNA or DNA obtained from a tissue sample. The double-stranded duplexes are treated with an agent which cleaves single-stranded regions of the duplex such as which will exist due to base pair mismatches between the control and sample strands. For instance, RNA/DNA duplexes can be treated with RNase and DNA/DNA hybrids treated with SI nuclease to enzymatically digest the mismatched regions. In other embodiments, either DNA/DNA or RNA/DNA duplexes can be treated with hydroxylamine or osmium tetroxide and with piperidine in order to digest mismatched regions. After digestion of the mismatched regions, the resulting material is then separated by size on denaturing polyacrylamide gels to determine the site of mutation. See, for example, Cotton et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:4397 and Saleeba et al. (1992) Methods Enzymol. 217:286-295. In a preferred embodiment, the control DNA or RNA can be labeled for detection.

In still another embodiment, the mismatch cleavage reaction employs one or more proteins that recognize mismatched base pairs in double-stranded DNA (so called “DNA mismatch repair” enzymes) in defined systems for detecting and mapping point mutations in biomarker cDNAs obtained from samples of cells. For example, the mutY enzyme of E. coli cleaves A at G/A mismatches and the thymidine DNA glycosylase from HeLa cells cleaves T at G/T mismatches (Hsu et al. (1994) Carcinogenesis 15:1657-1662). According to an exemplary embodiment, a probe based on a biomarker sequence, e.g., a wild-type biomarker treated with a DNA mismatch repair enzyme, and the cleavage products, if any, can be detected from electrophoresis protocols or the like (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,459,039.)

In other embodiments, alterations in electrophoretic mobility can be used to identify mutations in biomarker genes. For example, single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) may be used to detect differences in electrophoretic mobility between mutant and wild type nucleic acids (Orita et al. (1989) Proc Natl. Acad. Sci USA 86:2766; see also Cotton (1993) Mutat. Res. 285:125-144 and Hayashi (1992) Genet. Anal. Tech. Appl. 9:73-79). Single-stranded DNA fragments of sample and control biomarker nucleic acids will be denatured and allowed to renature. The secondary structure of single-stranded nucleic acids varies according to sequence, the resulting alteration in electrophoretic mobility enables the detection of even a single base change. The DNA fragments may be labeled or detected with labeled probes. The sensitivity of the assay may be enhanced by using RNA (rather than DNA), in which the secondary structure is more sensitive to a change in sequence. In a preferred embodiment, the subject method utilizes heteroduplex analysis to separate double stranded heteroduplex molecules on the basis of changes in electrophoretic mobility (Keen et al. (1991) Trends Genet. 7:5).

In yet another embodiment the movement of mutant or wild-type fragments in polyacrylamide gels containing a gradient of denaturant is assayed using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) (Myers et al. (1985) Nature 313:495). When DGGE is used as the method of analysis, DNA will be modified to ensure that it does not completely denature, for example by adding a GC clamp of approximately 40 bp of high-melting GC-rich DNA by PCR. In a further embodiment, a temperature gradient is used in place of a denaturing gradient to identify differences in the mobility of control and sample DNA (Rosenbaum and Reissner (1987) Biophys. Chem. 265:12753).

Examples of other techniques for detecting point mutations include, but are not limited to, selective oligonucleotide hybridization, selective amplification, or selective primer extension. For example, oligonucleotide primers may be prepared in which the known mutation is placed centrally and then hybridized to target DNA under conditions which permit hybridization only if a perfect match is found (Saiki et al. (1986) Nature 324:163; Saiki et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:6230). Such allele specific oligonucleotides are hybridized to PCR amplified target DNA or a number of different mutations when the oligonucleotides are attached to the hybridizing membrane and hybridized with labeled target DNA.

Alternatively, allele specific amplification technology which depends on selective PCR amplification may be used in conjunction with the instant invention. Oligonucleotides used as primers for specific amplification may carry the mutation of interest in the center of the molecule (so that amplification depends on differential hybridization) (Gibbs et al. (1989) Nucleic Acids Res. 17:2437-2448) or at the extreme 3′ end of one primer where, under appropriate conditions, mismatch can prevent, or reduce polymerase extension (Prossner (1993) Tibtech 11:238). In addition it may be desirable to introduce a novel restriction site in the region of the mutation to create cleavage-based detection (Gasparini et al. (1992) Mol. Cell Probes 6:1). It is anticipated that in certain embodiments amplification may also be performed using Taq ligase for amplification (Barany (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 88:189). In such cases, ligation will occur only if there is a perfect match at the 3′ end of the 5′ sequence making it possible to detect the presence of a known mutation at a specific site by looking for the presence or absence of amplification.

III. Subjects

In one embodiment, the subject for whom a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is administered, or whose predicted likelihood of efficacy of the cancer vaccine for treating a cancer is determined, is a mammal (e.g., rat, primate, non-human mammal, domestic animal, such as a dog, cat, cow, horse, and the like), and is preferably a human. In another embodiment, the subject is an animal model of cancer. For example, the animal model can be an orthotopic xenograft animal model of a human-derived cancer or allograft of syngeneic cancer models.

In another embodiment of the methods of the present invention, the subject has not undergone treatment, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and/or immunotherapies. In still another embodiment, the subject has undergone treatment, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and/or immunotherapies. In yet another embodiment, the subject is previously has the cancer and/or in remission for the cancer.

In certain embodiments, the subject has had surgery to remove cancerous or precancerous tissue. In other embodiments, the cancerous tissue has not been removed, e.g., the cancerous tissue may be located in an inoperable region of the body, such as in a tissue that is essential for life, or in a region where a surgical procedure would cause considerable risk of harm to the patient.

The methods of the present invention can be used to determine the responsiveness to the cancer vaccine for treating a cancer.

IV. Methods of Treatment

The present invention provides for both prophylactic and therapeutic methods of treating a subject at risk of (or susceptible to) a cancer. The cancer may be a solid or hematological cancer. In one embodiment, the cancer is the same cancer type with the same genetic mutations as the cancer vaccine. In another embodiment, the cancer is a different cancer type from the cancer vaccine but has the same genetic mutations (e.g., co-loss of p53 and PTEN). In still another embodiment, the cancer is the same cancer type as the cancer vaccine with different genetic mutations. In yet another embodiment, the cancer is a different cancer type the cancer vaccine with different genetic mutations. For example, the cancer may be a PPA tumor (a very aggressive breast cancer characterized by triple loss of p53, PTEN, and p110α), C260 tumor (a high grade serous ovarian cancer drived by p53/PTEN co-loss and high Myc expression), D658 (a Kras mutated recurrent breast cancer cell model generated from a PIK3CA^(H1047R) GEMM of breast cancer), or d333 (a glioblastoma tumor model derived from p53 and PTEN co-loss GEMM).

a. Prophylactic Methods

In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for preventing a subject afflicted with cancer, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway. Administration of a prophylactic agent (e.g., the cancer vaccine described herein) can occur prior to the manifestation of symptoms characteristic of cancer, such that a cancer is prevented or, alternatively, delayed in its progression. In certain embodiments, administration of the prophylactic agent (e.g., the cancer vaccine described herein) protects the subject from recurrent cancer.

b. Therapeutic Methods

Another aspect of the present invention pertains to methods treating a subject afflicted with cancer, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway.

As described below and in some embodiments, a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway, is administered to a subject. Thus, the cancer cells will have an immunocompatibility relationship to the subject host and any such relationship is contemplated for use according to the present invention. For example, the cancer cells can be syngeneic. The term “syngeneic” can refer to the state of deriving from, originating in, or being members of the same species that are genetically identical, particularly with respect to antigens or immunological reactions. These include identical twins having matching MHC types. Thus, a “syngeneic transplant” refers to transfer of cells from a donor to a recipient who is genetically identical to the donor or is sufficiently immunologically compatible as to allow for transplantation without an undesired adverse immunogenic response (e.g., such as one that would work against interpretation of immunological screen results described herein).

A syngeneic transplant can be “autologous” if the transferred cells are obtained from and transplanted to the same subject. An “autologous transplant” refers to the harvesting and reinfusion or transplant of a subject's own cells or organs. Exclusive or supplemental use of autologous cells may eliminate or reduce many adverse effects of administration of the cells back to the host, particular graft versus host reaction.

A syngeneic transplant can be “matched allogeneic” if the transferred cells are obtained from and transplanted to different members of the same species yet have sufficiently matched major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens to avoid an adverse immunogenic response. Determining the degree of MHC mismatch may be accomplished according to standard tests known and used in the art. For instance, there are at least six major categories of MHC genes in humans, identified as being important in transplant biology. HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C encode the HLA class I proteins while HLA-DR, HLA-DQ, and HLA-DP encode the HLA class II proteins. Genes within each of these groups are highly polymorphic, as reflected in the numerous HLA alleles or variants found in the human population, and differences in these groups between individuals is associated with the strength of the immune response against transplanted cells. Standard methods for determining the degree of MHC match examine alleles within HLA-B and HLA-DR, or HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-DR groups. Thus, tests may be made of at least 4, and even 5 or 6 MHC antigens within the two or three HLA groups, respectively. In serological MEC tests, antibodies directed against each HLA antigen type are reacted with cells from one subject (e.g., donor) to determine the presence or absence of certain MHC antigens that react with the antibodies. This is compared to the reactivity profile of the other subject (e.g., recipient). Reaction of the antibody with an MHC antigen is typically determined by incubating the antibody with cells, and then adding complement to induce cell lysis (i.e., lymphocytotoxicity testing). The reaction is examined and graded according to the amount of cells lysed in the reaction (see, for example, Mickelson and Petersdorf (1999) Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Thomas, E. D. et al. eds., pg 28-37, Blackwell Scientific, Malden, Mass.). Other cell-based assays include flow cytometry using labeled antibodies or enzyme linked immunoassays (ELISA). Molecular methods for determining MHC type are well-known and generally employ synthetic probes and/or primers to detect specific gene sequences that encode the HLA protein. Synthetic oligonucleotides may be used as hybridization probes to detect restriction fragment length polymorphisms associated with particular HLA types (Vaughn (2002) Method. Mol. Biol. MHC Protocol. 210:45-60). Alternatively, primers may be used for amplifying the HLA sequences (e.g., by polymerase chain reaction or ligation chain reaction), the products of which may be further examined by direct DNA sequencing, restriction fragment polymorphism analysis (RFLP), or hybridization with a series of sequence specific oligonucleotide primers (SSOP) (Petersdorf et al. (1998) Blood 92:3515-3520; Morishima et al. (2002) Blood 99:4200-4206; and Middleton and Williams (2002) Method. Mol. Biol. MHC Protocol. 210:67-112).

A syngeneic transplant can be “congenic” if the transferred cells and cells of the subject differ in defined loci, such as a single locus, typically by inbreeding. The term “congenic” refers to deriving from, originating in, or being members of the same species, where the members are genetically identical except for a small genetic region, typically a single genetic locus (i.e., a single gene). A “congenic transplant” refers to transfer of cells or organs from a donor to a recipient, where the recipient is genetically identical to the donor except for a single genetic locus. For example, CD45 exists in several allelic forms and congenic mouse lines exist in which the mouse lines differ with respect to whether the CD45.1 or CD45.2 allelic versions are expressed.

By contrast, “mismatched allogeneic” refers to deriving from, originating in, or being members of the same species having non-identical major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens (i.e., proteins) as typically determined by standard assays used in the art, such as serological or molecular analysis of a defined number of MHC antigens, sufficient to elicit adverse immunogenic responses. A “partial mismatch” refers to partial match of the MHC antigens tested between members, typically between a donor and recipient. For instance, a “half mismatch” refers to 50% of the MHC antigens tested as showing different MHC antigen type between two members. A “full” or “complete” mismatch refers to all MHC antigens tested as being different between two members.

Similarly, in contrast, “xenogeneic” refers to deriving from, originating in, or being members of different species, e.g., human and rodent, human and swine, human and chimpanzee, etc. A “xenogeneic transplant” refers to transfer of cells or organs from a donor to a recipient where the recipient is a species different from that of the donor.

In addition, cancer cells can be obtained from a single source or a plurality of sources (e.g., a single subject or a plurality of subjects). A plurality refers to at least two (e.g., more than one). In still another embodiment, the non-human mammal is a mouse. The animals from which cell types of interest are obtained may be adult, newborn (e.g., less than 48 hours old), immature, or in utero. Cell types of interest may be primary cancer cells, cancer stem cells, established cancer cell lines, immortalized primary cancer cells, and the like. In certain embodiments, the immune systems of host subjects can be engineered or otherwise elected to be immunological compatible with transplanted cancer cells. For example, in one embodiment, the subject may be “humanized” in order to be compatible with human cancer cells. The term “immune-system humanized” refers to an animal, such as a mouse, comprising human HSC lineage cells and human acquired and innate immune cells, survive without being rejected from the host animal, thereby allowing human hematopoiesis and both acquired and innate immunity to be reconstituted in the host animal. Acquired immune cells include T cells and B cells. Innate immune cells include macrophages, granulocytes (basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils), DCs, NK cells and mast cells. Representative, non-limiting examples include SCID-hu, Hu-PBL-SCID, Hu-SRC-SCID, NSG (NOD-SCID IL2r-gamma(null) lack an innate immune system, B cells, T cells, and cytokine signaling), NOG (NOD-SCID IL2r-gamma(truncated)), BRG (BALB/c-Rag2(null)IL2r-gamma(null)), and H2dRG (Stock-H2d-Rag2(null)IL2r-gamma(null)) mice (see, for example, Shultz et al. (2007) Nat. Rev. Immunol. 7:118; Pearson et al. (2008) Curr. Protocol. Immunol. 15:21; Brehm et al (2010) Clin. Immunol. 135:84-98; McCune et al. (1988) Science 241:1632-1639, U.S. Pat. No. 7,960,175, and U.S. Pat. Publ. 2006/0161996), as well as related null mutants of immune-related genes like Rag1 (lack B and T cells), Rag2 (lack B and T cells), TCR alpha (lack T cells), perforin (cD8+ T cells lack cytotoxic function), FoxP3 (lack functional CD4+ T regulatory cells), IL2rg, or Prfl, as well as mutants or knockouts of PD-1, PD-L1, Tim3, and/or 2B4, allow for efficient engraftment of human immune cells in and/or provide compartment-specific models of immunocompromised animals like mice (see, for example, PCT Publ. WO2013/062134). In addition, NSG-CD34+ (NOD-SCID IL2r-gamma(null) CD34+) humanized mice are useful for studying human gene and tumor activity in animal models like mice.

As used herein, “obtained” from a biological material source means any conventional method of harvesting or partitioning a source of biological material from a donor. For example, biological material may obtained from a solid tumor, a blood sample, such as a peripheral or cord blood sample, or harvested from another body fluid, such as bone marrow or amniotic fluid. Methods for obtaining such samples are well-known to the artisan. In the present invention, the samples may be fresh (i.e., obtained from a donor without freezing). Moreover, the samples may be further manipulated to remove extraneous or unwanted components prior to expansion. The samples may also be obtained from a preserved stock. For example, in the case of cell lines or fluids, such as peripheral or cord blood, the samples may be withdrawn from a cryogenically or otherwise preserved bank of such cell lines or fluid. Such samples may be obtained from any suitable donor.

The obtained populations of cells may be used directly or frozen for use at a later date. A variety of mediums and protocols for cryopreservation are known in the art. Generally, the freezing medium will comprise DMSO from about 5-10%, 10-90% serum albumin, and 50-90% culture medium. Other additives useful for preserving cells include, by way of example and not limitation, disaccharides such as trehalose (Scheinkonig et al. (2004) Bone Marrow Transplant. 34:531-536), or a plasma volume expander, such as hetastarch (i.e., hydroxyethyl starch). In some embodiments, isotonic buffer solutions, such as phosphate-buffered saline, may be used. An exemplary cryopreservative composition has cell-culture medium with 4% HSA, 7.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and 2% hetastarch. Other compositions and methods for cryopreservation are well-known and described in the art (see, e.g., Broxmeyer et al. (2003) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100:645-650). Cells are preserved at a final temperature of less than about −135° C.

c. Combination Therapy

The cancer vaccine can be administered in combination therapy with, e.g., chemotherapeutic agents, hormones, antiangiogens, radiolabelled, compounds, or with surgery, cryotherapy, and/or radiotherapy. The preceding treatment methods can be administered in conjunction with other forms of conventional therapy (e.g., standard-of-care treatments for cancer well-known to the skilled artisan), either consecutively with, pre- or post-conventional therapy. For example, the cancer vaccine can be administered with a therapeutically effective dose of chemotherapeutic agent. In another embodiment, the cancer vaccine is administered in conjunction with chemotherapy to enhance the activity and efficacy of the chemotherapeutic agent. The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) discloses dosages of chemotherapeutic agents that have been used in the treatment of various cancers. The dosing regimen and dosages of these aforementioned chemotherapeutic drugs that are therapeutically effective will depend on the particular cancer being treated, the extent of the disease and other factors familiar to the physician of skill in the art, and can be determined by the physician.

The cancer vaccine can also be administered in combination with targeted therapy, e.g., immunotherapy. The term “targeted therapy” refers to administration of agents that selectively interact with a chosen biomolecule to thereby treat cancer. For example, targeted therapy regarding the inhibition of immune checkpoint inhibitor is useful in combination with the methods of the present invention. The term “immune checkpoint inhibitor” means a group of molecules on the cell surface of CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells that fine-tune immune responses by down-modulating or inhibiting an anti-tumor immune response. Immune checkpoint proteins are well-known in the art and include, without limitation, CTLA-4, PD-1, VISTA, B7-H2, B7-H3, PD-L1, B7-H4, B7-H6, 2B4, ICOS, HVEM, PD-L2, CD160, gp49B, PIR-B, KM family receptors, TIM-1, TIM-3, TIM-4, LAG-3, BTLA, SIRPalpha (CD47), CD48, 2B4 (CD244), B7.1, B7.2, ILT-2, ILT-4, TIGIT, and A2aR (see, for example, WO 2012/177624). Inhibition of one or more immune checkpoint inhibitors can block or otherwise neutralize inhibitory signaling to thereby upregulate an immune response in order to more efficaciously treat cancer. In some embodiments, the cancer vaccine is administered in combination with one or more inhibitors of immune checkpoints, such as PD1, PD-L1, and/or CD47 inhibitors.

Immunotherapy is one form of targeted therapy that may comprise, for example, the use of additional cancer vaccines and/or sensitized antigen presenting cells. For example, an oncolytic virus is a virus that is able to infect and lyse cancer cells, while leaving normal cells unharmed, making them potentially useful in cancer therapy. Replication of oncolytic viruses both facilitates tumor cell destruction and also produces dose amplification at the tumor site. They may also act as vectors for anticancer genes, allowing them to be specifically delivered to the tumor site. The immunotherapy can involve passive immunity for short-term protection of a host, achieved by the administration of pre-formed antibody directed against a cancer antigen or disease antigen (e.g., administration of a monoclonal antibody, optionally linked to a chemotherapeutic agent or toxin, to a tumor antigen). For example, anti-VEGF and mTOR inhibitors are known to be effective in treating renal cell carcinoma. Immunotherapy can also focus on using the cytotoxic lymphocyte-recognized epitopes of cancer cell lines. Alternatively, antisense polynucleotides, ribozymes, RNA interference molecules, triple helix polynucleotides and the like, can be used to selectively modulate biomolecules that are linked to the initiation, progression, and/or pathology of a tumor or cancer.

The term “untargeted therapy” refers to administration of agents that do not selectively interact with a chosen biomolecule yet treat cancer. Representative examples of untargeted therapies include, without limitation, chemotherapy, gene therapy, and radiation therapy.

In one embodiment, chemotherapy is used. Chemotherapy includes the administration of a chemotherapeutic agent. Such a chemotherapeutic agent may be, but is not limited to, those selected from among the following groups of compounds: platinum compounds, cytotoxic antibiotics, antimetabolities, anti-mitotic agents, alkylating agents, arsenic compounds, DNA topoisomerase inhibitors, taxanes, nucleoside analogues, plant alkaloids, and toxins; and synthetic derivatives thereof. Exemplary compounds include, but are not limited to, alkylating agents: cisplatin, treosulfan, and trofosfamide; plant alkaloids: vinblastine, paclitaxel, docetaxol; DNA topoisomerase inhibitors: teniposide, crisnatol, and mitomycin; anti-folates: methotrexate, mycophenolic acid, and hydroxyurea; pyrimidine analogs: 5-fluorouracil, doxifluridine, and cytosine arabinoside; purine analogs: mercaptopurine and thioguanine; DNA antimetabolites: 2′-deoxy-5-fluorouridine, aphidicolin glycinate, and pyrazoloimidazole; and antimitotic agents: halichondrin, colchicine, and rhizoxin. Compositions comprising one or more chemotherapeutic agents (e.g., FLAG, CHOP) may also be used. FLAG comprises fludarabine, cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) and G-CSF. CHOP comprises cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and prednisone. The foregoing examples of chemotherapeutic agents are illustrative, and are not intended to be limiting.

In another embodiment, radiation therapy is used. The radiation used in radiation therapy can be ionizing radiation. Radiation therapy can also be gamma rays, X-rays, or proton beams. Examples of radiation therapy include, but are not limited to, external-beam radiation therapy, interstitial implantation of radioisotopes (I-125, palladium, iridium), radioisotopes such as strontium-89, thoracic radiation therapy, intraperitoneal P-32 radiation therapy, and/or total abdominal and pelvic radiation therapy. For a general overview of radiation therapy, see Hellman, Chapter 16: Principles of Cancer Management: Radiation Therapy, 6th edition, 2001, DeVita et al., eds., J. B. Lippencott Company, Philadelphia. The radiation therapy can be administered as external beam radiation or teletherapy wherein the radiation is directed from a remote source. The radiation treatment can also be administered as internal therapy or brachytherapy wherein a radioactive source is placed inside the body close to cancer cells or a tumor mass. Also encompassed is the use of photodynamic therapy comprising the administration of photosensitizers, such as hematoporphyrin and its derivatives, Vertoporfin (BPD-MA), phthalocyanine, photosensitizer Pc4, demethoxy-hypocrellin A; and 2BA-2-DMHA.

In another embodiment, hormone therapy is used. Hormonal therapeutic treatments can comprise, for example, hormonal agonists, hormonal antagonists (e.g., flutamide, bicalutamide, tamoxifen, raloxifene, leuprolide acetate (LUPRON), LH-RH antagonists), inhibitors of hormone biosynthesis and processing, and steroids (e.g., dexamethasone, retinoids, deltoids, betamethasone, cortisol, cortisone, prednisone, dehydrotestosterone, glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, estrogen, testosterone, progestins), vitamin A derivatives (e.g., all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)); vitamin D3 analogs; antigestagens (e.g., mifepristone, onapristone), or antiandrogens (e.g., cyproterone acetate).

In another embodiment, hyperthermia, a procedure in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures (up to 106° F.) is used. Heat may help shrink tumors by damaging cells or depriving them of substances they need to live. Hyperthermia therapy can be local, regional, and whole-body hyperthermia, using external and internal heating devices. Hyperthermia is almost always used with other forms of therapy (e.g., radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and biological therapy) to try to increase their effectiveness. Local hyperthermia refers to heat that is applied to a very small area, such as a tumor. The area may be heated externally with high-frequency waves aimed at a tumor from a device outside the body. To achieve internal heating, one of several types of sterile probes may be used, including thin, heated wor hollow tubes filled with warm water; implanted microwave antennae; and radiofrequency electrodes. In regional hyperthermia, an organ or a limb is heated. Magnets and devices that produce high energy are placed over the region to be heated. In another approach, called perfusion, some of the patient's blood is removed, heated, and then pumped (perfused) into the region that is to be heated internally. Whole-body heating is used to treat metastatic cancer that has spread throughout the body. It can be accomplished using warm-water blankets, hot wax, inductive coils (like those in electric blankets), or thermal chambers (similar to large incubators). Hyperthermia does not cause any marked increase in radiation side effects or complications. Heat applied directly to the skin, however, can cause discomfort or even significant local pain in about half the patients treated. It can also cause blisters, which generally heal rapidly.

In still another embodiment, photodynamic therapy (also called PDT, photoradiation therapy, phototherapy, or photochemotherapy) is used for the treatment of some types of cancer. It is based on the discovery that certain chemicals known as photosensitizing agents can kill one-celled organisms when the organisms are exposed to a particular type of light. PDT destroys cancer cells through the use of a fixed-frequency laser light in combination with a photosensitizing agent. In PDT, the photosensitizing agent is injected into the bloodstream and absorbed by cells all over the body. The agent remains in cancer cells for a longer time than it does in normal cells. When the treated cancer cells are exposed to laser light, the photosensitizing agent absorbs the light and produces an active form of oxygen that destroys the treated cancer cells. Light exposure must be timed carefully so that it occurs when most of the photosensitizing agent has left healthy cells but is still present in the cancer cells. The laser light used in PDT can be directed through a fiber-optic (a very thin glass strand). The fiber-optic is placed close to the cancer to deliver the proper amount of light. The fiber-optic can be directed through a bronchoscope into the lungs for the treatment of lung cancer or through an endoscope into the esophagus for the treatment of esophageal cancer. An advantage of PDT is that it causes minimal damage to healthy tissue. However, because the laser light currently in use cannot pass through more than about 3 centimeters of tissue (a little more than one and an eighth inch), PDT is mainly used to treat tumors on or just under the skin or on the lining of internal organs. Photodynamic therapy makes the skin and eyes sensitive to light for 6 weeks or more after treatment. Patients are advised to avoid direct sunlight and bright indoor light for at least 6 weeks. If patients must go outdoors, they need to wear protective clothing, including sunglasses. Other temporary side effects of PDT are related to the treatment of specific areas and can include coughing, trouble swallowing, abdominal pain, and painful breathing or shortness of breath. In December 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a photosensitizing agent called porfimer sodium, or Photofrin®, to relieve symptoms of esophageal cancer that is causing an obstruction and for esophageal cancer that cannot be satisfactorily treated with lasers alone. In January 1998, the FDA approved porfimer sodium for the treatment of early non-small cell lung cancer in patients for whom the usual treatments for lung cancer are not appropriate. The National Cancer Institute and other institutions are supporting clinical trials (research studies) to evaluate the use of photodynamic therapy for several types of cancer, including cancers of the bladder, brain, larynx, and oral cavity.

In yet another embodiment, laser therapy is used to harness high-intensity light to destroy cancer cells. This technique is often used to relieve symptoms of cancer such as bleeding or obstruction, especially when the cancer cannot be cured by other treatments. It may also be used to treat cancer by shrinking or destroying tumors. The term “laser” stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Ordinary light, such as that from a light bulb, has many wavelengths and spreads in all directions. Laser light, on the other hand, has a specific wavelength and is focused in a narrow beam. This type of high-intensity light contains a lot of energy. Lasers are very powerful and may be used to cut through steel or to shape diamonds. Lasers also can be used for very precise surgical work, such as repairing a damaged retina in the eye or cutting through tissue (in place of a scalpel). Although there are several different kinds of lasers, only three kinds have gained wide use in medicine: Carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser—This type of laser can remove thin layers from the skin's surface without penetrating the deeper layers. This technique is particularly useful in treating tumors that have not spread deep into the skin and certain precancerous conditions. As an alternative to traditional scalpel surgery, the CO₂ laser is also able to cut the skin. The laser is used in this way to remove skin cancers. Neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser—Light from this laser can penetrate deeper into tissue than light from the other types of lasers, and it can cause blood to clot quickly. It can be carried through optical fibers to less accessible parts of the body. This type of laser is sometimes used to treat throat cancers. Argon laser—This laser can pass through only superficial layers of tissue and is therefore useful in dermatology and in eye surgery. It also is used with light-sensitive dyes to treat tumors in a procedure known as photodynamic therapy (PDT). Lasers have several advantages over standard surgical tools, including: Lasers are more precise than scalpels. Tissue near an incision is protected, since there is little contact with surrounding skin or other tissue. The heat produced by lasers sterilizes the surgery site, thus reducing the risk of infection. Less operating time may be needed because the precision of the laser allows for a smaller incision. Healing time is often shortened; since laser heat seals blood vessels, there is less bleeding, swelling, or scarring. Laser surgery may be less complicated. For example, with fiber optics, laser light can be directed to parts of the body without making a large incision. More procedures may be done on an outpatient basis. Lasers can be used in two ways to treat cancer: by shrinking or destroying a tumor with heat, or by activating a chemical—known as a photosensitizing agent—that destroys cancer cells. In PDT, a photosensitizing agent is retained in cancer cells and can be stimulated by light to cause a reaction that kills cancer cells. CO₂ and Nd:YAG lasers are used to shrink or destroy tumors. They may be used with endoscopes, tubes that allow physicians to see into certain areas of the body, such as the bladder. The light from some lasers can be transmitted through a flexible endoscope fitted with fiber optics. This allows physicians to see and work in parts of the body that could not otherwise be reached except by surgery and therefore allows very precise aiming of the laser beam. Lasers also may be used with low-power microscopes, giving the doctor a clear view of the site being treated. Used with other instruments, laser systems can produce a cutting area as small as 200 microns in diameter—less than the width of a very fine thread. Lasers are used to treat many types of cancer. Laser surgery is a standard treatment for certain stages of glottis (vocal cord), cervical, skin, lung, vaginal, vulvar, and penile cancers. In addition to its use to destroy the cancer, laser surgery is also used to help relieve symptoms caused by cancer (palliative care). For example, lasers may be used to shrink or destroy a tumor that is blocking a patient's trachea (windpipe), making it easier to breathe. It is also sometimes used for palliation in colorectal and anal cancer. Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) is one of the most recent developments in laser therapy. LITT uses the same idea as a cancer treatment called hyperthermia; that heat may help shrink tumors by damaging cells or depriving them of substances they need to live. In this treatment, lasers are directed to interstitial areas (areas between organs) in the body. The laser light then raises the temperature of the tumor, which damages or destroys cancer cells.

The immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy may be administered before, after, or concurrently with the cancer vaccine described herein. The duration and/or dose of treatment with the cancer vaccine may vary according to the particular cancer vaccine, or the particular combinatory therapy. An appropriate treatment time for a particular cancer therapeutic agent will be appreciated by the skilled artisan. The invention contemplates the continued assessment of optimal treatment schedules for each cancer therapeutic agent, where the phenotype of the cancer of the subject as determined by the methods of the invention is a factor in determining optimal treatment doses and schedules.

V. Clinical Efficacy

Clinical efficacy can be measured by any method known in the art. For example, the response to an cancer therapy (e.g., a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Samd/p63 signaling pathway), relates to any response of the cancer, e.g., a tumor, to the therapy, preferably to a change in tumor mass and/or volume after initiation of neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Tumor response may be assessed in a neoadjuvant or adjuvant situation where the size of a tumor after systemic intervention can be compared to the initial size and dimensions as measured by CT, PET, mammogram, ultrasound or palpation and the cellularity of a tumor can be estimated histologically and compared to the cellularity of a tumor biopsy taken before initiation of treatment. Response may also be assessed by caliper measurement or pathological examination of the tumor after biopsy or surgical resection. Response may be recorded in a quantitative fashion like percentage change in tumor volume or cellularity or using a semi-quantitative scoring system such as residual cancer burden (Symmans et al. (2007) J. Clin. Oncol. 25:4414-4422) or Miller-Payne score (Ogston et al. (2003) Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) 12:320-327) in a qualitative fashion like “pathological complete response” (pCR), “clinical complete remission” (cCR), “clinical partial remission” (cPR), “clinical stable disease” (cSD), “clinical progressive disease” (cPD) or other qualitative criteria. Assessment of tumor response may be performed early after the onset of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, e.g., after a few hours, days, weeks or preferably after a few months. A typical endpoint for response assessment is upon termination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy or upon surgical removal of residual tumor cells and/or the tumor bed.

In some embodiments, clinical efficacy of the therapeutic treatments described herein may be determined by measuring the clinical benefit rate (CBR). The clinical benefit rate is measured by determining the sum of the percentage of patients who are in complete remission (CR), the number of patients who are in partial remission (PR) and the number of patients having stable disease (SD) at a time point at least 6 months out from the end of therapy. The shorthand for this formula is CBR=CR+PR+SD over 6 months. In some embodiments, the CBR for a particular cancer vaccine therapeutic regimen is at least 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, or more.

Additional criteria for evaluating the response to cancer therapy (e.g., a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Samd/p63 signaling pathway) are related to “survival,” which includes all of the following: survival until mortality, also known as overall survival (wherein said mortality may be either irrespective of cause or tumor related); “recurrence-free survival” (wherein the term recurrence shall include both localized and distant recurrence); metastasis free survival; disease free survival (wherein the term disease shall include cancer and diseases associated therewith). The length of said survival may be calculated by reference to a defined start point (e.g., time of diagnosis or start of treatment) and end point (e.g., death, recurrence or metastasis). In addition, criteria for efficacy of treatment can be expanded to include response to chemotherapy, probability of survival, probability of metastasis within a given time period, and probability of tumor recurrence.

For example, in order to determine appropriate threshold values, a particular agent encompassed by the present invention can be administered to a population of subjects and the outcome can be correlated to biomarker measurements that were determined prior to administration of any cancer therapy (e.g., a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Samd/p63 signaling pathway). The outcome measurement may be pathologic response to therapy given in the neoadjuvant setting. Alternatively, outcome measures, such as overall survival and disease-free survival can be monitored over a period of time for subjects following cancer therapy (e.g., a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Samd/p63 signaling pathway) for whom biomarker measurement values are known. In certain embodiments, the same doses of the agent are administered to each subject. In related embodiments, the doses administered are standard doses known in the art for the agent. The period of time for which subjects are monitored can vary. For example, subjects may be monitored for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60 months. Biomarker measurement threshold values that correlate to outcome of a cancer therapy (e.g., a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are (1) PTEN-deficient, (2) p53-deficient, and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Samd/p63 signaling pathway) can be determined using methods such as those described in the Examples section.

VI. Pharmaceutical Compositions and Administration

For cancer vaccine of present invention, cancer cells can be administered at 1, 10, 1000, 10,000, 0.1×10⁶, 0.2×10⁶, 0.3×10⁶, 0.4×10⁶, 0.5×10⁶, 0.6×10⁶, 0.7×10⁶, 0.8×10⁶, 0.9×10⁶, 1.0×10⁶, 5.0×10⁶, 1.0×10⁷, 5.0×10⁷, 1.0×10⁸, 5.0×10⁸, 1.0×10⁹ or more, or any range in between or any value in between, cells per kilogram of subject body weight. The number of cells transplanted may be adjusted based on the desired level of engraftment in a given amount of time. Generally, 1×10⁵ to about 1×10⁹ cells/kg of body weight, from about 1×10⁶ to about 1×10⁸ cells/kg of body weight, or about 1×10⁷ cells/kg of body weight, or more cells, as necessary, may be transplanted. In some embodiment, transplantation of at least about 100, 1000, 10,000, 0.1×10⁶, 0.5×10⁶, 1.0×10⁶, 2.0×10⁶, 3.0×10⁶, 4.0×10⁶, or 5.0×10⁶ total cells relative to an average size mouse is effective.

Cancer vaccine can be administered in any suitable route as described herein, such as by infusion. Cancer vaccine can also be administered before, concurrently with, or after, other anti-cancer agents.

Administration can be accomplished using methods generally known in the art. Agents, including cells, may be introduced to the desired site by direct injection, or by any other means used in the art including, but are not limited to, intravascular, intracerebral, parenteral, intraperitoneal, intravenous, epidural, intraspinal, intrasternal, intra-articular, intra-synovial, intrathecal, intra-arterial, intracardiac, or intramuscular administration. For example, subjects of interest may be engrafted with the transplanted cells by various routes. Such routes include, but are not limited to, intravenous administration, subcutaneous administration, administration to a specific tissue (e.g., focal transplantation), injection into the femur bone marrow cavity, injection into the spleen, administration under the renal capsule of fetal liver, and the like. In certain embodiment, the cancer vaccine of the present invention is injected to the subject intratumorally or subcutaneously. Cells may be administered in one infusion, or through successive infusions over a defined time period sufficient to generate a desired effect. Exemplary methods for transplantation, engraftment assessment, and marker phenotyping analysis of transplanted cells are well-known in the art (see, for example, Pearson et al. (2008) Curr. Protoc. Immunol. 81:15.21.1-15.21.21; Ito et al. (2002) Blood 100:3175-3182; Traggiai et al. (2004) Science 304:104-107; Ishikawa et al. Blood (2005) 106:1565-1573; Shultz et al. (2005) J. Immunol. 174:6477-6489; and Holyoake et al. (1999) Exp. Hematol. 27:1418-1427).

Two or more cell types can be combined and administered, such as cancer vaccine and adoptive cell transfer of stem cells, cancer vaccine and other cell-based vaccines, and the like. For example adoptive cell-based immunotherapies can be combined with the cancer vaccine of the present invention. Well-known adoptive cell-based immunotherapeutic modalities, including, without limitation, irradiated autologous or allogeneic tumor cells, tumor lysates or apoptotic tumor cells, antigen-presenting cell-based immunotherapy, dendritic cell-based immunotherapy, adoptive T cell transfer, adoptive CAR T cell therapy, autologous immune enhancement therapy (AIET), cancer vaccines, and/or antigen presenting cells. Such cell-based immunotherapies can be further modified to express one or more gene products to further modulate immune responses, such as expressing cytokines like GM-CSF, and/or to express tumor-associated antigen (TAA) antigens, such as Mage-1, gp-100, and the like. The ratio of cancer cells in the cancer vaccine described herein to other cell types can be 1:1, but can modulated in any amount desired (e.g., 1:1, 1.1:1, 1.2:1, 1.3:1, 1.4:1, 1.5:1, 2:1, 2.5:1, 3:1, 3.5:1, 4:1, 4.5:1, 5:1, 5.5:1, 6:1, 6.5:1, 7:1, 7.5:1, 8:1, 8.5:1, 9:1, 9.5:1, 10:1, or greater).

Engraftment of transplanted cells may be assessed by any of various methods, such as, but not limited to, tumor volume, cytokine levels, time of administration, flow cytometric analysis of cells of interest obtained from the subject at one or more time points following transplantation, and the like. For example, a time-based analysis of waiting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 days or can signal the time for tumor harvesting. Any such metrics are variables that can be adjusted according to well-known parameters in order to determine the effect of the variable on a response to anti-cancer immunotherapy. In addition, the transplanted cells can be co-transplanted with other agents, such as cytokines, extracellular matrices, cell culture supports, and the like.

In addition, anti-cancer agents (e.g., TGFβ superfamily proteins, agents that increase the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1, and/or immune checkpoint inhibitors) of the present invention can be administered to subjects or otherwise applied outside of a subject body in a biologically compatible form suitable for pharmaceutical administration. By “biologically compatible form suitable for administration in vivo” is meant a form to be administered in which any toxic effects are outweighed by the therapeutic effects. Administration of an anti-cancer agent as described herein can be in any pharmacological form including a therapeutically active amount of an agent alone or in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The phrase “therapeutically-effective amount” as used herein means that amount of an agent that is effective for producing some desired therapeutic effect, e.g., cancer treatment, at a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

Administration of a therapeutically active amount of the therapeutic composition of the present invention is defined as an amount effective, at dosages and for periods of time necessary, to achieve the desired result. For example, a therapeutically active amount of an agent may vary according to factors such as the disease state, age, sex, and weight of the individual, and the ability of peptide to elicit a desired response in the individual. Dosage regimens can be adjusted to provide the optimum therapeutic response. For example, several divided doses can be administered daily or the dose can be proportionally reduced as indicated by the exigencies of the therapeutic situation.

A combination dosage form or simultaneous administration of single agents can result in effective amounts of each desired modulatory agent present in the patient at the same time.

The therapeutic agents described herein can be administered in a convenient manner such as by injection (subcutaneous, intravenous, etc.), oral administration, inhalation, transdermal application, or rectal administration. Depending on the route of administration, the active compound can be coated in a material to protect the compound from the action of enzymes, acids and other natural conditions which may inactivate the compound. For example, for administration of agents, by other than parenteral administration, it may be desirable to coat the agent with, or co-administer the agent with, a material to prevent its inactivation.

An agent can be administered to an individual in an appropriate carrier, diluent or adjuvant, co-administered with enzyme inhibitors or in an appropriate carrier such as liposomes. Pharmaceutically acceptable diluents include saline and aqueous buffer solutions. Adjuvant is used in its broadest sense and includes any immune stimulating compound such as interferon. Adjuvants contemplated herein include resorcinols, non-ionic surfactants such as polyoxyethylene oleyl ether and n-hexadecyl polyethylene ether. Enzyme inhibitors include pancreatic trypsin inhibitor, diisopropylfluorophosphate (DEEP) and trasylol. Liposomes include water-in-oil-in-water emulsions as well as conventional liposomes (Sterna et al. (1984) J. Neuroimmunol. 7:27).

The agent may also be administered parenterally or intraperitoneally. Dispersions can also be prepared in glycerol, liquid polyethylene glycols, and mixtures thereof, and in oils. Under ordinary conditions of storage and use, these preparations may contain a preservative to prevent the growth of microorganisms.

Pharmaceutical compositions of agents suitable for injectable use include sterile aqueous solutions (where water soluble) or dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions or dispersion. In all cases the composition will preferably be sterile and must be fluid to the extent that easy syringeability exists. It will preferably be stable under the conditions of manufacture and storage and preserved against the contaminating action of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. The carrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example, water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, and liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof. The proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants. Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be achieved by various antibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens, chlorobutanol, phenol, ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In many cases, it is preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars, polyalcohols such as manitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride in the composition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can be brought about by including in the composition an agent which delays absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.

Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating an agent of the invention in the required amount in an appropriate solvent with one or a combination of ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed by filtered sterilization. Generally, dispersions are prepared by incorporating the active compound into a sterile vehicle which contains a basic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from those enumerated above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation of sterile injectable solutions, the preferred methods of preparation are vacuum drying and freeze-drying which yields a powder of the agent plus any additional desired ingredient from a previously sterile-filtered solution thereof.

When the agent is suitably protected, as described above, the protein can be orally administered, for example, with an inert diluent or an assimilable edible carrier. As used herein “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” includes any and all solvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, and the like. The use of such media and agents for pharmaceutically active substances is well-known in the art. Except insofar as any conventional media or agent is incompatible with the active compound, use thereof in the therapeutic compositions is contemplated. Supplementary active compounds can also be incorporated into the compositions.

It is especially advantageous to formulate parenteral compositions in dosage unit form for ease of administration and uniformity of dosage. “Dosage unit form”, as used herein, refers to physically discrete units suited as unitary dosages for the mammalian subjects to be treated; each unit containing a predetermined quantity of active compound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect in association with the required pharmaceutical carrier. The specification for the dosage unit forms of the invention are dictated by, and directly dependent on, (a) the unique characteristics of the active compound and the particular therapeutic effect to be achieved, and (b) the limitations inherent in the art of compounding such an active compound for the treatment of sensitivity in individuals.

VII. Kits

The present invention also encompasses kits. For example, the kit can comprise PTEN and p53-deficient cancer cells modified as described herein, TGFβ superfamily proteins, agents that increase the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and combinations thereof, packaged in a suitable container and can further comprise instructions for using such reagents. The kit may also contain other components, such as administration tools packaged in a separate container.

Other embodiments of the present invention are described in the following Examples. The present invention is further illustrated by the following examples which should not be construed as further limiting. The contents of all references, patents and published patent applications cited throughout this application, as well as the Figures, are incorporated herein by reference.

EXAMPLES Example 1: Materials and Methods for Examples 2-7

a. Cell Culture

PP and PP_(T) breast cancer cells were cultured in DMEM/F12 (3:1) media supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 25 ng/ml hydrocortisone, 5 μg/ml insulin, 8.5 ng/ml cholera toxin, 0.125 ng/ml epidermal growth factor (EGF), 5 μM Y-27632 Rock1 inhibitor, penicillin (100 U/mL), and streptomycin (100 mg/mL). For PP_(T) cells, 4 ng/ml TGFβ1 was freshly added into the media every three days. Cells were incubated at 37° C. in a humidified atmosphere under 5% CO₂. NMuMG, HMEC, MCF10A, ZR-75-1, MDA-MB-453, MDA-MB-231, MCF7, BT549, HCC1954 and HCC70 cells were purchased from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and were cultured according to vendor's instructions.

b. Antibodies and Reagents

TGFβ1 (#GF111) was purchased from Millipore (Billerica, Mass., USA). FITC anti-mouse CD45 (30-F11), PE/Dazzle™ 594 anti-mouse CD3 (145-2C11), APC/Cy7 anti-mouse CD4 (RM4-5), Alexa Fluor® 700 anti-mouse CD8 (53-6.7), APC anti-mouse TNFα (MP6-XT22), PE anti-mouse IFNγ (XMG1.2), PE/Cy7 anti-mouse CD11c (N418), APC/Cy7 anti-mouse I-A/I-E (M5/114.15.2), PerCP/Cy5 anti-mouse CD103 (2E7), PE anti-mouse CD80 (16-10A1), FITC anti-human CD45 (H130), Alexa Fluor® 700 anti-human CD11C (Bu15), PerCP/Cy5 anti-human CD80 (2D10), Pacific Blue™ anti-human CD86 (IT2.2), and anti-human APC CD103 (Ber-ACT8) were purchased from Biolegend (San Diego, Calif., USA). Smad2 (D43B4) rabbit monoclonal antibody (#5339), phospho-Smad2 (Ser465/467; 138D4) rabbit monoclonal antibody, Lamin A/C (4C11) mouse monoclonal antibody, and p63 (D9L7L) rabbit monoclonal antibody (#39692) were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology. Anti-Vinculin antibody (#V9131) was bought from Sigma Aldrich.

c. Real-Time PCR

Real-time PCR was performed using SYBR® Select Master Mix on an Applied Biosystems® 7300 Fast Real-Time PCR system according to manufacturer's instructions. In brief, incubation cycles were as follows: 95° C. for 10 min, then 95° C. for 15 s, 60° C. for 1 min. Amplification was completed by 40 cycles and melting curves were measured. Primers used for real-time PCR assay are shown in Table. 3.

TABLE 3 mAx1-F ATGGCCGACATTGCCAGTG mAx1-R CGGTAGTAATCCCCGTTGTAGA mBatf3-F CAGAGCCCCAAGGACGATG mBatf3-R GCACAAAGTTCATAGGACACAGC mCcl2-F TTAAAAACCTGGATCGGAACCAA mCcl2-R GCATTAGCTTCAGATTTACGGGT mCcl7-F GCTGCTTTCAGCATCCAAGTG mCcl7-R CCAGGGACACCGACTACTG mCcl8-F CTGGGCCAGATAAGGCTCC mCCL8-F CTGGGCCAGATAAGGCTCC mCcl8-R CATGGGGCACTGGATATTGTT mCCL8-R CATGGGGCACTGGATATTGTT mCCR7-F TGTACGAGTCGGTGTGCTTC mCCR7-R GGTAGGTATCCGTCATGGTCTTG mCD14-F CTCTGTCCTTAAAGCGGCTTAC mCD14-R GTTGCGGAGGTTCAAGATGTT mCD200-F CTCTCCACCTACAGCCTGATT mCD200-R AGAACATCGTAAGGATGCAGTTG mCD207-F CCGAAGCGCACTTCACAGT mCD207-R GCAGATACAGAGAGGTTTCCTCA mCD4-F TCCTAGCTGTCACTCAAGGGA mCD4-R TCAGAGAACTTCCAGGTGAAGA mCD40-F TGTCATCTGTGAAAAGGTGGTC mCD40-R ACTGGAGCAGCGGTGTTATG mCD45-F CAGAAACGCCTAAGCCTAGTTG mCD45-R ATGCAGGATCAGGTTTAGATGC mCD74-F AGTGCGACGAGAACGGTAAC mCD74-R CGTTGGGGAACACACACCA mCD8-F CCGTTGACCCGCTTTCTGT mCD8-R CGGCGTCCATTTTCTTTGGAA mCd80-F ACCCCCAACATAACTGAGTCT mCd80-R TTCCAACCAAGAGAAGCGAGG mCD86-F CTGGACTCTACGACTTCACAATG mCD86-R AGTTGGCGATCACTGACAGTT mCD8a-F CCGTTGACCCGCTTTCTGT mCD8a-R CGGCGTCCATTTTCTTTGGAA mCeacam1-F TTCCCTGGGGAGGACTACTG mCeacam1-R TGTATGCTTGCCCCGTGAAAT mClec9a-F GAAGTGCCAATCCCCTAGCAA mClec9a-R CAGTCACTACCTGAATGGAGAGA mCtsb-F TCCTTGATCCTTCTTTCTTGCC mCtsb-F TCCTTGATCCTTCTTTCTTGCC mCtsb-R ACAGTGCCACACAGCTTCTTC mCtsb-R ACAGTGCCACACAGCTTCTTC mCts1-F ATCAAACCTTTAGTGCAGAGTGG mCts1-F ATCAAACCTTTAGTGCAGAGTGG mCts1-R CTGTATTCCCCGTTGTGTAGC mCts1-R CTGTATTCCCCGTTGTGTAGC mCXCL10-F CCAAGTGCTGCCGTCATTTTC mCXCL10-R GGCTCGCAGGGATGATTTCAA mCXCR3-F TACCTTGAGGTTAGTGAACGTCA mCXCR3-R CGCTCTCGTTTTCCCCATAATC mFyn-F ACCTCCATCCCGAACTACAAC mFyn-R CGCCACAAACAGTGTCACTC mGas6-F TGCTGGCTTCCGAGTCTTC mGas6-R CGGGGTCGTTCTCGAACAC mH2-Ab1-F AGCCCCATCACTGTGGAGT mH2-Ab1-R GATGCCGCTCAACATCTTGC mH2-D1-F CCCTGACCTGGCAGTTGAATG mH2-D1-R AGCTCCAATGATGGCCATAGC mHspa1b-F GAGATCGACTCTCTGTTCGAGG mHspa1b-R GCCCGTTGAAGAAGTCCTG mIcos-F ATGAAGCCGTACTTCTGCCAT mIcos-R CGCATTTTTAACTGCTGGACAG mIfnb1-F CAGCTCCAAGAAAGGACGAAC mIfnb1-R GGCAGTGTAACTCTTCTGCAT mIfng-F ATGAACGCTACACACTGCATC mIfng-R CCATCCTTTTGCCAGTTCCTC mIL12b-F TGGTTTGCCATCGTTTTGCTG mIL12b-R ACAGGTGAGGTTCACTGTTTCT mIL18-F GTGAACCCCAGACCAGACTG mIL18-R CCTGGAACACGTTTCTGAAAGA mIL1b-F GAAATGCCACCTTTTGACAGTG mIL1b-R TGGATGCTCTCATCAGGACAG mIL2ra-F AACCATAGTACCCAGTTGTCGG mIL2ra-R TCCTAAGCAACGCATATAGACCA mIL2rb-F TGGAGCCTGTCCCTCTACG mIL2rb-R TCCACATGCAAGAGACATTGG mIL6st-F CCGTGTGGTTACATCTACCCT mIL6st-R CGTGGTTCTGTTGATGACAGTG mIrf1-F ATGCCAATCACTCGAATGCG mIrf1-R TTGTATCGGCCTGTGTGAATG mIrf4-F TCCGACAGTGGTTGATCGAC mIrf4-R CCTCACGATTGTAGTCCTGCTT mIrf8-F CGGGGCTGATCTGGGAAAAT mIrf8-R CACAGCGTAACCTCGTCTTC mItga6-F TGCAGAGGGCGAACAGAAC mItga6-R GCACACGTCACCACTTTGC mItgae-F CCTGTGCAGCATGTAAAAGAATG mItgae-R CAAGGATCGGCAGTTCAGATAC mItgam-F ATGGACGCTGATGGCAATACC mItgam-R TCCCCATTCACGTCTCCCA mK1rc1-F GCCCCTGCAAAGATACCGAA mK1rc1-R TCTGTGGGTTCTAGTCATTGAGG mLamp1-F CAGCACTCTTTGAGGTGAAAAAC mLamp1-R ACGATCTGAGAACCATTCGCA mLifr-F TACGTCGGCAGACTCGATATT mLifr-R TGGGCGTATCTCTCTCTCCTT mMalt1-F CACAGAACTGAGCGACTTCCT mMalt1-R CAGCCAACACTGCCTTGGA mNotch2-F GAGAAAAACCGCTGTCAGAATGG mNotch2-R GGTGGAGTATTGGCAGTCCTC mPik3cd-F GTAAACGACTTCCGCACTAAGA mPik3cd-R GCTGACACGCAATAAGCCG mRelb-F CCGTACCTGGTCATCACAGAG mRelb-R CAGTCTCGAAGCTCGATGGC mSirpa-F CCACGGGGAAGGAACTGAAG mSirpa-R ACGTATTCTCCTGCGAAACTGTA mTap1-F GGACTTGCCTTGTTCCGAGAG mTAp1-R GCTGCCACATAACTGATAGCGA mTapbp-F ACAAGGCCCCCAGAGTGT mTapbp-R GGAAGAAGTGGGATGCAAGA mTlr1-F TGAGGGTCCTGATAATGTCCTAC mTlr1-R AGAGGTCCAAATGCTTGAGGC mTlr3-F GTGAGATACAACGTAGCTGACTG mTlr3-R TCCTGCATCCAAGATAGCAAGT mTlr6-F TGAGCCAAGACAGAAAACCCA mTlr6-R GGGACATGAGTAAGGTTCCTGTT mTnf-F CCCTCACACTCAGATCATCTTCT mTnf-R GCTACGACGTGGGCTACAG mTnfaip3-F GAACAGCGATCAGGCCAGG mTnfaip3-R GGACAGTTGGGTGTCTCACATT mXcr1-F CTCAGCCTTGTGGGTAACAGC mXcr1-R ACAGGCAGTAGACAGGAGAAC mZeb2-F ATTGCACATCAGACTTTGAGGAA mZeb2-R ATAATGGCCGTGTCGCTTCG

d. Flow Cytometry Analysis

To obtain single cell suspensions, tumors were first disrupted by mechanical dissociation and then digested in dissociation buffer (1× collagenase/hyaluronidase [#07912, Stem Cell Technologies] in DMEM, 10 mM HEPES, 5% FBS, 100 ng/mL DNase I [#07900, Stem Cell Technologies], and penicillin-streptomycin [#14140122, Thermo Fisher]) for 1 hour at 37° C. Spleens and lymph nodes were first dissociated by passing through 70- and 40-μm cell strainers. Blood was collected by retro-orbital bleeding with EDTA microcaps (#47729-742, VWR) and microtainer (#0266933, Thermo Fisher), and blood cells were separated by centrifugation. For all tissues, red blood cells were lysed with ammonium chloride (4 volumes of 0.8% NH₄Cl 0.1 mM EDTA [#07850, Stem Cell Technologies] plus 1 volume PBS). Single cell suspensions were then blocked with anti-CD16/32 (93, Biolegend) and stained with appropriate cell surface antibodies. For intracellular staining, cells were fixed and permeabilized using fixation and permeabilization wash buffers (#421002 and #4208801, Biolegend) according to manufacturer's instructions. Gating strategies can be found in the Supplementary Methods section.

e. Animal Experiments

Six-to-eight-week-old female nude, SCID and wild type FVB mice were purchased from Taconic Biosciences. For PP and PP_(T) cell tumor formation assays, 1×10⁶ cells were injected into the third fat pads in 50% matrigel. For tumor transplantation assays, 1×10⁵ collagenase-digested PP tumor cells were injected into the third fat pads in 10% matrigel. For vaccination assays, 1×10⁶PP_(T) cells were injected subcutaneously in 10% matrigel. After one month, PP cells or tumors were injected into the third fat pads of immunized mice. For in vivo depletion assays, mice were injected intravenously with Ultra-LEAF™ purified anti-CD3 (200 μg/mouse, 145-2C11, Biolegend), anti-CD4 (200 μg/mouse, GK1.5, Biolegend), anti-CD8 (200 μg/mouse, 53-6.7, Biolegend), or anti-IgG (200 μg/mouse, HTK888, Biolegend) one week before tumor challenge and weekly thereafter. All mouse experiments were performed in accordance with federal laws for animal protection and permission from the local veterinary office, and in compliance with the guidelines approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School.

f. Mouse Transcriptome Methodology and Analysis

An Ion AmpliSeq™ Custom Panel containing 4,604 cancer- and immune-associated genes (designed by Thermo Fisher using Ion AmpliSeq® Designer) was used for the studies as described previously (Goel et al. (2017) Nature 548:471-475). 10 ng total RNA was used to prepare the cDNA library for each sample. Libraries were multiplexed and amplified using an Ion OneTouch™ 2 System, and sequenced on an Ion Torrent Proton™ system (Thermo Fisher). Count data was generated by Thermo Fisher's Torrent Suite™ and AmpliSeq™ RNA analysis plugin. For gene ontology enrichment and KEGG pathway analysis, genes with a mean fold change (PP_(T) vs PP) greater than two or lesser than 0.4 were utilized. Gene Ontology enrichment and KEGG pathway analysis were carried out using Cytoscape Software and STRING plugin.

g. In Vitro Immature DC Differentiation and Activation

Mouse bone marrow monocytes were isolated with EasySep™ Mouse Monocyte Isolation Kit (#19861, StemCell Technologies) from wild type female FVB mice according to vendor's instructions. Enriched monocytes were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium with 20 ng/ml mouse recombinant GM-CSF (Stem Cell Technologies, #78017), 10 ng/ml mouse recombinant IL-4 (Stem Cell Technologies, #78047), and 10% FBS for one week. Immature DCs were then incubated with indicated cells at a 1:1 ratio for 24 hours. Human bone marrow was purchased from ALLCELLS (#ABM001, MA). Monocytes were isolated with EasySep™ Human Monocyte Isolation Kit (#19359, StemCell) according to vendor's instruction. Monocytes were then cultured in RPMI 1640 medium with 10% FBS, 20 ng/ml human recombinant GM-CSF (#78190, Stem Cell) and 10 ng/ml human recombinant IL-4 (#78045, StemCell) for one week. DC function was determined by flow cytometry 24 hours after incubation with human breast cancer cell lines at a 1:1 ratio.

h. Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction Assay

Spleens collected from wild type female FVB mice were mechanically dissociated by passing through 70 μm cell strainers. Naïve CD3+ T cells were then isolated with EasySep™ Mouse Pan-Naïve T Cell Isolation Kit (Stem Cell Technologies, #19848) according to manufacturer's instructions. Purified T cells were co-cultured with tumor cells at a 10:1 ratio in presence or absence of immature DCs. After co-culturing overnight, cells were harvested and T cell activation was determined by flow cytometry.

i. Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Protein Extraction, Co-Immunoprecipitation, and Western Blotting

Cells were lysed with cytoplasmic extract (CE) buffer (10 mM HEPES (pH 7.6), 50 mM KCl, 0.05% NP40, and phosphatase and protease inhibitors in 1×PBS) for 5 minutes on ice. Cell lysates were centrifuged at 2,300 g for 5 min and supernatants were collected as the cytoplasmic fraction. After three washes with CE buffer, the precipitate was lysed by sonication in nuclear extraction buffer (20 mM HEPES pH 7.6, 100 mM KCl, 5% glycerol, 0.5% NP40, phosphatase and protease inhibitors in 1×PBS). Cell lysates were centrifuged at 13,400 g for 5 min and supernatants were collected as the nuclear fraction. For co-immunoprecipitation assays, cell extracts were adjusted to 20 mM HEPES (pH 7.6), 0.1% NP40, 50 mM KCl, 5% glycerol and 2.5 mM MgCl₂, and incubated with an appropriate primary antibody or IgG overnight at 4° C. Protein A/G magnetic beads were added into the mixture and incubated for 2 hours. After three washes with binding buffer, beads were re-suspended in 1× western blotting loading buffer and denatured at 95° C. for 10 min. Western blot analysis was performed as previously described (Tang et al. (2015) Nat. Commun. 6:8230).

j. Statistical Analysis

Quantitative data were expressed as means±SEM. Statistical significance was determined by t-test for comparison of two groups and ANOVA with post-hoc analysis for three or more groups. A P-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Example 2: TGFβ-Treated Tumor Cells Induce T Cell Dependent Antitumor Immunity

Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) is a pluripotent cytokine that plays critical roles in regulating embryo development, cell metabolism, tumor progression, and immune system homeostasis (David and Massagué (2018) Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell. Biol. 19:419-435). Upon binding to its receptors on plasma membrane, TGFβ, regulates the expressions of its downstream genes in Smad-dependent and independent manners (FIG. 16).

Loss of tumor suppressor p53 or PTEN is among the most frequent events in human cancer (Lawrence et al. (2014) Nature 505:495-501). The majority of advanced epithelial tumors, including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), exhibit loss of both p53 and PTEN (Cancer Genome Atlas Network (2012) Nature 490:61-70). A syngeneic genetically-engineered mouse model (GEMM) of TNBC derived from concurrent ablation of p53 (encoded by Trp53 in mice) and Pten (termed PP) in female FVB mice carrying K14-Cre; Trp53^(L/L); Pten^(L/L), was generated (Berrueta et al. (2018) Sci. Rep. 8:7864). To investigate the interaction of tumor cells harboring activated TGFβ signaling with the immune system, primary PP tumor cells were treated with TGFβ in vitro for a prolonged time (e.g., one month), and were subsequently allografted to FVB female mice. These TGFβ-treated PP cells (termed PP_(T)) were confirmed to have activated TGFβ signaling with significant induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT; FIG. 1B). Unexpectedly, while orthotopic injection of PP cells into wild type FVB mice resulted in tumor formation with full penetration, PP_(T) cells completely failed to form tumors in FVB recipients despite their EMT phenotype, which is usually associated with more aggressive tumors (FIG. 1C). However, both PP and PP_(T) cells were able to grow in immune-compromised mouse hosts lacking adaptive immunity, including athymic nude and severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice, although the growth rate of PP_(T) tumors was slower than that of PP tumors (FIGS. 2A and 2B).

To further assess whether T cells are required for immune rejection of PP_(T) cells, CD3+ T cells were depleted via injection of an antibody against CD3 in recipient FVB mice transplanted with PP_(T) cells. In this case, in contrast to absolute no growth of PP_(T) cells in FVB mice with proficient T cells, PP_(T) cells were able to form tumors with 100% penetrance upon depletion of T cells (FIGS. 3A and 3B). Tumor tissue, spleens and blood were harvested from host mice six days after transplantation of PP or PP_(T) tumor cells, and T cells were analyzed by flow cytometry (FIG. 3C). Both the abundance of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell levels, as well as TNFα and INFγ production, were significantly increased in the tumors and blood of PP_(T)-transplanted mice compared to PP-bearing mice (FIGS. 3D-3I). Together, these results indicate that activated TGFβ signaling in tumor cells triggers cytotoxic T cell-mediated antitumor immunity.

Example 3: DC Plays an Essential Role in Mediating TGFβ-Induced Antitumor Immunity

In parallel, transcriptome analysis was performed across a panel of 4,604 cancer- and immune-related genes on PP and PP_(T) tumor tissue isolated from recipient mice six days after engrafting. Notably, expression of genes with gene ontology (GO) terms related to activation of multiple immune pathways was greatly up-regulated in PP_(T) tumors compared to PP tumors (FIG. 4A). Significant up-regulation of genes encoding cytokines, cytokine receptors, and T cell costimulatory molecules was further confirmed by real time quantitative PCR (FIG. 4B). Moreover, expression of genes encoding components of both class I and class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC), such as H2-D1, H2-Ab1 and Cd74, was significantly up-regulated in PP_(T) tumor sites compared to PP tumors (FIG. 4B). These data further confirm that PP_(T) cells were able to elicit a robust immune response in the tumor microenvironment.

Interestingly, Cd74 (also known as HLA class II histocompatibility antigen gamma chain) was at the top of up-regulated immune-related networks in PP_(T) tumor tissues (FIG. 4C). Flow cytometry analysis determined that neither PP nor PP_(T) tumor cells express MHC class II molecules (FIGS. 5A and 5B), indicating that antigen-presenting cells (APCs), and dendritic cells (DCs) in particular, are likely involved in PP_(T) tumor-induced immune response in the host animals. Indeed, PP_(T) tumors had a significantly higher number of tumor-infiltrating DCs than PP tumors (FIG. 4D). Further analysis revealed that PP_(T) tumor-associated DCs also have increased levels of CD80, a costimulatory molecule necessary for T cell activation, CD103, a critical molecule for priming tumor-specific CD8+ T cells and trafficking of effector T cells, and MHC-II antigen-presenting machinery (Eisenbarth (2019) Nat. Rev. Immunol. 19:89-103; Worbs et al. (2017) Nat. Rev. Immunol. 17:30-48) (FIG. 4E). These observations indicate that tumor-associated DCs play an important role in mediating antitumor immunity against TGFβ-treated tumor cells.

To delineate how PP_(T) tumor cells elicit antitumor immunity when they are introduced into immune competent host animals, co-culture experiments of PP or PP_(T) tumor cells with DCs or T cells in vitro were performed. Co-culture of bone marrow-derived DCs (BMDCs) obtained from naïve mice with tumor cells revealed that PP_(T) cells, but not PP, were able to activate BMDCs (FIGS. 4F and 4G). A similar co-culture of T cells isolated from the spleen of naïve FVB mice with tumor cells showed that T cells were not activated when they were co-cultured with either PP or PP_(T) cells (FIGS. 5C and 5D). However, in the presence of DCs, both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were activated by co-culturing with PP_(T) cells, but not with PP cells (FIGS. 4H and 4I). These results indicate that PP_(T) cells trigger activation of DCs to mount an adaptive immune response, which in turn primes T cells to target PP_(T) tumor cells (FIG. 17).

Example 4: TGFβ Stimulates Antitumor Immunity Through the TGFβ-Smad/p63 Signaling Axis

The molecular mechanisms by which prolonged treatment of tumor cells with TGFβ could enhance immunogenicity to the extent observed in PP_(T) cells were next determined. Since Smad proteins are specific transcriptional effectors of TGFβ signaling (Xu et al. (2016) Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Biol. 8: a022087; Budi et al. (2017) Trends Cell Biol. 27:658-672; Cantelli et al. (2017) Semin. Cancer Biol. 42:60-69), the expression levels of Smads and Smad-related transcription factors in PP_(T) cells were analyzed by transcriptome profiling. Notably, the expression level of p63 (encoded by Trp63 in mice) was highest among the Smad-associated transcriptional networks (FIG. 6A). The transcription factor p63 is a member of the p53 family, which has been reported to either suppress or promote tumor progression depending on the cellular context (Bergholz and Xiao (2012) Cancer Microenviron. 5:311-322; Adorno et al. (2009) Cell 137:87-98; Memmi et al. (2015) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112:3499-3504; Chen et al. (2018) Cell Mol. Life Sci. 75:965-973; Yoh et al. (2016) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S. A. 113:E6107-E6116). To determine the role of p63 in PP_(T) cells, p63 was depleted via short hairpin RNA (shRNA) and p63-knockdown PP_(T) cells were transplanted into FVB mice. Remarkably, while PP_(T) cells expressing a control shRNA failed to form tumors, PP_(T) cells expressing shTrp63-1 and undetectable p63 protein levels quickly formed tumors with full penetrance (FIG. 6B). PP_(T) cells expressing shTrp63-2 with still detectable p63 formed tumors with a longer latency and reduced penetrance (70%) than that of cells expressing shTrp63-1 (FIG. 6B). Moreover, PP_(T) cells expressing either shTrp63-1 or shTrp63-2 lost the capacity to activate BMDCs in co-culture systems (FIG. 6C). These results indicate that p63 plays a critical role in mediating enhanced immunogenicity and immune sensitization induced by TGFβ treatment, which then results in failure to evade immune attack and loss of tumorigenicity.

Intriguingly, both PP and PP_(T) cells express an abundant amount of p63 (FIG. 7A). To investigate why and how p63 plays a different role in PP and PP_(T) cells, immunofluorescence analysis was performed to detect the cellular localization of p63 and Smad2. Results showed that while p63 was in the nucleus in both PP and PP_(T) cells, Smad2 was restricted to the cytoplasmic compartment in PP cells, but localized to both the cytoplasm and nucleus in PP_(T) cells (FIG. 7B). The cellular localization of p63 and Smad2 was validated by cellular fractionation (FIG. 7C), and their association in the nucleus of PP_(T) cells was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation (FIG. 7D). These data indicate that p63 can act as a co-factor of the nuclear Smads to target specific sets of genes for transcriptional regulation upon TGFβ treatment.

To determine transcriptional programs co-regulated by p63 and Smad2, transcriptome analysis of PP_(T) cells with shRNA-mediated silencing of p63 or Smad2 expression was performed. Approximately 70% of altered genes in PP_(T) cells expressing shTrp63 or shSmad2 were regulated in common by p63 and Smad2 (FIGS. 8A and 8B). Notably, while multiple major oncogenic signaling pathways were up-regulated in both shTrp63- and shSmad2-expressing PP_(T) cells, many immune regulatory pathways were down-regulated (FIGS. 8C and 8D).

Example 5: TGFβ-Smad/p63 Signaling Activation Reprogramed Human Tumor Cells to Activate DCs in a Similar Fashion

To determine whether TGFβ-Smad/p63 pathway was also important in the interaction of human tumor cells with the immune system, a panel of breast cancer cell lines was screened and it was found that most of these cell lines do not express p63. Only HCC1954 and the two non-cancer cell lines screened express p63 at levels detectable by western blotting (FIG. 9A). HCC1954 and MCF7 cells were treated with TGFβ and co-cultured with human DCs (FIG. 9B). Consistent with previous results, only HCC1954 cells, but not MCF7, were able to induce DC activation upon TGFβ-treatment (FIGS. 9C-9E). These data indicate that the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling activation can also reprogram human tumor cells to activate DCs in a similar fashion. More importantly, breast cancer patients with a higher level of the TP63/Smad-based gene expression signature had much better survival outcome than those patients with a lower level of TP63/Smad-based gene signature (FIG. 9F).

Example 6: PP_(T) Cells have Therapeutic Effect on Blocking the Growth of their Parental PP Tumor Cells

It was determined whether the enhanced immune response elicited by PP_(T) cells can extend its cytotoxic effects towards non-TGFβ-treated parental PP tumor cells, which can lead to important therapeutic implications for cancer treatment. Remarkably, co-injection of PP_(T) cells with PP tumor cells into FVB mice completely abrogated growth of PP tumors (FIGS. 10 A and 10B). The results indicated that PP_(T) induced antitumor immunities against its parental PP tumor cells.

Example 7: PP_(T) Cells have Potent Vaccine Activity Against Parental PP Tumor Cells Through Induction of Memory T Cell Responses

To gain a further understanding on the antitumor immunity of PP_(T) cells, it was determined whether PP_(T) cells can induce tumor specific memory T cell responses. T cells harvested from the spleen and lymph nodes of PP_(T)-bearing mice at 1, 2 and 6 weeks after injection of PP_(T) cells were analyzed, and it was found that both populations of CD4+ central memory (T_(CM)) and effector memory (T_(EM)) T cell were increased (FIGS. 11A and 11B) Increased long-term splenic CD8+ T_(CM) and T_(EM) cells were also observed in these mice after PP_(T) cell injection (FIGS. 11C and 11D).

It was next determined whether PP_(T) cells can prevent the growth of parental PP cells in the primary site as well as in a distal tissue, i.e., the lung. Remarkably, PP tumor cells or tumor fragments were entirely rejected when they were introduced into the mammary fat pads of FVB mice that had been previously immunized with PP_(T) cells (FIGS. 12A-12E). In addition, PP cells were introduced into PP_(T)-immunized mice via tail vein injection to mimic metastatic tumor cells in the circulation. While control mice developed substantial metastatic burden in the lungs when analyzed four weeks after injection, PP_(T)-immunized mice were completely clear of tumor lesions (FIGS. 12F and 12G).

It was further shown that the tumor infiltrating CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were significantly increased in the PP tumor cells injection sites in mice immunized with PP_(T) cells (FIGS. 13A and 13B). Both the CD4+ and CD8+ effector memory T cells as well as central memory T cells were also substantially increased in these sites in immunized mice (FIGS. 13C and 13D).

Example 8: The Vaccine Effect of PP_(T) Cells was not Dampened by a Sub-Lethal Dose of Irradiation

In order to prevent further cell division, PP_(T) tumor cells were treated with a sub-lethal dose of irradiation (100 Gy), and it was determined whether irradiation can impair the potency of the vaccine effect of the PP_(T) tumor cells. As shown in FIGS. 14A-14C, mice immunized with irradiated PP_(T) cells were fully protected from tumor development when PP tumor fragments were transplanted (FIGS. 14A-14C). In contrast, PP tumor fragments were quickly grafted and grew in non-immunized mice (FIGS. 14A-14C). In parallel, PP tumor cells were also treated with the same dose of irradiation and injected them into one flank of mice, and 4 weeks later, these mice were transplanted with PP tumor fragments into the other side of frank. Irradiated PP tumor cells fail to grow in vivo, confirming that the irradiation prevented the further proliferation of PP tumor cells in vivo. Interestingly, pre-injection of irradiated PP tumor cells were able to delay the growth of transplanted PP tumor fragments and extend the survival, but, in a limited manner (FIGS. 14A-14C)

Example 9: PP_(T) can be an Effective Allogeneic Vaccine Against Other Tumor Types

The autologous tumor cell vaccines are greatly limited by the availability of tumor tissues. Therefore, it's also important to determine if PP_(T) can also be used as an allogeneic tumor vaccine against other tumors with similar genetic background but different tumor types, or the same tumor type with different genetic mutations. The results showed that PP_(T) vaccination completely rejected growth of PPA tumor (a very aggressive breast cancer cell characterized by triple loss of p53, PTEN, and p110alpha; FIGS. 15A and 15B). Notably, 9/10 of C260 tumor transplants (a high-grade serious ovarian cancer model driven by p53/PTEN co-loss and high Myc expression) were rejected in PP_(T) immunized mice and 1/10 C260 eventual grew in a much delayed time (FIGS. 15C and 15D). Moreover, PP_(T) vaccination significantly delayed the tumor latency of D658 (a Kras-mutated recurrent breast cancer cell model generated from a PIK3CA^(H1047R) GEMM of breast cancer) and d333 (a glioblastoma tumor model derived from p53 and PTEN co-loss GEMM) and markedly extended the survivals of these mice (FIGS. 15E to 15H). The data indicated that PP_(T) can be used not only as a highly effective allogeneic vaccine against other epithelial tumors with the same genetic changes, i.e., loss of p53 and PTEN, but also as a biologic which is active against different types of cancers with different cancer mutations. The data described herein support a tumor-cell based vaccine (T. Vax) platform (FIG. 18).

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Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are: (1) PTEN-deficient; (2) p53-deficient; and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway.
 2. The cancer vaccine of claim 1, wherein the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by contacting the cancer cells with at least one TGFβ superfamily protein.
 3. The cancer vaccine of claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one TGFβ superfamily protein is selected from the group consisting of LAP, TGFβ1, TGFβ2, TGFβ3, TGFβ5, Activin A, Activin AB, Activin AC, Activin B, Activin C, C17ORF99, INHBA, INHBB, Inhibin, Inhibin A, Inhibin B, BMP-1/PCP, BMP-2, BMP-2/BMP-6 Heterodimer, BMP-2/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-2a, BMP-3, BMP-3b/GDF-10, BMP-4, BMP-4/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-5, BMP-6, BMP-7, BMP-8, BMP-8a, BMP-8b, BMP-9, BMP-10, BMP-15/GDF-9B, Decapentaplegic/DPP, Artemin, GDNF, Neurturin, Persephin, Lefty A, Lefty B, MIS/AMH, Nodal, and SCUBE3.
 4. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-3, wherein the at least one TGFβ superfamily protein is selected from the group consisting of TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3.
 5. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the cancer cells are contacted with the TGFβ superfamily protein in vitro, in vivo, and/or ex vivo.
 6. The cancer vaccine of claim 5, wherein the cancer cells are contacted with the TGFβ superfamily protein in vitro or ex vivo.
 7. The cancer vaccine of claim 5, wherein the cancer cells are administered to a subject, wherein the TGFβ superfamily protein is administered to the subject to thereby contact the cancer cells in vivo.
 8. The cancer vaccine of claim 7, wherein the TGFβ superfamily protein is administered before, after, or concurrently with administration of the cancer cells.
 9. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by increasing the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1, and/or decreasing the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 2 in the cancer cells.
 10. The cancer vaccine of claim 9, wherein the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 is increased by contacting the cancer cells with a nucleic acid molecule encoding at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 or fragment thereof, a polypeptide of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 or fragment thereof, or a small molecule that binds to at least one biomarker listed in Table
 1. 11. The cancer vaccine of claim 9, wherein the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 2 is decreased by contacting the cancer cells with a small molecule inhibitor, CRISPR guide RNA (gRNA), RNA interfering agent, antisense oligonucleotide, peptide or peptidomimetic inhibitor, aptamer, antibody, and/or intrabody.
 12. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-11, wherein the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by increasing nuclear localization of Smad2, and/or association of p63 and Smad2 in the nucleus of the cancer cells.
 13. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-12, wherein the cancer cells are derived from a solid or hematological cancer.
 14. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the cancer cells are derived from a cancer cell line.
 15. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the cancer cells are derived from primary cancer cells.
 16. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-15, wherein the cancer cells are breast cancer cells.
 17. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-16, wherein the cancer cells are derived from a triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
 18. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-17, wherein activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT) transition in the cancer cells.
 19. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-18, wherein activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway upregulates the expression levels of ICOSL, PYCARD, SFN, PERP, RIPK3, CASP9, and/or SESN1 in the cancer cells.
 20. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-19, wherein activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway downregulates the expression levels of KSR1, KSR1, EIF4EBP1, ITGA5, EMILIN1, CD200, and/or CSF1 in the cancer cells.
 21. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-20, wherein the cancer cells are capable of activating co-cultured dendritic cells (DCs) in in vitro.
 22. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-21, wherein the cancer cells are capable of upregulating CD40, CD80, CD86, CD103, CD8, HLA-DR, MHC-II, and/or IL1-β in the co-cultured dendritic cells in vitro.
 23. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-22, wherein the cancer cells are capable of activating co-cultured T cells in the presence of DCs in vitro.
 24. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-23, wherein the cancer cells are capable of increasing secretion of TNFα and/or IFNγ by the co-cultured T cells in the presence of DCs in vitro.
 25. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-24, wherein the cancer cells do not form a tumor in an immune-competent subject.
 26. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-25, wherein the cancer vaccine triggers cytotoxic T cell-mediated antitumor immunity.
 27. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-26, wherein the cancer vaccine increases CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells in blood and/or tumor microenvironment.
 28. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-27, wherein the cancer vaccine increases TNFα- and INFγ-secreting CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in blood and/or tumor microenvironment.
 29. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-28, wherein the cancer vaccine upregulates expression of Icos, Klrc1, Il2rb, Pik3cd, H2-D1, Cc18, Ifng, Icosl, Il2ra, Cxcr3, Ccr7, Cxcl10, Cd74, H2-Ab1, Hspa1b, Cd45, Lifr, and/or Tnf in tumor tissues.
 30. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-29, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells.
 31. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-30, wherein the cancer vaccine upregulates CD80, CD103, and/or MHC-II in tumor-associated DCs.
 32. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-31, wherein the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells.
 33. The cancer vaccine of claim 32, wherein the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells at the primary site of immunization.
 34. The cancer vaccine of claim 32, wherein the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells in a tissue that is distal to the site of immunization.
 35. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-34, wherein the cancer vaccine induces a tumor-specific memory T cell response.
 36. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-35, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the percentages of CD4+ central memory (T_(CM)) T cells and/or CD4+ effector memory (T_(EM)) T cells in a spleen and/or lymph nodes.
 37. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-36, wherein cancer vaccine increases the percentage of splenic CD8+ T_(CM) cells.
 38. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-37, wherein cancer vaccine increases the percentage of CD8+ T_(EM) cells in a spleen and/or lymph nodes.
 39. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-38, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD4+ T cells and/or CD8+ T cells.
 40. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-39, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD4+ T_(CM) cells and/or CD4+ T_(EM) cells.
 41. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-40, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD8+ T_(CM) cells and/or CD8+ T_(EM) cells.
 42. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-41, wherein the cancer cells are non-replicative.
 43. The cancer vaccine of claim 42, wherein the cancer cells are non-replicative due to irradiation.
 44. The cancer vaccine of claim 43, wherein the irradiation is at a sub-lethal dose.
 45. The cancer vaccine of any one of claims 1-44, wherein the cancer vaccine is administered to a subject in combination with an immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy, optionally wherein the immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy is administered before, after, or concurrently with the cancer vaccine.
 46. The cancer vaccine of claim 45, wherein the immunotherapy is cell-based.
 47. The cancer vaccine of claim 46, wherein the immunotherapy comprises a cancer vaccine and/or virus.
 48. The cancer vaccine of claim 47, wherein the immunotherapy inhibits an immune checkpoint.
 49. The cancer vaccine of claim 48, wherein the immune checkpoint is selected from the group consisting of CTLA-4, PD-1, VISTA, B7-H2, B7-H3, PD-L1, B7-H4, B7-H6, ICOS, HVEM, PD-L2, CD160, gp49B, PIR-B, KIR family receptors, TIM-1, TIM-3, TIM-4, LAG-3, GITR, 4-IBB, OX-40, BTLA, SIRPalpha (CD47), CD48, 2B4 (CD244), B7.1, B7.2, ELT-2, ILT-4, TIGIT, HHLA2, butyrophilins, and A2aR.
 50. The cancer vaccine of claim 49, wherein the immune checkpoint is PD1, PD-L1, or CD47.
 51. The cancer vaccine of claim 50, wherein the cancer therapy is selected from the group consisting of radiation, a radiosensitizer, and a chemotherapy.
 52. A method of preventing occurrence of a cancer, delaying onset of a cancer, preventing reoccurrence of a cancer, and/or treating a cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a cancer vaccine comprising cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells are: (1) PTEN-deficient; (2) p53-deficient; and (3) modified to activate the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway, optionally wherein the subject is afflicted with a cancer.
 53. The method of claim 52, wherein the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by contacting the cancer cells with at least one TGFβ superfamily protein.
 54. The method of claim 52 or 53, wherein the at least one TGFβ superfamily protein is selected from the group consisting of LAP, TGFβ1, TGFβ2, TGFβ3, TGFβ5, Activin A, Activin AB, Activin AC, Activin B, Activin C, C17ORF99, INHBA, INHBB, Inhibin, Inhibin A, Inhibin B, BMP-1/PCP, BMP-2/BMP-6 Heterodimer, BMP-2/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-2a, BMP-3, BMP-3b/GDF-10, BMP-4, BMP-4/BMP-7 Heterodimer, BMP-5, BMP-6, BMP-7, BMP-8, BMP-8a, BMP-8b, BMP-9, BMP-10, BMP-15/GDF-9B, Decapentaplegic/DPP, Artemin, GDNF, Neurturin, Persephin, Lefty A, Lefty B, MIS/AMH, Nodal, and SCUBE3.
 55. The method of any one of claims 52-54, wherein the at least one TGFβ superfamily protein is selected from the group consisting of TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3.
 56. The method of any one of claims 52-55, wherein the cancer cells are contacted with the TGFβ superfamily protein in vitro, in vivo, and/or ex vivo.
 57. The method of claim 56, wherein the cancer cells are contacted with the TGFβ superfamily protein in vitro or ex vivo.
 58. The method of claim 56, wherein the cancer cells are administered to a subject, wherein the TGFβ superfamily protein is administered to the subject to thereby contact the cancer cells in vivo.
 59. The method of claim 58, wherein the TGFβ superfamily protein is administered before, after, or concurrently with administration of the cancer cells.
 60. The method of any one of claims 52-59, wherein the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by increasing the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1, and/or decreasing the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 2 in the cancer cells.
 61. The method of claim 60, wherein the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 is increased by contacting the cancer cells with a nucleic acid molecule encoding at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 or fragment thereof, a polypeptide of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 or fragment thereof, or a small molecule that binds to at least one biomarker listed in Table
 1. 62. The method of claim 60, wherein the copy number, amount, and/or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 2 is decreased by contacting the cancer cells with a small molecule inhibitor, CRISPR guide RNA (gRNA), RNA interfering agent, antisense oligonucleotide, peptide or peptidomimetic inhibitor, aptamer, antibody, and/or intrabody.
 63. The method of any one of claims 52-62, wherein the TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway is activated by increasing nuclear localization of Smad2, and/or association of p63 and Smad2 in the nucleus of the cancer cells.
 64. The method of any one of claims 52-63, wherein the cancer cells are derived from a solid or hematological cancer.
 65. The method of any one of claims 52-64, wherein the cancer cells are derived from a cancer cell line.
 66. The method of any one of claims 52-64, wherein the cancer cells are derived from primary cancer cells.
 67. The method of any one of claims 52-66, wherein the cancer cells are breast cancer cells.
 68. The method of any one of claims 52-67, wherein the cancer cells are derived from a triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
 69. The method of any one of claims 52-68, wherein the cancer cells are derived from a cancer that is the same type as the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine.
 70. The method of any one of claims 52-68, wherein the cancer cells are derived from a cancer that is a different type from the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine.
 71. The method of any one of claims 52-70, wherein the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine is characterized by loss of PTEN, p53, and/or p110, optionally wherein the cancer further expresses Myc.
 72. The method of any one of claims 52-70, wherein the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine has functional PTEN and/or p53, optionally wherein the cancer has a Kras activating mutation G12D.
 73. The method of any one of claims 52-72, wherein the cancer vaccine is syngeneic or xenogeneic to the subject.
 74. The method of any one of claims 52-73, wherein the cancer vaccine is autologous, matched allogeneic, mismatched allogeneic, or congenic to the subject.
 75. The method of any one of claims 52-68, wherein the cancer treated with the cancer vaccine is selected from the group consisting of breast tumor, ovarian tumor, or brain tumor.
 76. The method of any one of claims 52-75, wherein activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT) transition in the cancer cells.
 77. The method of any one of claims 52-76, wherein activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway upregulates the expression levels of ICOSL, PYCARD, SFN, PERP, RIPK3, CASP9, and/or SESN1 in the cancer cells.
 78. The method of any one of claims 52-77, wherein activation of TGFβ-Smad/p63 signaling pathway downregulates the expression levels of KSR1, KSR1, EIF4EBP1, ITGA5, EMILIN1, CD200, and/or CSF1 in the cancer cells.
 79. The method of any one of claims 52-78, wherein the cancer cells are capable of activating co-cultured dendritic cells (DCs) in in vitro.
 80. The method of any one of claims 52-79, wherein the cancer cells are capable of upregulating CD40, CD80, CD86, CD103, CD8, HLA-DR, MHC-II, and/or IL1-β in co-cultured dendritic cells in vitro.
 81. The method of any one of claims 52-80, wherein the cancer cells are capable of activating co-cultured T cells in the presence of DCs in vitro.
 82. The method of any one of claims 52-81, wherein the cancer cells are capable of increasing secretion of TNFα and/or IFNγ by co-cultured T cells in the presence of DCs in vitro.
 83. The method of any one of claims 52-82, wherein the cancer cells do not form a tumor in an immune-competent subject.
 84. The method of any one of claims 52-83, wherein the cancer vaccine triggers cytotoxic T cell-mediated antitumor immunity.
 85. The method of any one of claims 52-84, wherein the cancer vaccine increases CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells in blood and/or tumor microenvironment.
 86. The method of any one of claims 52-85, wherein the cancer vaccine increases TNFα- and INFγ-secreting CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in blood and/or tumor microenvironment.
 87. The method of any one of claims 52-86, wherein the cancer vaccine upregulates expression of Icos, Klrc1, 112rb, Pik3cd, H2-D1, Cc18, Ifng, Icosl, Il2ra, Cxcr3, Ccr7, Cxcl10, Cd74, H2-Ab1, Hspa1b, Cd45, Lifr, and/or Tnf in tumor tissues.
 88. The method of any one of claims 52-87, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells.
 89. The method of any one of claims 52-88, wherein the cancer vaccine upregulates CD80, CD103, and/or MHC-II in tumor-associated DCs.
 90. The method of any one of claims 52-89, wherein the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells.
 91. The method of claim 90, wherein the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells at the primary site of immunization.
 92. The method of claim 90, wherein the cancer vaccine reduces the number of proliferating cells in a cancer and/or reduces the volume or size of a tumor comprising cancer cells in a tissue that is distal to the site of immunization.
 93. The method of any one of claims 52-92, wherein the cancer vaccine induces a tumor-specific memory T cell response.
 94. The method of any one of claims 52-93, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the percentages of CD4+ central memory (T_(CM)) T cells and/or CD4+ effector memory (T_(EM)) T cells in a spleen and/or lymph nodes.
 95. The method of any one of claims 52-94, wherein cancer vaccine increases the percentage of splenic CD8+ T_(CM) cells.
 96. The method of any one of claims 52-95, wherein cancer vaccine increases the percentage of CD8+ T_(EM) cells in a spleen and/or lymph nodes.
 97. The method of any one of claims 52-96, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD4+ T cells and/or CD8+ T cells.
 98. The method of any one of claims 52-97, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD4+ T_(CM) cells and/or CD4+ T_(EM) cells.
 99. The method of any one of claims 52-98, wherein the cancer vaccine increases the amount of tumor infiltrating CD8+ T_(CM) cells and/or CD8+ T_(EM) cells.
 100. The method of any one of claims 52-99, wherein the cancer cells are non-replicative.
 101. The method of claim 100, wherein the cancer cells are non-replicative due to irradiation.
 102. The method of claim 101, wherein the irradiation is at a sub-lethal dose.
 103. The method of any one of claims 52-102, wherein the method further comprising administering to the subject an immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy, optionally wherein the immunotherapy and/or cancer therapy is administered before, after, or concurrently with the cancer vaccine.
 104. The method of claim 103, wherein the immunotherapy is cell-based.
 105. The method of claim 103, wherein the immunotherapy comprises a cancer vaccine and/or virus.
 106. The method of claim 103, wherein the immunotherapy inhibits an immune checkpoint.
 107. The method of claim 106, wherein the immune checkpoint is selected from the group consisting of CTLA-4, PD-1, VISTA, B7-H2, B7-H3, PD-L1, B7-H4, B7-H6, ICOS, HVEM, PD-L2, CD160, gp49B, PIR-B, KIR family receptors, TIM-1, TIM-3, TIM-4, LAG-3, GITR, 4-IBB, OX-40, BTLA, SIRPalpha (CD47), CD48, 2B4 (CD244), B7.1, B7.2, ILT-2, ILT-4, TIGIT, HHLA2, butyrophilins, and A2aR.
 108. The method of claim 107, wherein the immune checkpoint is PD1, PD-L1, or CD47.
 109. The method of claim 108, wherein the cancer therapy is selected from the group consisting of radiation, a radiosensitizer, and a chemotherapy.
 110. A method of assessing the efficacy of the cancer vaccine of claim 1 for treating a subject afflicted with a cancer, comprising: a) detecting in a subject sample at a first point in time the number of proliferating cells in the cancer and/or the volume or size of a tumor comprising the cancer cells; b) repeating step a) during at least one subsequent point in time after administration of the cancer vaccine; and c) comparing the number of proliferating cells in the cancer and/or the volume or size of a tumor comprising the cancer cells detected in steps a) and b), wherein the absence of, or a significant decrease in number of proliferating cells in the cancer and/or the volume or size of a tumor comprising the cancer cells in the subsequent sample as compared to the number and/or the volume or size in the sample at the first point in time, indicates that the cancer vaccine treats cancer in the subject.
 111. The method of claim 110, wherein between the first point in time and the subsequent point in time, the subject has undergone treatment, completed treatment, and/or is in remission for the cancer.
 112. The method of claim 110 or 111, wherein the first and/or at least one subsequent sample is selected from the group consisting of ex vivo and in vivo samples.
 113. The method of any one of claims 110-112, wherein the first and/or at least one subsequent sample is a portion of a single sample or pooled samples obtained from the subject.
 114. The method of any one of claims 110-113, wherein the sample comprises cells, serum, peripheral lymphoid organs, and/or intratumoral tissue obtained from the subject.
 115. The method of any one of claims 110-114, further comprising determining responsiveness to the agent by measuring at least one criteria selected from the group consisting of clinical benefit rate, survival until mortality, pathological complete response, semi-quantitative measures of pathologic response, clinical complete remission, clinical partial remission, clinical stable disease, recurrence-free survival, metastasis free survival, disease free survival, circulating tumor cell decrease, circulating marker response, and RECIST criteria.
 116. The method of any one of claims 52-115, wherein the cancer vaccine is administered in a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation.
 117. The method of any one of claims 52-116, wherein the step of administering occurs in vivo, ex vivo, or in vitro.
 118. The cancer vaccine or method of any one of claims 1-117, wherein the cancer vaccine prevent recurrent and metastatic tumor lesions.
 119. The cancer vaccine or method of any one of claims 1-118, wherein the cancer vaccine is administered to the subject intratumorally or subcutaneously.
 120. The cancer vaccine or method of any one of claims 1-119, wherein the subject is an animal model of the cancer, optionally wherein the animal model is a mouse model.
 121. The cancer vaccine or method of any one of claims 1-119, wherein the subject is a mammal, optionally wherein the mammal is in remission for a cancer.
 122. The cancer vaccine or method of claim 121, wherein the mammal is a mouse or a human.
 123. The cancer vaccine or method of claim 122, wherein the mammal is a human. 